Prix Guillaume d'Ornano

Prix Guillaume d'Ornano

Group 2 race
Northern Baby, oil on canvas painted by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
Location	Deauville Racecourse Deauville, France
Inaugurated	1952
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Haras du Logis Saint-Germain
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies
Purse	€400,000 (2015) 1st: €228,000

The Prix Guillaume d'Ornano is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event was established in 1952, and it was originally called the Prix de la Côte Normande. The inaugural running was contested over 3,000 metres, and the race was shortened to 2,000 metres in its second year. It was extended to 2,400 metres in 1958, and restored to 2,000 metres in 1960.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Prix de la Côte Normande was classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 1983.

The race was renamed the Prix Guillaume d'Ornano in 1987. It was named in memory of Guillaume d'Ornano (1894–1985), a former owner of Haras de Manneville, a stud farm near Deauville.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Jean Deforge – Tiffauges (1961), Tang (1962), Chutney (1963), La Bamba (1964)
• Frankie Dettori – Kabool (1998), Best of the Bests (2000), Masterful (2001), Sri Putra (2009)

Leading trainer (11 wins):

• André Fabre – Al Nasr (1981), Mourjane (1983), Creator (1989), Antisaar (1990), Dernier Empereur (1993), Lassigny (1994, dead-heat), Val Royal (1999), Russian Cross (2008), Saint Baudolino (2012), Vancouverite (2013), New Bay (2015)

Leading owner (6 wins):

• Guy de Rothschild – Marly Knowe (1953), Tropique (1955), Tang (1962), Chutney (1963), La Bamba (1964), Pinson (2005)

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

See also

• List of French flat horse races
• Recurring sporting events established in 1952 – this race is included under its original title, Prix de la Côte Normande.

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, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Guillaume d'Ornano.
• galop.courses-france.com – Prix Guillaume d'Ornano – Palmarès depuis 1983.
• galopp-sieger.de – Prix Guillaume d'Ornano (ex Prix Côte de la Normande).
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Guillaume d'Ornano (2015).