Prix Yacowlef

Listed race
Prix Yacowlef
Location Deauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance 1,000 metres (5f)
Track Turf, straight
Qualification Two-year-olds
previously unraced
Weight 58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Purse 55,000 (2011)
1st: €27,500

The Prix Yacowlef is a Listed flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.

The event is restricted to previously unraced horses. Its distance has been 1,000 metres for most of its history, but it was contested over 1,200 metres from 1987 to 2004.

The Prix Yacowlef was formerly held in early August, but it has been staged in late June or early July since 2005.

Contents

Records since 1978

Leading jockey (7 wins):


Leading trainer (9 wins):


Leading owner (3 wins):

Winners since 1978

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1978 Water Lily Alfred Gibert Peter Head Sir Robin McAlpine 1:03.9
1979 Princesse Lida Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1980 Miswaki Philippe Paquet François Boutin Etti Plesch 1:02.2
1981 Macaroy Jacques Dupin Noël Pelat Marquis de Geoffre
1982 Siagne Freddy Head Criquette Head Haras d'Etreham
1983 Captain's Gold Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos
1984 Breath Taking Freddy Head Criquette Head Robert Sangster
1985 River Dancer Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr. Sir Michael Sobell
1986 La Grande Epoque Gary W. Moore John Fellows Robin Scully
1987 Common Grounds Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos
1988 Goldneyev Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer
1989 Machiavellian Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:13.0
1990 Bague Bleue Dominique Boeuf Elie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 1:12.7
1991 Silver Kite Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Zenya Yoshida 1:13.6
1992 Wixon Freddy Head François Boutin Allen E. Paulson 1:13.6
1993 Eternal Reve Cash Asmussen François Boutin Mrs François Boutin 1:15.9
1994 Batista Cash Asmussen François Boutin Sheikh Mohammed 1:12.8
1995 Sangria Guy Guignard John Fellows Peggy Augustus 1:13.8
1996 Pas de Reponse Freddy Head Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:14.2
1997 Seralia Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Lady O'Reilly 1:12.6
1998 Royal Arrow Olivier Peslier André Fabre Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:14.5
1999 Mall Queen Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:13.7
2000 Wooden Doll Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Khalid Abdullah 1:12.8
2001 Barsine Gérald Mossé Carlos Laffon-Parias Felipe Hinojosa 1:12.6
2002 Loving Pride Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head-Maarek Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:14.7
2003 Roseanna Olivier Peslier Criquette Head-Maarek Peter Savill 1:12.6
2004 Speciale Christophe Lemaire Criquette Head-Maarek Ghislaine Head 1:10.5
2005 New Girlfriend Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss 0:59.5
2006 Beauty Is Truth Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss 1:00.1
2007 Stern Opinion Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 1:00.9
2008 Abbeyside Christophe Soumillon Paul Cole Carmen Burrell 0:58.4
2009 Sorciere Yann Lerner Carlos Lerner Lady O'Reilly 0:58.6
2010 Wizz Kid Gregory Benoist Robert Collet Maeve Mahony 0:57.9
2011 Hi Molly Thierry Jarnet Didier Guillemin Alain Morice 1:00.0

Earlier winners

  • 1885: Sycomore
  • 1891: Fontenoy
  • 1892: Senegal
  • 1895: Arreau
  • 1896: Indian Chief
  • 1897: Le Roi Soleil
  • 1898: Niphon
  • 1899: Delvino
  • 1900: Kadikoi
  • 1901: Impromptu
  • 1903: Gouvernant
  • 1904: Jardy
  • 1906: Madge
  • 1907: Pernambouc
  • 1909: Uriel
  • 1911: La Semillante
  • 1912: Banshee
  • 1913: Sardanapale
  • 1919: Jane Eyre
  • 1920: Xanthis
  • 1921: Despard
  • 1922: Epinard
  • 1923: Shahabbas
  • 1924: Ptolemy
  • 1925: Saint Fortunat
  • 1926: Little Muff
  • 1927: Miel Rosa
  • 1928: Mirabilis
  • 1929: Energie
  • 1930: Quatre Bras
  • 1931: Darya Awurd
  • 1932: On Parade
  • 1933: Laque d'Or
  • 1934: The Nile
  • 1935: Fragrance
  • 1936: En Fraude
  • 1937: La Sultane
  • 1938: Lactone
  • 1939: Balthazar
  • 1941: Nosca
  • 1944: Roi d'Atout
  • 1946: Le Lavandou
  • 1947: Djeddah
  • 1953: Sena
  • 1954: Chingacgook
  • 1955: Apollonia
  • 1956: Mourne
  • 1961: Prudent
  • 1962: Hula Dancer
  • 1963: Homely
  • 1968: Gris Vitesse
  • 1969: Chatter Box
  • 1970: Take a Chance
  • 1971: Riverman
  • 1972: Dahlia
  • 1973: Nonoalco
  • 1976: Assez Cuite

See also

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