Prix Cléopâtre Explained

Class:Group 3
Horse Race:Prix Cléopâtre
Location:Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
Inaugurated:1952
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Website:france-galop.com
Distance:2,100 metres (1m 2½f)[1]
Surface:Turf
Track:Left-handed
Qualification:Three-year-old fillies
Weight:55 kg
Penalties
4 kg for Group 1 winners
3 kg for Group 2 winners
2 kg for Group 3 winners
Purse:€80,000 (2017)
1st: €40,000

|}The Prix Cléopâtre is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Saint-Cloud in May.

History

Named after Cleopatra, the event was established at Saint-Cloud in 1952. The first running was won by Marche Lorraine.

The race was temporarily switched to Maisons-Laffitte in 1990. It was staged at Évry in 1991. It returned to Saint-Cloud in 1992.

The Prix Cléopâtre sometimes serves as a trial for the Prix de Diane. The last horse to win both races was Pawneese in 1976.

Records

Leading jockey (5 wins):

----Leading trainer (13 wins):

----Leading owner (6 wins):

Winners since 1979

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YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1979width=127px Mabeautewidth=159px Philippe Paquetwidth=149px François Boutinwidth=240px Marquesa de Moratalla
1980HortensiaAlain LequeuxOlivier DouiebRobert Sangster2:13.60
1981April RunPhilippe PaquetFrançois BoutinDiana Firestone2:20.40
1982ParadiseJean-Claude DesaintGuy BonnaventureNelson Bunker Hunt
1983AlexandrieFreddy HeadAlec HeadJacques Wertheimer2:24.00
1984EastlandÉric LegrixPatrick BianconeBruce McNall2:27.60
1985DevaloisFreddy HeadCriquette HeadGhislaine Head2:17.00
1986El FabulousGary W. MooreCriquette HeadEcurie Aland
1987Birthday FeverMaurice PhilipperonJohn Cunnington Jr.Hubertus Liebrecht
1988Indian RoseAlain BadelJean-Marie BéguignéGuy de Rothschild2:15.40
1989SudakaGérard DubroeucqÉlie LelloucheClaude Cohen2:15.50
1990CaprarolaGérald MosséFrançois BoutinMrs Gerry Oldham2:12.70
1991Brooklyn's DanceGuy GuignardCriquette HeadJacques Wertheimer2:15.27
1992GarendareDominique BoeufÉlie LelloucheDaniel Wildenstein2:16.40
1993Wemyss BightPat EdderyAndré FabreKhalid Abdullah2:16.80
1994KalajanaGérald MosséAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV2:16.10
1995Valley of GoldThierry JarnetAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed2:20.20
1996KhalisaGérald MosséAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV2:16.50
1997AllurementThierry JarnetAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed2:20.40
1998DiamonixaOlivier PeslierAndré FabreJean-Luc Lagardère2:12.20
1999Sunday PicnicOlivier PeslierAndré FabreTeruya Yoshida2:17.15
2000Gold RoundOlivier DoleuzeCriquette HeadWertheimer et Frère2:19.20
2001Spring OakOlivier PeslierAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed2:22.57
2002Turtle BowOlivier PeslierFrançois RohautAndrew Crichton2:15.20
2003Sweet FollyFrankie DettoriHenri-Alex PantallSheikh Mohammed2:17.10
2004Steel PrincessThierry JarnetRichard GibsonRichard Barnes2:16.30
2005VadawinaChristophe SoumillonAndré FabreAga Khan IV2:12.80
2006AllowayStéphane PasquierAndré FabreHaras de la Perelle2:14.50
2007VadapolinaChristophe SoumillonAndré FabreAga Khan IV2:10.30
2008Leo's StarletChristophe LemaireAlain de Royer-DupréWilliam Preston2:13.60
2009Flying CloudMaxime GuyonAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed2:13.60
2010SandbarFrançois-Xavier BertrasFrançois RohautLady O'Reilly2:09.30
2011GalikovaOlivier PeslierFreddy HeadWertheimer et Frère2:08.00
2012DalkalaChristophe LemaireAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV2:13.70
2013Baltic BaronessMaxime GuyonAndré FabreGestut Ammerland2:16.09
2014ShamkalaChristophe SoumillonAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV2:26.03
2015Little NightingaleUmberto RispoliMikel DelzanglesWildenstein Stables2:13.21
2016Highlands QueenStéphane PasquierYohan GourraudNathalie Kerjean2:17.41
2017TerrakovaMaxime GuyonFreddy HeadWertheimer et Frère2:16.32
2018CastellarOlivier PeslierCarlos Laffon-PariasSarl Darpat France2:11.70
2019EtoileCristian DemuroJean-Claude RougetPhilippe Segalot & Martin S. Schwartz2:23.07
2020Neige BlancheFranck BlondelCedric RossiM Delaunay & Ecurie Du Sud2:22.48
2021HarajukuStéphane PasquierAndré FabreFlaxman Stables Ireland2:12.59
2022Place Du CarrouselMickael BarzalonaAndré FabreAl Shaqab Racing & Ballylinch Stud 2:15.38
2023Crown PrincesseIoritz MendizabalFabrice ChappetHaras De Saint Julien & Mme Regula Vannod2:19.25
2024HalfdayMaxime GuyonCarlos Laffon-PariasWertheimer et Frère2:26.68

Earlier winners

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prix Cleopatre. The French Black Type. 23 May 2017.