Prix de Royaumont

Group 3 race
Prix de Royaumont

Location	Chantilly Racecourse Chantilly, France
Inaugurated	1883
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,400 metres (1½ miles)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies excluding Group winners
Weight	57 kg
Purse	€80,000 (2011) 1st: €40,000

The Prix de Royaumont is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Winners since 1976 4 Earlier winners 5 See also 6 References

History

The event is named after Royaumont Abbey, an abbey located 12 km from Chantilly. The race was established in 1883, and it was originally contested over 2,100 metres. It was initially reserved for fillies considered below the standard required for the Prix de Diane, which used to be run on the same day.

The Prix de Royaumont was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. The first two post-war editions were staged at Longchamp.

The race was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was held at Longchamp in 1941 and 1942, and at Le Tremblay with a distance of 2,150 metres in 1943 and 1944. It was contested at Longchamp for the following three years, and it returned to Chantilly in 1948.

The Prix de Royaumont was not run in 1975 because of a strike by stable lads. A new schedule was introduced in 1978, and the race was moved to a date earlier than that of the Prix de Diane.

The event was staged at Longchamp from 1987 to 1990, and it was transferred to Saint-Cloud in 1991. Its distance was extended to 2,400 metres in 1992, and it continued to take place at Saint-Cloud until 1996. The race's only subsequent departure from Chantilly was in 2001, when it was run at Saint-Cloud.

The Prix de Royaumont is now held on the same day as the Prix du Jockey Club.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• F. Crickmere – Stresa (1883), Estelle (1886), Fatuite (1890), Amazone (1891)
• Charles Semblat – Tetratela (1924), Raflade (1926), Samphire (1927), Finlandaise (1935)
• Fernand Rochetti – L'Abbesse de Menin (1930), Pereire (1939), Picardie (1947), Seduction (1948, dead-heat)
• Jean Deforge – All Risk (1955), Chaleureuse (1962), Partisane (1963), Dreida (1964)
• Yves Saint-Martin – Marie Jolie (1960), Bubunia (1966), Casaque Grise (1967), Waya (1977)
• Dominique Boeuf – Miss Alleged (1990), Villandry (1991), Side Saddle (1999), Volga (2001)

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Leading trainer (10 wins):

• André Fabre – Galla Placidia (1985), Villandry (1991), Berceau (1992), Apogee (1993), Genovefa (1995), Legend Maker (1997), Dance Routine (2002), Diasilixa (2003), Minatlya (2006), Legerete (2007)

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Leading owner (7 wins):

• Jean Prat – Marjolaine (1893), Cabane (1908), Musique (1921), Raflade (1926), Sesia (1931), Relique (1933), Marphise (1938)

Winners since 1976

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1976	Floressa	Jean-Pierre Lefèvre	Philippe Lallié	Lawrence M. Gelb	2:11.5
1977	Waya	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna, Sr.	Daniel Wildenstein
1978	La Dorga	Freddy Head	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer
1979	Producer	Alain Lequeux	Maurice Zilber	Roy Gottlieb
1980	Luth Music	Michel Jerome	E. Chevalier du Fau	Jacques Dorise
1981	Snow Day	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Ernst Wiget
1982	Vidor	Cash Asmussen	Maurice Zilber	Nelson Bunker Hunt
1983	Marie de Litz	Henri Samani	David Smaga	Jules Sabban
1984	Odyssee	Jean-Claude Desaint	John Cunnington, Jr.	Adolphe Boccara
1985	Galla Placidia	Lester Piggott	André Fabre	William Kazan
1986	Reloy	Cash Asmussen	Jonathan Pease	Nelson Bunker Hunt
1987	River Memories	Alain Lequeux	Robert Collet	Alan Clore
1988	Truly Special	Alain Lequeux	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	2:12.9
1989	Bellarida	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:11.1
1990	Miss Alleged	Dominique Boeuf	Pascal Bary	Ecurie I. M. Fares	2:13.1
1991	Villandry	Dominique Boeuf	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:15.2
1992	Berceau	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:42.3
1993	Apogee	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:33.5
1994	Truly a Dream	William Mongil	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	2:41.0
1995	Genovefa	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:41.9
1996	Spanish Falls	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Sheikh Mohammed	2:46.7
1997	Legend Maker	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Michael Tabor	2:33.6
1998	Cantilever	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Khalid Abdullah	2:40.5
1999	Side Saddle	Dominique Boeuf	David Smaga	Lord Weinstock	2:37.3
2000	Sadler's Flag	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Wertheimer et Frère	2:32.0
2001	Volga	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:36.3
2002	Dance Routine	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:29.8
2003	Diasilixa	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Lagardère Family	2:29.5
2004	Silverskaya	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Earl Champ Gignoux	2:36.2
2005	Shawanda	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:33.1
2006	Minatlya	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	HH Aga Khan IV	2:31.5
2007	Legerete	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Wertheimer et Frère	2:30.4
2008	Sub Rose	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	6C Racing Ltd	2:31.5
2009	Quetsche	Christophe Lemaire	Jean-Claude Rouget	Ecurie des Monceaux	2:33.1
2010	Lady's Purse	Maxime Guyon	Henri-Alex Pantall	Sheikh Mohammed	2:31.7
2011	Testosterone	Stéphane Pasquier	Pascal Bary	Ecurie La Boetie	2:31.2

Earlier winners

* The 1948 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

• List of French flat horse races

References

• France Galop / Racing Post:
  • 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
  • 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • 2009, 2010, 2011

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• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix de Royaumont.
• galopp-sieger.de – Prix de Royaumont.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix de Royaumont (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Prix de Royaumont – Chantilly.