Prix Jacques Le Marois

Prix Jacques Le Marois
Group 1 race
Location Deauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
Inaugurated 1921
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard
Website france-galop.com
Race information
Distance 1,600 metres (1 mile)
Surface Turf
Track 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 (2014)
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.

History

The event is named in memory of Jacques Le Marois (1865–1920), a president of the venue's former governing body, the Société des Courses de Deauville. It was established in 1921, and was originally restricted to three-year-olds.

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 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. The winner now earns an invitation to compete in the same year's Breeders' Cup Mile.[1]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):


Leading jockey (6 wins):


Leading trainer (7 wins):


Leading owner (10 wins):

Winners since 1972

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1972 Lyphard 3 Freddy Head Alec Head Germaine Wertheimer 1:38.20
1973 Kalamoun 3 Henri Samani François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 1:36.00
1974 Nonoalco 3 Lester Piggott François Boutin María Félix Berger 1:37.20
1975 Lianga 4 Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein 1:34.60
1976 Gravelines 4 Gary W. Moore Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein 1:35.10
1977 Flying Water 4 Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein 1:44.20
1978 Kenmare 3 Alain Badel François Mathet Guy de Rothschild 1:38.60
1979 Irish River 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr. Mrs Raymond Adès 1:35.40
1980 Nadjar 4 Alain Lequeux Aage Paus A. D. D. Rogers 1:38.40
1981 Northjet 4 Freddy Head Olivier Douieb Serge Fradkoff 1:34.50
1982 The Wonder 4 Pat Eddery Jacques de Chevigny Marquesa de Moratalla 1:35.50
1983 Luth Enchantee 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr. Paul de Moussac 1:35.90
1984 Lear Fan 3 Pat Eddery Guy Harwood Ahmed bin Salman 1:34.90
1985 Vin de France 3 Eric Legrix Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 1:38.20
1986 Lirung 4 Steve Cauthen Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Fährhof 1:36.40
1987 Miesque 3 Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:36.00
1988 Miesque 4 Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:38.60
1989 Polish Precedent 3 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:37.30
1990 Priolo 3 Alain Lequeux François Boutin Ecurie Skymarc Farm 1:38.20
1991 Hector Protector 3 Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:39.40
1992 Exit to Nowhere 4 Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:40.80
1993 Sayyedati 3 Walter Swinburn Clive Brittain Mohamed Obaida 1:39.80
1994 East of the Moon 3 Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:35.70
1995 Miss Satamixa 3 Sylvain Guillot André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 1:35.70
1996 Spinning World 3 Cash Asmussen Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 1:39.10
1997 Spinning World 4 Cash Asmussen Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 1:34.40
1998 Taiki Shuttle 4 Yukio Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa Taiki Farm 1:37.40
1999 Dubai Millennium 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:44.30
2000 Muhtathir 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:34.60
2001 Vahorimix [a] 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 1:38.80
2002 Banks Hill 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:35.00
2003 Six Perfections 3 Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Niarchos Family 1:38.30
2004 Whipper 3 Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard Strauss 1:38.40
2005 Dubawi 3 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:37.90
2006 Librettist 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:43.10
2007 Manduro 5 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Georg von Ullmann 1:37.40
2008 Tamayuz 3 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:36.40
2009 Goldikova 4 Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:33.50
2010 Makfi 3 Christophe Soumillon Mikel Delzangles Mathieu Offenstadt 1:39.40
2011 Immortal Verse 3 Gérald Mossé Robert Collet Richard Strauss 1:38.30
2012 Excelebration 4 Christophe Soumillon Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 1:34.60
2013 Moonlight Cloud 5 Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head George Strawbridge, Jr. 1:33.39
2014 Kingman 3 James Doyle John Gosden Khalid Abdullah 1:41.90

a Proudwings finished first in 2001, but she was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners

  • 1921: Guerriere
  • 1922: Zariba
  • 1923: Sir Gallahad
  • 1924: Ivain
  • 1925: Coram
  • 1926: Saint Fortunat
  • 1927: Vitamine
  • 1928: Xander
  • 1929: Slipper
  • 1930: Pontet Canet
  • 1931: Pearl Cap
  • 1932: Henin
  • 1933: Arpette
  • 1934: Shining Tor
  • 1935: Aromate
  • 1936: King Kong
  • 1937: En Fraude
  • 1938: Cillas
  • 1939: Semiramide
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: Princesse Palatine
  • 1942: Fine Art
  • 1943: Dogat
  • 1944: Priam
  • 1945: Coaraze
  • 1946: Sayani
  • 1947: Djelal
  • 1948: Golestan
  • 1949: Amour Drake
  • 1950: Fort Napoleon
  • 1951: Seigneur
  • 1952: Arbele
  • 1953: Canthare
  • 1954: Ti Moun
  • 1955: Klairon
  • 1956: Buisson Ardent
  • 1957: Balbo
  • 1958: Coup de Canon
  • 1959: Sallymount
  • 1960: Djebel Traffic
  • 1961: Net
  • 1962: Lebon M L
  • 1963: Hula Dancer
  • 1964: La Bamba
  • 1965: Astaria
  • 1966: The Marshal
  • 1967: Carabella
  • 1968: Luthier
  • 1969: Gris Vitesse
  • 1970: Priamos
  • 1971: Dictus

See also

References

  1. "2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule". breederscup.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.