Prix du Calvados

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The Prix du Calvados is a Group 3 flat horse race in France for two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,400 metres (approximately 7 furlongs) at Deauville Racecourse in August.

It was first run in 1970 and takes its name from Calvados, the French department in which the racecourse is located. It is the first Group race of the year in France which is exclusively reserved for two-year-old fillies.

[edit] Winners since 1983

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1983	Almeira	Dominique Vincent	Jacques-Charles Cunnington	1:24.0
1984	Helen Street	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:22.9
1985	Rayonnante	Yves Saint-Martin	Robert Collet	1:30.7
1986	Whakilyric	Eric Saint-Martin	François Boutin	1:29.2
1987	Savannah's Honor	Freddy Head	François Boutin	1:30.4
1988	Oczy Czarnie	Tony Cruz	Jean-Marie Béguigné	1:24.9
1989	Arousal	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	1:30.4
1990	Green Pola	William Mongil	Georges Mikhalidès	1:27.6
1991	Verveine	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	1:25.3
1992	Cox Orange	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	1:30.0
1993	Far Mist	Gérald Mossé	F. Flachi	1:25.3
1994	Fairy Path	Freddy Head	David Smaga	1:28.1
1995	Blushing Gleam	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	1:28.3
1996	Shigeru Summit	Mathieu Boutin	Cédric Boutin	1:25.9
1997	Woodland Melody	Olivier Peslier	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:27.3
1998	Kareymah	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	1:26.7
1999	Lady Vettori	Thierry Gillet	François Rohaut
2000	Ascension	Cash Asmussen	Mick Channon	1:25.3
2001	Ya Hajar	Steve Drowne	Mick Channon	1:23.7
2002	Six Perfections	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	1:24.3
2003	Green Swallow	Thierry Gillet	Philippe Demercastel	1:27.1
2004	Cours de la Reine	Christophe Soumillon	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:32.3
2005	Confidential Lady	Jean-Bernard Eyquem	Sir Mark Prescott	1:28.3
2006	Charlotte O Fraise	Christophe Lemaire	Rod Collet	1:30.5
2007	Proviso	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	1:21.1