Prix de Malleret

Group 2 race
Prix de Malleret

Location	Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Abu Dhabi
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,400 metres (1½ miles)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies exc. G1 winners this year
Weight	56 kg Penalties 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 2 kg if two Group 3 wins * * since January 1
Purse	€150,000 (2011) 1st: €85,500

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

Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Winners since 1979 4 Earlier winners 5 See also 6 References

History

The event is named after Malleret, an estate in the Médoc region of France which was once the location of a successful stud farm. The original Prix de Malleret was a 1,600-metre race open to three-year-old horses of either gender. A version restricted to fillies was first run in 1907, and it was originally contested over 2,000 metres at Longchamp. It served as a consolation for fillies defeated in the Prix de Diane. The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918.

The Prix de Malleret was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was held at Maisons-Laffitte in 1943 and 1944.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Prix de Malleret was classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 1977.

The Prix de Malleret was extended to 2,400 metres in 1987, and it was transferred to Saint-Cloud in 2001. It is now held on the same day as the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.

Records

Leading jockey (7 wins):

• Charles Semblat – Edera (1923), Lucide (1925), Carissima (1926), Calandria (1929), Merveille (1930), Nantua (1931), Samos (1935)

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Leading trainer (7 wins):

• André Fabre – Zoumorrod (1987), Wemyss Bight (1993), Bonash (1994), Sage et Jolie (1995), Diamilina (2001), Legerete (2007), Treat Gently (2008)

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Leading owner (6 wins):

• Marcel Boussac – Lasarte (1920), Carissima (1926), Bellecour (1927), Argolide (1938), Damaka (1951), Licata (1972)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1979	Pitasia	Alfred Gibert	Aage Paus	Sir Douglas Clague	2:05.4
1980	Luth de Saron	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jr.	Paul de Moussac
1981	Leandra	Yves Saint-Martin	Pierre Pelat	Baron Thierry van Zuylen	2:09.7
1982	Grease	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Josephine Abercrombie
1983	Chamisene	Gérard Dubroeucq	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok
1984	Reine Mathilde	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ecurie Aland	2:05.7
1985	Kozana	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV
1986	Galunpe	Alfred Gibert	Bernard Sécly	J. M. Aubry-Dumand
1987	Zoumorrod	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Moufid F. Dabaghi
1988	Animatrice	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:32.1
1989	Young Mother	Alain Badel	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Jean-Marie Béguigné	2:35.3
1990	Miss Alleged	Eric Legrix	Pascal Bary	Ecurie I. M. Fares	2:41.7
1991	Magic Night	Alain Badel	Philippe Demercastel	Mrs P. Demercastel	2:31.2
1992	Trishyde	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	2:28.6
1993	Wemyss Bight	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:28.0
1994	Bonash	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:33.4
1995	Privity	Olivier Peslier	Pascal Bary	Khalid Abdullah	2:33.2
1996	Shamadara	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:30.0
1997	Silver Fun	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Wertheimer et Frère	2:40.7
1998	Another Dancer	Cash Asmussen	Dominique Sépulchre	Julian Byng	2:28.8
1999	Sage et Jolie	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:31.5
2000	America	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Wertheimer et Frère	2:32.7
2001	Diamilina	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:33.3
2002	Pearly Shells	Christophe Soumillon	François Rohaut	6C Racing Ltd	2:29.0
2003	High Praise	Richard Hughes	John Gosden	Khalid Abdullah	2:30.4
2004	Lune d'Or	Thierry Jarnet	Richard Gibson	Mrs Paul de Moussac	2:42.6
2005	Royal Highness	Christophe Lemaire	Pascal Bary	Ecurie des Monceaux	2:35.3
2006	Time On	Olivier Peslier	John Dunlop	Robert Barnett	2:38.8
2007	Legerete	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Wertheimer et Frère	2:33.0
2008	Treat Gently	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:31.1
2009	Ashalanda	Freddy di Fede	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:30.6
2010	Never Forget	Anthony Crastus	Elie Lellouche	Claude Cohen	2:34.6
2011	Testosterone	Stéphane Pasquier	Pascal Bary	Ecurie La Boetie	2:28.6

Earlier winners

* The 1936 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
• galop.courses-france.com:
  • 1907–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–present

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