| Location | Deauville Racecourse Deauville, France |
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| Inaugurated | 1921 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard |
| Website | france-galop.com |
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| Distance | 1,600 metres (1 mile) |
| Track | Turf, straight |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up excluding geldings |
| Weight | 56 kg (3yo); 59 kg (4yo+) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares |
| Purse | €600,000 (2011) 1st: €342,840 |
The Prix Jacques Le Marois is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
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The event is named in memory of Jacques Le Marois (1865–1920), a president of the Société des Courses de Deauville, a former governing body at the venue. The race was established in 1921, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old horses.
Deauville Racecourse was closed during World War II, and the Prix Jacques Le Marois was cancelled in 1940. For the remainder of this period it was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43, 1945) and Longchamp (1944). It returned to Deauville in 1946, and it was opened to horses aged four or older in 1952.
The Fresnay-le-Buffard stud farm became the sponsor of the Prix Jacques Le Marois in 1986. From this point the event was known as the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard-Jacques Le Marois.
The race was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2010, and the winner now earns an invitation to compete in the same year's Breeders' Cup Mile.[1]
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (6 wins):
Leading trainer (7 wins):
Leading owner (10 wins):
a Proudwings finished first in 2001, but she was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry.