Prix de Royaumont

The Prix de Royaumont is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.

Prix de Royaumont
Group 3 race
LocationChantilly Racecourse
Chantilly, France
Inaugurated1883
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,400 metres (1½ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
excluding Group winners
Weight57 kg
Purse€56,000 (2020)
1st: €28,000
Prix de Royaumont
2020
Ebaiyra American Apples Mozzarella

History

The event is named after Royaumont Abbey, an abbey located 12 km from Chantilly. The race was established in 1883, and it was originally contested over 2,100 metres. It was initially reserved for fillies considered below the standard required for the Prix de Diane, which used to be run on the same day.

The Prix de Royaumont was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. The first two post-war editions were staged at Longchamp.

The race was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was held at Longchamp in 1941 and 1942, and at Le Tremblay with a distance of 2,150 metres in 1943 and 1944. It was contested at Longchamp for the following three years, and it returned to Chantilly in 1948.

The Prix de Royaumont was not run in 1975 because of a strike by stable lads. A new schedule was introduced in 1978, and the race was moved to a date earlier than that of the Prix de Diane.

The event was staged at Longchamp from 1987 to 1990, and it was transferred to Saint-Cloud in 1991. Its distance was extended to 2,400 metres in 1992, and it continued to take place at Saint-Cloud until 1996. The race's only subsequent departure from Chantilly was in 2001, when it was run at Saint-Cloud.

The Prix de Royaumont is now held on the same day as the Prix du Jockey Club.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • F. Crickmere – Stresa (1883), Estelle (1886), Fatuite (1890), Amazone (1891)
  • Charles Semblat – Tetratela (1924), Raflade (1926), Samphire (1927), Finlandaise (1935)
  • Fernand Rochetti – L'Abbesse de Menin (1930), Pereire (1939), Picardie (1947), Seduction (1948, dead-heat)
  • Jean Deforge – All Risk (1955), Chaleureuse (1962), Partisane (1963), Dreida (1964)
  • Yves Saint-Martin – Marie Jolie (1960), Bubunia (1966), Casaque Grise (1967), Waya (1977)
  • Dominique Boeuf – Miss Alleged (1990), Villandry (1991), Side Saddle (1999), Volga (2001)
  • Christophe Soumillon – Diasilixa (2003), Shawanda (2005), Sub Rose (2008), Kataniya (2015)

Leading trainer (12 wins):

  • André Fabre – Galla Placidia (1985), Villandry (1991), Berceau (1992), Apogee (1993), Genovefa (1995), Legend Maker (1997), Dance Routine (2002), Diasilixa (2003), Minatlya (2006), Legerete (2007), Savanne (2014), Pelligrina (2019)

Leading owner (7 wins):

  • Jean Prat – Marjolaine (1893), Cabane (1908), Musique (1921), Raflade (1926), Sesia (1931), Relique (1933), Marphise (1938)

Winners since 1976
Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
1976 Floressa Jean-Pierre Lefèvre Philippe Lallié Lawrence M. Gelb 2:11.5
1977 Waya Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna Sr. Daniel Wildenstein
1978 La Dorga Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1979 Producer Alain Lequeux Maurice Zilber Roy Gottlieb
1980 Luth Music Michel Jerome E. Chevalier du Fau Jacques Dorise
1981 Snow Day Philippe Paquet François Boutin Ernst Wiget
1982 Vidor Cash Asmussen Maurice Zilber Nelson Bunker Hunt
1983 Marie de Litz Henri Samani David Smaga Jules Sabban
1984 Odyssee Jean-Claude Desaint John Cunnington Jr. Adolphe Boccara
1985 Galla Placidia Lester Piggott André Fabre William Kazan
1986 Reloy Cash Asmussen Jonathan Pease Nelson Bunker Hunt
1987 River Memories Alain Lequeux Robert Collet Alan Clore
1988 Truly Special Alain Lequeux Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss 2:12.9
1989 Bellarida Guy Guignard Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:11.1
1990 Miss Alleged Dominique Boeuf Pascal Bary Ecurie I. M. Fares 2:13.1
1991 Villandry Dominique Boeuf André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:15.2
1992 Berceau Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:42.3
1993 Apogee Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:33.5
1994 Truly a Dream William Mongil Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss 2:41.0
1995 Genovefa Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:41.9
1996 Spanish Falls Freddy Head Criquette Head Sheikh Mohammed 2:46.7
1997 Legend Maker Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Michael Tabor 2:33.6
1998 Cantilever Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Khalid Abdullah 2:40.5
1999 Side Saddle Dominique Boeuf David Smaga Lord Weinstock 2:37.3
2000 Sadler's Flag Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 2:32.0
2001 Volga Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 2:36.3
2002 Dance Routine Olivier Peslier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:29.8
2003 Diasilixa Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Lagardère Family 2:29.5
2004 Silverskaya Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Earl Champ Gignoux 2:36.2
2005 Shawanda Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:33.1
2006 Minatlya Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre HH Aga Khan IV 2:31.5
2007 Legerete Olivier Peslier André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 2:30.4
2008 Sub Rose Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré 6C Racing Ltd 2:31.5
2009 Quetsche Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie des Monceaux 2:33.1
2010 Lady's Purse Maxime Guyon Henri-Alex Pantall Sheikh Mohammed 2:31.7
2011 Testosterone Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Ecurie La Boetie 2:31.2
2012 Sediciosa Gregory Benoist Yann Barberot Maurice Lagasse 2:30.0
2013 Eleuthera Eddy Hardouin Philippe Demercastel Mme Philippe Demercastel 2:31.8
2014 Savanne Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Gestut Ammerland 2:32.89
2015 Kataniya Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:30.42
2016 The Juliet Rose Stéphane Pasquier Nicolas Clement Mayfair Speculators & Equifrance Holdings 2:41.22
2017 Kitesurf Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 2:29.62
2018 Pollara Olivier Peslier Francis-Henri Graffard Allen Stable 2:32.57
2019 Pelligrina Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani 2:25.99
2020 Ebaiyra Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:29.86

Earlier winners
  • 1883: Stresa
  • 1884: Geneve
  • 1885: Althea
  • 1886: Estelle
  • 1887: La Delivrande
  • 1888: Modena
  • 1889: Perle Rose
  • 1890: Fatuite
  • 1891: Amazone
  • 1892:
  • 1893: Marjolaine
  • 1894: Algarade
  • 1895: Phoebe
  • 1896: Ecrevisse
  • 1897: The Shrew
  • 1898: Goguette
  • 1899: Olympie
  • 1900: May Queen
  • 1901: Visitandine
  • 1902: Karamanie
  • 1903: Wide Awake
  • 1904: Zingara
  • 1905: Marie Galante
  • 1906: Blue Fly
  • 1907: La Neuville
  • 1908: Cabane
  • 1909: La Chandeleur
  • 1910: Basse Pointe
  • 1911: Allamanda
  • 1912: La Semillante
  • 1913: Coraline
  • 1914: Aurore Boreale
  • 1915–18: no race
  • 1919: Furlana
  • 1920: Chaine d'Or
  • 1921: Musique
  • 1922: Shocking
  • 1923: Pomare
  • 1924: Tetratela
  • 1925: Tagus
  • 1926: Raflade
  • 1927: Samphire
  • 1928: Likka
  • 1929: La Mie au Gue
  • 1930: L'Abbesse de Menin
  • 1931: Sesia
  • 1932: Fee Esterel
  • 1933: Relique
  • 1934: Brunanburh
  • 1935: Finlandaise
  • 1936: Cousine
  • 1937: Gandara
  • 1938: Marphise
  • 1939: Pereire
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: Green Parrot
  • 1942: The Residency
  • 1943: Vertelle
  • 1944:
  • 1945: Theorie
  • 1946: Miss Foxlight
  • 1947: Picardie
  • 1948: Sans Toi / Seduction *
  • 1949: L'Oasis
  • 1950: Hortensia
  • 1951: Monrovia
  • 1952: Devinette
  • 1953: Deep Sea
  • 1954: Reine d'Atout
  • 1955: All Risk
  • 1956: Fast Jane
  • 1957: Ermeline
  • 1958: Magic Gold
  • 1959: Mi Carina
  • 1960: Marie Jolie
  • 1961: Belinda 111
  • 1962: Chaleureuse
  • 1963: Partisane
  • 1964: Dreida
  • 1965: Kere
  • 1966: Bubunia
  • 1967: Casaque Grise
  • 1968: Hugger Mugger
  • 1969: Agujita
  • 1970: Santa Tina
  • 1971: Pointilleuse
  • 1972: Decigale
  • 1973: Gay Style
  • 1974: Azurella
  • 1975: no race

* The 1948 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

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