Prix Yacowlef

The Prix Yacowlef is a Listed flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Chantilly Racecourse over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.

Prix Yacowlef
Listed race
LocationChantilly Racecourse
Chantilly, France
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,000 metres (5f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-olds
previously unraced
Weight58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
Purse€55,000 (2012)
1st: €27,500

The event was originally run at Deauville Racecourse and restricted to previously unraced horses. For a period its distance was 1,000 metres, and it was extended to 1,200 metres in 1987.

The Prix Yacowlef was formerly held in early August. It was switched to July and reverted to 1,000 metres in 2005. From 2016 the race moved to its current date and venue.

Records since 1978

Leading jockey (7 wins):

  • Freddy Head – Princesse Lida (1979), Siagne (1982), Breath Taking (1984), Common Grounds (1987), Machiavellian (1989), Wixon (1992), Pas de Reponse (1996)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

  • Criquette Head-Maarek – Siagne (1982), Breath Taking (1984), Goldneyev (1988), Pas de Reponse (1996), Mall Queen (1999), Wooden Doll (2000), Loving Pride (2002), Roseanna (2003), Speciale (2004)

Leading owner (3 wins):

Winners since 1978
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1978 Water Lily Alfred Gibert Peter Head Sir Robin McAlpine 1:03.90
1979 Princesse Lida Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1980 Miswaki Philippe Paquet François Boutin Etti Plesch 1:02.20
1981 Macaroy Jacques Dupin Noël Pelat Marquis de Geoffre
1982 Siagne Freddy Head Criquette Head Haras d'Etreham
1983 Captain's Gold Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos
1984 Breath Taking Freddy Head Criquette Head Robert Sangster
1985 River Dancer Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Sir Michael Sobell
1986 La Grande Epoque Gary W. Moore John Fellows Robin Scully
1987 Common Grounds Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos
1988 Goldneyev Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer
1989 Machiavellian Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:13.00
1990 Bague Bleue Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 1:12.70
1991 Silver Kite Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Zenya Yoshida 1:13.60
1992 Wixon Freddy Head François Boutin Allen Paulson 1:13.60
1993 Eternal Reve Cash Asmussen François Boutin Mrs François Boutin 1:15.90
1994 Batista Cash Asmussen François Boutin Sheikh Mohammed 1:12.80
1995 Sangria Guy Guignard John Fellows Peggy Augustus 1:13.80
1996 Pas de Reponse Freddy Head Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:14.20
1997 Seralia Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Lady O'Reilly 1:12.60
1998 Royal Arrow Olivier Peslier André Fabre Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:14.50
1999 Mall Queen Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:13.70
2000 Wooden Doll Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Khalid Abdullah 1:12.80
2001 Barsine Gérald Mossé Carlos Laffon-Parias Felipe Hinojosa 1:12.60
2002 Loving Pride Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head-Maarek Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:14.70
2003 Roseanna Olivier Peslier Criquette Head-Maarek Peter Savill 1:12.60
2004 Speciale Christophe Lemaire Criquette Head-Maarek Ghislaine Head 1:10.50
2005 New Girlfriend Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard Strauss 0:59.50
2006 Beauty Is Truth Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard Strauss 1:00.10
2007 Stern Opinion Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 1:00.90
2008 Abbeyside Christophe Soumillon Paul Cole Carmen Burrell 0:58.40
2009 Sorciere Yann Lerner Carlos Lerner Lady O'Reilly 0:58.60
2010 Wizz Kid Gregory Benoist Robert Collet Maeve Mahony 0:57.90
2011 Hi Molly Thierry Jarnet Didier Guillemin Alain Morice 1:00.00
2012 Pearl Flute Christophe Lemaire Francis-Henri Graffard Pearl Bloodstock Ltd 0:58.00
2013 Make It Reel Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Emmeline de Waldner 0:59.01
2014 Mocklershill Christophe Lemaire Fabrice Chappet Antoine Gilbert 0:59.03
2015 Money Maker [lower-alpha 1] Cristian Demuro Fabrice Chappet Meridian / Watt 0:58.40
2016 Simmie Gregory Benoist Sylvester Kirk Neil Simpson 1:06.88
2017 Absolute City Nicolas Perret Jean-Pierre Gauvin Jean-Claude Seroul 1:06.60
2018 Barbill Gerald Mosse Mick Channon Susan Bunney 1:07.33
2019 Keep Busy Ioritz Mendizabal John Quinn Altitude Racing 1:11.80
2020 Suesa Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Georgiana Cabrero 1:09.73
  1. The 2015 winner Money Maker was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Sangria

Earlier winners
  • 1885: Sycomore
  • 1891: Fontenoy
  • 1892: Senegal
  • 1895: Arreau
  • 1896: Indian Chief
  • 1897: Le Roi Soleil
  • 1898: Niphon
  • 1899: Delvino
  • 1900: Kadikoi
  • 1901: Impromptu
  • 1903: Gouvernant
  • 1904: Jardy
  • 1906: Madge
  • 1907: Pernambouc
  • 1909: Uriel
  • 1911: La Semillante
  • 1912: Banshee
  • 1913: Sardanapale
  • 1919: Jane Eyre
  • 1920: Xanthis
  • 1921: Despard
  • 1922: Épinard
  • 1923: Shahabbas
  • 1924: Ptolemy
  • 1925: Saint Fortunat
  • 1926: Little Muff
  • 1927: Miel Rosa
  • 1928: Mirabilis
  • 1929: Energie
  • 1930: Quatre Bras
  • 1931: Darya Awurd
  • 1932: On Parade
  • 1933: Laque d'Or
  • 1934: The Nile
  • 1935: Fragrance
  • 1936: En Fraude
  • 1937: La Sultane
  • 1938: Lactone
  • 1939: Balthazar
  • 1941: Nosca
  • 1944: Roi d'Atout
  • 1946: Le Lavandou
  • 1947: Djeddah
  • 1953: Sena
  • 1954: Chingacgook
  • 1955: Apollonia
  • 1956: Mourne
  • 1961: Prudent
  • 1962: Hula Dancer
  • 1963: Homely
  • 1968: Gris Vitesse
  • 1969: Chatter Box
  • 1970: Take a Chance
  • 1971: Riverman
  • 1972: Dahlia
  • 1973: Nonoalco
  • 1975: Manado
  • 1976: Assez Cuite

See also

References
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