Prix Saint-Alary Explained

Class:Group 2
Horse Race:Prix Saint-Alary
Location:Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated:1960
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor:Coolmore Stud
Website:france-galop.com
Distance:2,000 metres (1¼ miles)[1]
Surface:Turf
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:Three-year-old fillies
Weight:57 kg
Purse:€250,000 (2022)
1st: €142,850

|}The Prix Saint-Alary is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1 miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

History

The event is named after Evremond de Saint-Alary (1868–1941), a successful racehorse owner and breeder. It was established in 1960, and was originally contested on Longchamp's middle course (moyenne piste). It was switched to the main course (grande piste) in 1987.

The Prix Saint-Alary serves as a trial for the following month's Prix de Diane. Twelve fillies have won both races. The first was La Sega in 1962, and the most recent was Laurens in 2018.

In 2024 the race was downgraded to Group Two status by the European Pattern Committee.[2]

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

----Leading trainer (8 wins):

----Leading owner (8 wins):

Winners since 1971

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YearWinner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1971Pistol PackerFreddie HeadAlec HeadGhislaine Head2:16.40
1972ProdiceAlfred GibertDomingo PereaMme A. Bollack2:13.20
1973DahliaBill PyersMaurice ZilberNelson Bunker Hunt2:10.40
1974Comtesse de LoirJean-Claude DesaintJohn CunningtonGeorge Ohrstrom2:05.40
1975NobiliaryLester PiggottMaurice ZilberNelson Bunker Hunt2:08.20
1976RiverqueenFreddie HeadAlec HeadChristian Datessen2:07.10
1977MadeliaYves Saint-MartinAngel Penna, Sr.Daniel Wildenstein2:10.70
1978Reine de SabaFreddy HeadAlec HeadJacques Wertheimer2:12.10
1979Three TroikasFreddy HeadCriquette HeadGhislaine Head2:04.90
1980ParaneteAlfred GibertMitri SalibaMahmoud Fustok2:04.80
1981TootensGeorges DoleuzeEdouard BartholomewCora Lynch2:15.10
1982HarbourFreddy HeadCriquette HeadEcurie Åland2:20.10
1983SmugglyAlain BadelOlivier DouiebEdward Seltzer2:19.70
1984Grise MineYves Saint-MartinAndré FabreGuy de Rothschild2:12.20
1985FitnahFreddy HeadCriquette HeadMiss H. Al Maktoum2:04.70
1986LacoviaFreddy HeadFrançois BoutinGerry Oldham2:06.70
1987Indian SkimmerSteve CauthenHenry CecilSheikh Mohammed2:10.10
1988Riviere d'OrGary W. MooreCriquette HeadJacques Wertheimer2:05.20
1989BeheraAlain LequeuxAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV2:02.10
1990Air de RienAlain BadelMyriam Bollack-BadelJacques Berès2:04.00
1991TrebleFreddy HeadCriquette HeadEdward Stephenson2:08.40
1992RosefinchSteve CauthenAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed2:05.00
1993IntrepidityThierry JarnetAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed2:04.80
1994Moonlight DanceThierry JarnetAndré FabreDaniel Wildenstein2:08.30
1995MuncieOlivier PeslierAndré FabreDaniel Wildenstein2:08.70
1996Luna WellsThierry JarnetAndré FabreJean-Luc Lagardère2:13.60
1997BrillianceOlivier PeslierPascal BaryEcurie Skymarc Farm2:09.10
1998ZaintaGérald MosséAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV2:03.20
1999Cerulean SkySylvain GuillotRobert ColletRichard Strauss2:06.30
2000Reve d'OscarAlain BadelMyriam Bollack-BadelMrs Guy de Châtelperron2:08.00
2001NadiaDominique BoeufCarlos Laffon-PariasMaktoum Al Maktoum2:08.60
2002MarottaThierry JarnetRichard GibsonAntoinette Oppenheimer2:03.00
2003FideliteOlivier PeslierCriquette Head-MaarekWertheimer et Frère2:06.30
2004Ask for the MoonIoritz MendizabalJean-Claude RougetJean-Pierre Dubois2:05.10
2005VadawinaChristophe SoumillonAndré FabreAga Khan IV2:02.80
2006GermanceIoritz MendizabalJean-Claude RougetNelson Radwan2:05.10
2007CoquerelleChristophe LemaireJean-Claude RougetEcurie des Monceaux2:11.10
2008Belle et CelebreChristophe LemaireAlain de Royer-DupréAliette Forien2:10.00
2009StacelitaChristophe LemaireJean-Claude RougetEcurie Monastic2:10.66
2010SarafinaGérald MosséAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV2:04.10
2011WaveringMickael BarzalonaAndré FabreGodolphin2:05.80
2012SagawaraChristophe LemaireAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV2:04.37
2013SilasolOlivier PeslierCarlos Laffon-PariasWertheimer et Frère2:10.53
2014VaziraChristophe SoumillonAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV2:08.45
2015Queen's JewelMaxime GuyonFreddy HeadWertheimer et Frère2:00.87
2016JemayelGrégory BenoistJean-Claude RougetAl Shaqab Racing2:07.93
2017SobetsuWilliam BuickCharlie ApplebyGodolphin2:05.92
2018LaurensP. J. McDonaldKarl BurkeJohn Dance2:08.39
2019SiyarafinaChristophe SoumillonAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV2:06.48
2020TawkeelCristian DemuroJean-Claude RougetHamdan Al Maktoum2:01.62
2021IncarvilleChristophe SoumillonDavid SmagaGerard Augustin-Normand2:10.45
2022Above The CurveRyan MooreJoseph Patrick O'BrienMagnier / Tabor / Smith / Westerberg2:06.25
2023Jannah RoseChristophe SoumillonCarlos Laffon-PariasAl Shira'aa Farms2:08.37
2024BirtheAurelien LemaitreLaura VanskaAlain Jathiere & Mme Christine Guilbert2:07.74

Earlier winners

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prix Saint-Alary. The French Black Type. 25 June 2018.
  2. Web site: European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2024 European programme of Flat black type races . British Horseracing Authority . 15 February 2024 . 13 February 2024.