| Location | Deauville Racecourse Deauville, France |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1919 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Hong Kong Jockey Club |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) |
| Track | Turf, right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up exc. G1 winners this year |
| Weight | 56 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1 kg if not Group placed * Penalties 3 kg for Group 2 winners * 3 kg if two Group 3 wins * 1½ kg if one Group 3 win * * since January 1 |
| Purse | €80,000 (2011) 1st: €40,000 |
The Prix Gontaut-Biron is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
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The event is named in memory of Antoine de Gontaut-Biron (died 1917), a member of the Société des Courses de Deauville, a former governing body at the venue. The race was established in 1919, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. The inaugural running was contested over 1,600 metres, and it was extended to 2,400 metres in 1920.
Deauville Racecourse was closed during World War II, and the Prix Gontaut-Biron was cancelled in 1940. For the remainder of this period it was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43, 1945) and Auteuil (1944).
The distance of the race was increased to 2,600 metres in 1955, and cut to 2,000 metres in 1956. It was restored to 2,400 metres in 1958, and from this point the race was closed to three-year-olds. Its current spell over 2,000 metres began in 1964.
The Prix Gontaut-Biron has been sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club since 2009.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (4 wins):
Leading trainer (4 wins):
Leading owner (3 wins):
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1979 | Rusticaro | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Richard Carver, Jr. | Brendan Kelly | |
| 1980 | Armistice Day | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | C. de Watrigant | Luis Urbano-Sanabria | |
| 1981 | Nemr | 4 | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | |
| 1982 | Great Substence | 4 | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | |
| 1983 | General Holme | 4 | Freddy Head | Olivier Douieb | Khalid Abdullah | |
| 1984 | Bedtime | 4 | Brian Taylor | Dick Hern | 3rd Earl of Halifax | |
| 1985 | Cariellor | 4 | Lester Piggott | André Fabre | Suzy Volterra | |
| 1986 | Over the Ocean | 4 | Alain Badel | Georges Mikhalidès | Mahmoud Fustok | |
| 1987 | Arc | 4 | Alfred Gibert | Peter Lautner | Stall Weissenhof | |
| 1988 | Ruffle | 4 | Maurice Philipperon | Edouard Bartholomew | Sir Robin McAlpine | 2:05.8 |
| 1989 | Emmson | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Sir Michael Sobell | 2:10.4 |
| 1990 | Mister Riv | 5 | Thierry Jarnet | Antonio Spanu | Jean-Bernard Fetoux | 2:08.6 |
| 1991 | Muroto | 5 | Gérald Mossé | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | 2:06.7 |
| 1992 | Corrupt | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Fathi Kalla | 2:14.4 |
| 1993 | Urban Sea | 4 | Cash Asmussen | Jean Lesbordes | David Tsui | 2:06.3 |
| 1994 | Hernando | 4 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 2:10.0 |
| 1995 | Hernando | 5 | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond | Stavros Niarchos | 2:07.3 |
| 1996 | Carling | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Corine Barande-Barbe | Teruya Yoshida | 2:09.3 |
| 1997 | Lord of Men | 4 | Sylvain Guillot | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:08.6 |
| 1998 | Running Stag | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Philip Mitchell | Richard Cohen | 2:05.5 |
| 1999 | Dream Well | 4 | Sylvain Guillot | Pascal Bary | Niarchos Family | 2:20.4 |
| 2000 | Agol Lack | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Sultan Al Kabeer | 2:01.4 |
| 2001 | Slew the Red | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 2:11.9 |
| 2002 | Wellbeing | 5 | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | Plantation Stud | 2:06.5 |
| 2003 | Carnival Dancer | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Amanda Perrett | Cheveley Park Stud | 2:10.0 |
| 2004 | Special Kaldoun | 5 | Dominique Boeuf | David Smaga | Ecurie Chalhoub | 2:13.2 |
| 2005 | Sweet Stream | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | John Hammond | Team Valor | 2:07.9 |
| 2006 | Atlantic Air | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Yves de Nicolay | Antonia Devin | 2:12.4 |
| 2007 | Echo of Light | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:05.4 |
| 2008 | Boris de Deauville | 5 | Dominique Boeuf | Stéphane Wattel | Bryant / Haegel | 2:06.7 |
| 2009 | Crossharbour | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:04.0 |
| 2010 | Vision d'Etat | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Eric Libaud | Detré / Libaud | 2:12.1 |
| 2011 | Cirrus des Aigles | 5 | Franck Blondel | Corine Barande-Barbe | J. C. A. Dupouy | 2:08.6 |