| Class: | Group 3 |
| Horse Race: | Prix Minerve |
| Location: | Deauville Racecourse Deauville, France |
| Inaugurated: | 1925 |
| Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website: | france-galop.com |
| Distance: | 2,500 metres (1m 4½f)[1] |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Track: | Right-handed |
| Qualification: | Three-year-old fillies exc. G1 winners this year |
| Weight: | 55 kg Penalties 3 kg for Group 2 winners * 2 kg for Group 3 winners * * since January 1 |
| Purse: | €80,000 (2021) 1st: €40,000 |
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The Prix Minerve is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 2,500 metres (about 1 mile and 4½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event is named after Minerva, the Roman goddess of crafts and wisdom. It was established in 1925, and it was originally called the Prix de Minerve. It was initially staged at Le Tremblay with a distance of 2,000 metres.
The race was abandoned in 1940, and for a period thereafter it was contested over 2,100 metres at Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43) and Auteuil (1944). It returned to Le Tremblay in 1945, and its former distance was restored in 1946. It was held at Longchamp from 1948 to 1950, and on the last two occasions it was run over 2,100 metres.
Le Tremblay closed in 1967, and the Prix de Minerve began a five-year spell at Chantilly the following year. It was transferred to Évry in 1973, and extended to 2,400 metres in 1976. The present version of its title, without the "de", was introduced in 1987.
The Prix Minerve took place at Saint-Cloud in 1993, and for the next three years it continued at Évry. It moved to Deauville in 1997, and at this point it was increased to 2,500 metres. The race was sponsored by Shadwell from 2005 to 2010.
Leading jockey (7 wins):
Leading trainer (10 wins):
Leading owner (11 wins):
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| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | ||||
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| 1979 | width=139px | Anifa | width=152px | Henri Samani | width=149px | Mitri Saliba | width=151px | Mahmoud Fustok | |
| 1980 | Great Verdict | Henri Samani | Georges Bridgland | Mrs Paul L. Hexter | |||||
| 1981 | Anitra's Dance | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer | |||||
| 1982 | Perlee | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | |||||
| 1983 | Rajpoura | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:32.00 | ||||
| 1984 | Lady Tamara | Henri Samani | Jean-Marie Béguigné | N. A. Souter | 2:33.60 | ||||
| 1985 | Gamberta | Guy Guignard | Georges Mikhalidès | Ibrahim Moubarak | 2:32.60 | ||||
| 1986 | Sharaniya | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:32.90 | ||||
| 1987 | Daralinsha | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:33.43 | ||||
| 1988 | Mystery Rays | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 2:28.83 | ||||
| 1989 | Colorado Dancer | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:29.95 | ||||
| 1990 | Wajd | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:27.46 | ||||
| 1991 | Lady Blessington | Dominique Boeuf | J. M. de Choubersky | Jeffrey Siegel | 2:32.92 | ||||
| 1992 | Linnga | Guy Guignard | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:30.72 | ||||
| 1993 | Bright Moon | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:35.60 | ||||
| 1994 | Sharamana | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:47.29 | ||||
| 1995 | Danefair | Guy Guignard | Maurice Zilber | Khalid Abdullah | 2:40.73 | ||||
| 1996 | L'Annee Folle | Thierry Gillet | François Doumen | M. Somerset-Leeke | 2:28.42 | ||||
| 1997 | Kassana | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:38.90 | ||||
| 1998 | Isle de France | Alain Junk | André Fabre | Michael Tabor | 2:42.90 | ||||
| 1999 | Prairie Runner | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:42.00 | ||||
| 2000 | Folie Danse | Davy Bonilla | Yves de Nicolay | Christian Thulliez | 2:46.50 | ||||
| 2001 | Lime Gardens | Eddie Ahern | Michael Grassick | Jim Higgins | 2:46.40 | ||||
| 2002 | Tigertail | Thierry Gillet | Rod Collet | Georges Coude | 2:42.60 | ||||
| 2003 | Whortleberry | Thierry Jarnet | François Rohaut | Jacques Berès | 2:43.20 | ||||
| 2004 | Silverskaya | Ioritz Mendizabal | Jean-Claude Rouget | Earl Champ Gignoux | 2:55.90 | ||||
| 2005 | Oiseau Rare | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:50.60 | ||||
| 2006 | Maroussies Wings | Olivier Peslier | Patrick Haslam | Renata Jacobs | 2:50.00 | ||||
| 2007 | Synopsis | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:41.40 | ||||
| 2008 | Dar Re Mi | Olivier Peslier | John Gosden | Lord Lloyd-Webber | 2:50.20 | ||||
| 2009 | Kalla | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Karin von Ullmann | 2:43.30 | ||||
| 2010 | Announce | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:46.80 | ||||
| 2011 | Shareta | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:41.73 | ||||
| 2012 | Forces of Darkness | Grégory Benoist | Fabrice Vermeulen | G. Augustin-Normand | 2:40.70 | ||||
| 2013 | Pomology | William Buick | John Gosden | Princess Haya of Jordan | 2:41.80 | ||||
| 2014 | Zarshana | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:49.23 | ||||
| 2015 | Candarliya | Alexis Badel | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:45.79 | ||||
| 2016 | Golden Valentine | Aurelien Lemaitre | Freddy Head | LNJ Foxwoods | 2:44.70 | ||||
| 2017 | God Given | Jamie Spencer | Luca Cumani | St Albans Bloodstock | 2:43.67 | ||||
| 2018 | Worth Waiting | Stéphane Pasquier | David Lanigan | Saif Ali | 2:43.51 | ||||
| 2019 | Tamniah | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Prince A. A. Faisal | 2:46.94 | ||||
| 2020 | Wonderful Tonight | Tony Piccone | David Menuisier | Chris Wright | 2:54.11 | ||||
| 2021 | Free Wind | Frankie Dettori | John & Thady Gosden | George Strawbridge | 2:46.16 | ||||
| 2022 | Eternal Pearl | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:42.83 |
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