Prix Gontaut-Biron
The Prix Gontaut-Biron is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. 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.
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Deauville Racecourse Deauville, France |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1919 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Hong Kong Jockey Club |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres (1¼ miles)[1] |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up exc. G1 winners this year[1] |
| Weight | 57 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1 kg if not Group placed * Penalties 3 kg for Group 2 winners * 3 kg if two Group 3 wins * 1½ kg if one Group 3 win * * since January 1[1] |
| Purse | €56,000 (2020) 1st: €28,000[1] |
History
The event is named in memory of Antoine de Gontaut-Biron (died 1917), a member of the Société des Courses de Deauville, a former governing body at the venue. The race was established in 1919, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. The inaugural running was contested over 1,600 metres, and it was extended to 2,400 metres in 1920.
Deauville Racecourse was closed during World War II, and the Prix Gontaut-Biron was cancelled in 1940. For the remainder of this period it was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43, 1945) and Auteuil (1944).
The distance of the race was increased to 2,600 metres in 1955, and cut to 2,000 metres in 1956. It was restored to 2,400 metres in 1958, and from this point the race was closed to three-year-olds. Its current spell over 2,000 metres began in 1964.
The Prix Gontaut-Biron has been sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club since 2009.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Hernando – 1994, 1995
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Roger Brethès – Rabican (1927), Ping Pong (1935), Samovar (1936), Morosini (1941)
- Alfred Gibert – Jefferson (1971), Nemr (1981), Great Substence (1982), Arc (1987)
- Olivier Peslier – Agol Lack (2000), Slew the Red (2001), Carnival Dancer (2003), Vision d'Etat (2010)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- André Fabre – Cariellor (1985), Agol Lack (2000), Slew the Red (2001), Crossharbour (2009), New Bay (2016)
Leading owner (3 wins):
- Ralph B. Strassburger – Berthe (1948), Montaval (1956), Rumesnil (1957)
- Mahmoud Fustok – Nemr (1981), Great Substence (1982), Over the Ocean (1986)
- Khalid Abdullah – General Holme (1983), Crossharbour (2009), New Bay (2016)
Winners since 1979
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Rusticaro | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Richard Carver Jr. | Brendan Kelly | |
| 1980 | Armistice Day | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | C. de Watrigant | Luis Urbano Sanabria | |
| 1981 | Nemr | 4 | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | |
| 1982 | Great Substence | 4 | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | |
| 1983 | General Holme | 4 | Freddy Head | Olivier Douieb | Khalid Abdullah | |
| 1984 | Bedtime | 4 | Brian Taylor | Dick Hern | 3rd Earl of Halifax | |
| 1985 | Cariellor | 4 | Lester Piggott | André Fabre | Suzy Volterra | |
| 1986 | Over the Ocean | 4 | Alain Badel | Georges Mikhalidès | Mahmoud Fustok | |
| 1987 | Arc | 4 | Alfred Gibert | Peter Lautner | Stall Weissenhof | |
| 1988 | Ruffle | 4 | Maurice Philipperon | Edouard Bartholomew | Sir Robin McAlpine | 2:05.80 |
| 1989 | Emmson | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Sir Michael Sobell | 2:10.40 |
| 1990 | Mister Riv | 5 | Thierry Jarnet | Antonio Spanu | Jean-Bernard Fetoux | 2:08.60 |
| 1991 | Muroto | 5 | Gérald Mossé | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | 2:06.70 |
| 1992 | Corrupt | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Fathi Kalla | 2:14.40 |
| 1993 | Urban Sea | 4 | Cash Asmussen | Jean Lesbordes | David Tsui | 2:06.30 |
| 1994 | Hernando | 4 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 2:10.00 |
| 1995 | Hernando | 5 | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond | Stavros Niarchos | 2:07.30 |
| 1996 | Carling | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Corine Barande-Barbe | Teruya Yoshida | 2:09.30 |
| 1997 | Lord of Men | 4 | Sylvain Guillot | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:08.60 |
| 1998 | Running Stag | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Philip Mitchell | Richard Cohen | 2:05.50 |
| 1999 | Dream Well | 4 | Sylvain Guillot | Pascal Bary | Niarchos Family | 2:20.4 |
| 2000 | Agol Lack | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Sultan Al Kabeer | 2:01.40 |
| 2001 | Slew the Red | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 2:11.90 |
| 2002 | Wellbeing | 5 | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | Plantation Stud | 2:06.50 |
| 2003 | Carnival Dancer | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Amanda Perrett | Cheveley Park Stud | 2:10.00 |
| 2004 | Special Kaldoun | 5 | Dominique Boeuf | David Smaga | Ecurie Chalhoub | 2:13.20 |
| 2005 | Sweet Stream | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | John Hammond | Team Valor | 2:07.90 |
| 2006 | Atlantic Air | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Yves de Nicolay | Antonia Devin | 2:12.40 |
| 2007 | Echo of Light | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:05.40 |
| 2008 | Boris de Deauville | 5 | Dominique Boeuf | Stéphane Wattel | Bryant / Haegel | 2:06.70 |
| 2009 | Crossharbour | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:04.00 |
| 2010 | Vision d'Etat | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Eric Libaud | Detré / Libaud | 2:12.10 |
| 2011 | Cirrus des Aigles | 5 | Franck Blondel | Corine Barande-Barbe | J. C. A. Dupouy | 2:08.60 |
| 2012 | Don Bosco | 5 | Gregory Benoist | David Smaga | Omar El Sharif | 2:06.29 |
| 2013 | Petit Chevalier | 5 | Maxime Guyon | William Mongil | Rennstall Gestut Hachstee | 2:08.00 |
| 2014 | Cocktail Queen | 4 | Alexis Badel | Myriam Bollack-Badel | Jeff Smith | 2:09.90 |
| 2015 | Bello Matteo | 4 | Alexis Badel | Romain Le Gal | Rocco Stasi | 2:07.50 |
| 2016 | New Bay | 4 | Vincent Cheminaud | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:12.67 |
| 2017 | First Sitting | 6 | Gérald Mossé | Chris Wall | Bringloe & Clarke | 2:06.11 |
| 2018 | Talismanic | 5 | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:09.72 |
| 2019 | Olmedo | 4 | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget | Caro / Augustin-Normand | 2:06.05 |
| 2020 | Skalleti | 5 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | Jerome Reynier | Jean-Claude Seroul | 2:12.51 |
Earlier winners
- 1919: Saint Souplet
- 1920: Take a Step
- 1921: Nephthys
- 1922: Grillemont
- 1923: Keror
- 1924: Almaviva
- 1925: Cerfeuil
- 1926: Aethelstan
- 1927: Rabican
- 1928: Huntersdale
- 1929: Grock
- 1930: Hotweed
- 1931: Folio
- 1932: Bievres
- 1933: Minestrone
- 1934: Astronomer
- 1935: Ping Pong
- 1936: Samovar
- 1937: Paix des Dames
- 1938: Ker Flobert
- 1939: Palais Cardinal
- 1940: no race
- 1941: Morosini
- 1942: Legende
- 1943: Chateauroux
- 1944: Sabran
- 1945:
- 1946:
- 1947: Cappielluca
- 1948: Berthe
- 1949: Fleury
- 1950: Kilette
- 1951: Lacaduv
- 1952: Vamos
- 1953: Frere Georges
- 1954:
- 1955: Rosati
- 1956: Montaval
- 1957: Rumesnil
- 1958:
- 1959: Etwild
- 1960: Sheshoon
- 1961: Hautain
- 1962: Liberty Truck
- 1963:
- 1964: Frontin
- 1965: Tobrouk
- 1966: Sigebert
- 1967: Caldarello
- 1968: Frontal
- 1969: Grandier
- 1970: Shoemaker
- 1971: Jefferson
- 1972: Boreen
- 1973: Folkestone
- 1974: Ksar
- 1975: Record Run
- 1976: Larkhill
- 1977: Iron Duke
- 1978: Gairloch
See also
References
- "Prix Gontaut-Biron". The French Black Type. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Gontaut-Biron.
- galop.courses-france.com – Prix Gontaut-Biron – Palmarès depuis 1980.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Gontaut-Biron.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Gontaut-Biron (2017).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Gontaut-Biron – Deauville.
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