Prix de Royallieu

The Prix de Royallieu is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,800 metres (about 1 mile and 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.

Prix de Royallieu
Group 1 race
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorQatar
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,800 metres (1m 6f)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed[1]
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies and mares
exc. G1 winners this or last year[1]
Weight54½ kg (3yo); 57½ kg (4yo+)
Penalties
3 kg for Group 2 winners *
3 kg if two Group 3 wins *
* since January 1[1]
Purse€250,000 (2018)
1st: €142,500[1]
Prix de Royallieu
2020
Wonderful Tonight Pista Ebaiyra

History

The event is named after Royallieu, an area where the stables of Frédéric de Lagrange were located in the late 19th century. The original version was open to horses of either gender aged three or older. It was contested over 3,000 metres in late October.

The race was restricted to three-year-old fillies and cut to 2,600 metres in 1922. It was cancelled in 1939 and 1940 because of World War II. For the following two years it was run at Le Tremblay over 2,500 metres, and it resumed at Longchamp in 1943.

The Prix de Royallieu was opened to older fillies and mares in 1965. It was given Group 3 status in 1971, and was shortened to 2,500 metres in 1972.

The event was promoted to Group 2 level and moved to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 1988. The latter race is traditionally held on the first Sunday of October. The race was run at Group 1 level for the first time in 2019, when the distance was increased from 2500 metres to 2800 metres.

Records

Most successful horse since 1922 (2 wins):

  • The Juliet Rose – 2016, 2017

Leading jockey since 1922 (6 wins):

  • Gérald Mossé – Saganeca (1991), Dalara (1994), Mouramara (2000), Daryakana (2009), Maria Royal (2010), Frine (2014)

Leading trainer since 1922 (8 wins):

  • Alain de Royer-Dupré – Euliya (1984), Sharaniya (1986), Dalara (1994), Daryakana (2009), Maria Royal (2010), Dalkala (2012), Ebiyza (2013), Candarliya (2015)

Leading owner since 1922 (8 wins):

  • HH Aga Khan IV – Euliya (1984), Sharaniya (1986), Dalara (1994), Mouramara (2000), Daryakana (2009), Dalkala (2012), Ebiyza (2013), Candarliya (2015)

Winners since 1975
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1975 Gramy 4 Maurice Philipperon E. Chevalier du Fau Pierre Ribes
1976 Paint the Town 3 Maurice Philipperon John Fellows Peggy Augustus 2:52.60
1977 Trillion 3 Alain Badel François Mathet Hunt / Stephenson
1978 Amazer 3 Yves Saint-Martin Maurice Zilber Nelson Bunker Hunt
1979 Sealy 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Ghislaine Head
1980 Mariella 3 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Gerry Oldham 2:49.30
1981 Don't Sulk 3 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Stavros Niarchos
1982 Gipsy Road 3 Cash Asmussen François Boutin Peter Goulandris
1983 High Hawk 3 Willie Carson John Dunlop Sheikh Mohammed 2:39.90
1984 Euliya 3 Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:47.80
1985 Mersey 3 Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 2:41.00
1986 Sharaniya 3 Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:40.40
1987 Her Highness 3 Richard Briard Georges Bridgland Georges Bridgland 2:46.30
1988 Summer Trip 3 Alfred Gibert John Fellows Robin Scully 2:41.60
1989 Passionaria 3 Cash Asmussen John Hammond D. M. Kendall 2:38.90
1990 Madame Dubois 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil Cliveden Stud 2:42.60
1991 Saganeca 3 Gérald Mossé Antonio Spanu Ecurie Matemy Farm 2:41.90
1992 Fabulous Hostess 4 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:53.80
1993 Halesia 4 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Enrique Sarasola 2:49.00
1994 Dalara 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:42.20
1995 Russian Snows 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx Sheikh Mohammed 2:47.00
1996 Annaba 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 2:43.20
1997 Tulipa 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:39.40
1998 Lexa 4 Dominique Boeuf Helena van Zuylen Thierry van Zuylen 2:44.80
1999 Fairy Queen 3 Sylvain Guillot Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 3:03.80
2000 Mouramara 3 Gérald Mossé John Oxx HH Aga Khan IV 2:37.50
2001 Moon Queen 3 Frankie Dettori Jean-Claude Rouget Joseph Allen 2:49.30
2002 Dance Routine 3 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:39.40
2003 Moon Search 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:48.60
2004 Samando 4 Stéphane Pasquier François Doumen Hans Wirth 2:39.40
2005 Oiseau Rare 3 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Bethy Lagardère 2:40.30
2006 Montare 4 Olivier Peslier Jonathan Pease George Strawbridge 2:39.50
2007 Anna Pavlova 4 Frankie Dettori Richard Fahey Galaxy Racing 2:41.30
2008 Balladeuse 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 2:38.30
2009 Daryakana 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:38.40
2010 Maria Royal 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Slim Chiboub 2:49.60
2011 Sea of Heartbreak 4 Olivier Peslier Roger Charlton D. G. Hardisty B'stock 2:53.90
2012 Dalkala 3 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:57.04
2013 Ebiyza 3 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:44.17
2014 Frine 4 Gérald Mossé Carlos Laffon-Parias 19th Duke of Alburquerque 2:37.29
2015 Candarliya 3 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:37.05
2016 The Juliet Rose[lower-alpha 1] 3 Stéphane Pasquier Nicolas Clement Mayfair / Equifrance 2:31.14
2017 The Juliet Rose[lower-alpha 1] 4 Stéphane Pasquier Nicolas Clement Mayfair / Equifrance 2:35.55
2018 Princess Yaiza 3 Andrea Atzeni Gavin Cromwell Lindsay Laroche 2:43.87
2019 Anapurna 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Meon Valley Stud 3:10.98
2020 Wonderful Tonight 3 Tony Piccone David Menuisier Christopher Wright 3:11.22
  1. The 2016 & 2017 runnings took place at Chantilly while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment

Earlier winners
  • 1922: Chantepie
  • 1923: Pomare
  • 1924: Tetratela
  • 1925: Frisette
  • 1926: Gitane
  • 1927: Buanderie
  • 1928: L'Olivete
  • 1929: Nitakrit
  • 1930: Aude
  • 1931: Brunhild
  • 1932: Foxarella
  • 1933: Armoise
  • 1934: Samee
  • 1935: Medea
  • 1936: Miraflore
  • 1937: Kiss Curl
  • 1938: Queen
  • 1939–40: no race
  • 1941: Veronique
  • 1942: Fidgette
  • 1943: Pistole
  • 1944–45: no race
  • 1946: Campanelle
  • 1947: Apostille
  • 1948: Frenaux
  • 1949:
  • 1950: Polaire
  • 1951: Monrovia
  • 1952: Lovely Princess
  • 1953: Donica
  • 1954: Rowena
  • 1955: Vallee du Gave
  • 1956:
  • 1957: Tehmany
  • 1958: Dalaba
  • 1959: Persepolis
  • 1960: Pasquinade
  • 1961: Bobette
  • 1962: L'X
  • 1963: Monique
  • 1964:
  • 1965: Cassette
  • 1966: Andrusa
  • 1967: Monatrea
  • 1968: Silana
  • 1969: Riverside
  • 1970: Prime Abord
  • 1971: Example
  • 1972: Guillotina
  • 1973: Sybarite
  • 1974: Ambrellita

See also

References
  1. "Prix de Royallieu". The French Black Type. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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