Prix Penelope

Prix Penelope
Race information
Group 3 race
Location	Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France
Inaugurated	1905
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Distance	2,100 metres (1m 2½f)^[1]
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies^[1]
Weight	57 kg^[1]
Purse	€80,000 (2017) 1st: €50,400^[1]

The Prix Penelope is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Saint-Cloud in April.

History

The event is named after two different horses called Penelope – a leading British broodmare foaled in 1798, and the winner of the Prix Royal foaled in 1820.

The Prix Penelope was established in 1905, and it was originally staged at Maisons-Laffitte.^[2] It was initially contested over 2,000 metres.^[3]

The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919. It was held at Saint-Cloud in 1921,^[4] and moved there more permanently in 1927.

The Prix Penelope took place at Longchamp from 1940 to 1942, and switched to Maisons-Laffitte in 1943. It was extended to 2,100 metres in 1944. It returned to Saint-Cloud and reverted to 2,000 metres in 1946. It was restored to 2,100 metres in 1950.

The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Penelope was subsequently classed at Group 3 level.

The Prix Penelope can serve as a trial for the Prix de Diane. The last horse to win both events was Pawneese in 1976.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

George Stern – Muskerry (1905), Sais (1906), Roselys (1914), Samic (1921), Zariba (1922)
Rae Johnstone – La Futaie (1940), Sylphide (1947), Corseira (1950), Arbele (1952), Sun Cap (1954)
Thierry Jarnet – Madame Est Sortie (1988), Wemyss Bight (1993), Diamond Dance (1994), Tulipa (1996), La Sylphide (1999)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

Geoffroy Watson – Favreale (1959, dead-heat), Timandra (1960), Hermieres (1961), Hether (1970), Cigaline (1971), Rescousse (1972), Brave Ketty (1973)
André Fabre – Trampoli (1992), Wemyss Bight (1993), Diamond Dance (1994), Muncie (1995), Tulipa (1996), Gagnoa (2008), Waldlerche (2012)

Leading owner (10 wins):

Marcel Boussac – Samic (1921), Zariba (1922), Diademe (1930), Canzoni (1939), Esmeralda (1942), Corseira (1950), Arbele (1952), Adarca (1953), Janiari (1956), Demia (1977)

Winners since 1981

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1981	Last Love	Serge Gorli	Patrick Biancone	Serge Lederman
1982	All Along	Serge Gorli	Patrick Biancone	Daniel Wildenstein	2:23.40
1983	Smuggly	Alain Badel	Olivier Douieb	Edward Seltzer
1984	Pampa Bella	Alain Badel	Jean-François Daubin	Mrs A. Daubin
1985	Blue Tip	Cash Asmussen	Freddie Palmer	David d'Albis
1986	Termienne	Dominique Boeuf	Jean-Paul Gallorini	Philippe Faucampre
1987	Productive	Freddy Head	J. C. Cunnington	George Ohrstrom
1988	Madame Est Sortie	Thierry Jarnet	Yann-Marie Porzier	Gerald Levi	2:34.20
1989	Behera	Tony Cruz	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:16.10
1990	Air de Rien	Alain Badel	Myriam Bollack-Badel	Jacques Berès	2:13.50
1991	La Monalisa	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Edgard Zorbibe	2:15.30
1992	Trampoli	Sylvain Guillot	André Fabre	Paul de Moussac	2:18.70
1993	Wemyss Bight	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:20.50
1994	Diamond Dance	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:18.70
1995	Muncie	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:21.30
1996	Tulipa	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:15.70
1997	Brilliance	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Ecurie Skymarc Farm	2:17.90
1998	Abbatiale	Frédéric Sanchez	Dominique Sépulchre	Georges Coude	2:27.60
1999	La Sylphide	Thierry Jarnet	Nicolas Clément	Sibylle Egloff	2:28.20
2000	Volvoreta	Thierry Thulliez	Carlos Lerner	Maria-Soledad Vidal	2:21.90
2001	Baldwina	François-Xavier Bertras	François Rohaut	Bernard Cazenave	2:41.30
2002	Ombre Legere	Stéphane Pasquier	Elie Lellouche	Ecurie Ferdane	2:19.50
2003	Humouresque	Thierry Thulliez	Sir Mark Prescott	Cheveley Park Stud	2:17.90
2004	Ask for the Moon	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Jean-Pierre Dubois	2:17.10
2005	Perfect Hedge	Thierry Thulliez	Nicolas Clément	NP Bloodstock Ltd	2:22.10
2006	Germance	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Nelson Radwan	2:20.10
2007	Mrs Lindsay	Stéphane Pasquier	François Rohaut	Bettina Jenney	2:17.20
2008	Gagnoa	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Smith / Tabor / Magnier	2:23.10
2009	Celimene	Yann Lerner	Carlos Lerner	Gérard Laboureau	2:21.30
2010	Dariole	Gregory Benoist	Pascal Bary	Helen Barbe	2:19.90
2011	Don't Hurry Me	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Jean-François Gribomont	2:17.20
2012	Waldlerche	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Gestüt Bernried	2:19.80
2013	Ferevia	Olivier Peslier	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Leonidas Marinopoulos	2:23.40
2014	Goldy Espony	Fabrice Veron	Henri-Alex Pantall	Henri-Alex Pantall	2:17.16
2015	Queen's Jewel	Maxime Guyon	Freddy Head	Wertheimer et Frère	2:18.19
2016	Camprock	Maxime Guyon	Pia Brandt	Ecurie du Grand Chene	2:23.01
2017	Sistercharlie	Maxime Guyon	Henri-Alex Pantall	Mme Jacques Cygler	2:19.06

Earlier winners

1905: Muskerry
1906: Sais
1907: All Mine
1908: Scarlet
1909: Pierre Benite
1910: Madeleine
1911: La Becasse
1912: Mongolie
1913: Sweetness
1914: Roselys
1915–19: no race
1920: Flowershop
1921: Samic
1922: Zariba
1923: Fiasque
1924: Isola Bella
1925: Gandourah
1926: Briseis
1927: Carmelite
1928: Tanais
1929: Tour Eiffel
1930: Diademe
1931: Brulette
1932: Incessu Patuit

1933: Bipearl
1934: Rarity
1935: Clairvoyante
1936: Royalebuchy
1937: Sylvanire
1938: Feerie
1939: Canzoni
1940: La Futaie
1941: Longthanh
1942: Esmeralda
1943: Folle Nuit
1944: Chambriere
1945: Raita
1946: Pirette
1947: Sylphide
1948: Princesse Kara
1949: Cretonne
1950: Corseira
1951: Simonetta
1952: Arbele
1953: Adarca
1954: Sun Cap
1955: Senones
1956: Janiari

1957: Piriere
1958: Dushka
1959: Favreale / Ma Princesse *
1960: Timandra
1961: Hermieres
1962: Monade
1963: Maintenon
1964: Carolle II
1965: Cassette
1966: Kaliopi
1967: Straight On
1968: Roseliere
1969: Saraca
1970: Hether
1971: Cigaline
1972: Rescousse
1973: Brave Ketty
1974: Pale Ale
1975: Petit Monstre
1976: Pawneese
1977: Demia
1978: Tempus Fugit
1979: Saloon
1980: Good to Beat

* The 1959 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

References

1 2 3 4 "Prix Penelope". The French Black Type. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
↑ "Courses à Maisons-Laffitte". Le Figaro (in French). 21 April 1905. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
↑ "1905 Prix Penelope". Le Figaro. 21 April 1905. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
↑ "Hier, Saint-Cloud". Le Petit Journal (in French). 24 April 1921. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

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