Prix Sigy

The Prix Sigy is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs) at Chantilly in April.

Prix Sigy
Group 3 race
LocationChantilly Racecourse
Chantilly, France
Inaugurated2004
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,200 metres (6f)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-year-olds
excluding Group 1 winners
[1]
Weight57 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Penalties
3 kg for Group 2 winners
1½ kg for Group 3 winners
[1]
Purse€80,000 (2019)
1st: €40,000
[1]

History

The event is named after Sigy, a successful French-trained sprinter in the late 1970s. It was established in 2004, and initially held Listed status.[2]

The Prix Sigy was promoted to Group 3 level in 2015. The promotion was part of a restructured programme for three-year-old sprinters in Europe.[3]

Records

Leading jockey (2 wins):


Leading trainer (2 wins):

  • Jean-Claude RougetWar Officer (2008), The Brothers War (2013)
  • Francois Rohaut - Signs of Blessing (2014), Big Brothers Pride (2019)

Leading owner (2 wins):

  • Joseph AllenWar Officer (2008), The Brothers War (2013)

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
2004 Dolma Christophe Lemaire Nicolas Clément Investment A. B. Tandem 1:13.00
2005 Semarang Thierry Gillet Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 1:16.10
2006 Silva Davy Bonilla Carlos Laffon-Parias Ghislaine Head 1:09.90
2007 Prior Warning Dominique Boeuf David Smaga Khalid Abdullah 1:09.50
2008 War Officer [lower-alpha 1] Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Joseph Allen 1:14.10
2009 Aiboa Christophe Soumillon Luis Urbano-Grajales Alvaro Urbano-Roldan 1:14.30
2010 Mister Manannan Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls Maureen Quayle 1:10.10
2011 Izalia Franck Blondel Frédéric Rossi Jean-Claude Seroul 1:10.70
2012 Gusto [lower-alpha 2] Olivier Peslier Richard Hannon Sr. Highclere "Rock Sand" 1:12.40
2013 The Brothers War Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude Rouget Joseph Allen 1:11.05
2014 Signs of Blessing Stéphane Pasquier François Rohaut Ecurie Pandora Racing 1:07.87
2015 El Valle Mickael Barzalona Valérie Dissaux Valérie Dissaux 1:09.56
2016 Quiet Reflection Dougie Costello Karl Burke Ontoawinner / Strecker / Burke 1:13.16
2017 Fas Maxime Guyon Pia Brandt Alain Jathiere & Zalim Bifov 1:08.43
2018 Sands of Mali Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey The Cool Silk Partnership 1:14.49
2019 Big Brothers Pride Pierre-Charles Boudot François Rohaut Kin Hung Kei & Qatar Racing Ltd 1:04.51
  1. The 2008 winner War Officer was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Rock'n Typhoon
  2. The 2012 running was held at Maisons-Laffitte

See also

References

  1. "Prix Sigy". The French Black Type. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. "Prix Sigy". Courses et Elevage. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. "European Pattern Committee announce major changes to sprint programme from 2015". BHA. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2016.


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