Prix de Psyché explained

Class:Group 3
Horse Race:Prix de Psyché
Location:Deauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
Inaugurated:1969
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Website:france-galop.com
Distance:2,000 metres (1¼ miles)[1]
Surface:Turf
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:Three-year-old fillies
exc. G2 winners this year
Weight:56 kg
Penalties
2 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since January 1
Purse:56,000 (2020)
1st: €28,000

|}The Prix de Psyché 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 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.

The event is named after Psyche, a figure in Greek mythology, a character from a novel by Apuleius, and also the title of the play Psyché.

The race was established in 1969, and its conditions have remained unchanged since its creation. It was given Group 3 status in 1980.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

----Leading trainer (5 wins):

----Leading owner (4 wins):

Winners since 1979

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Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1979Liki LikiJean-Claude DesaintJ. C. Cunnington George Ohrstrom
1980Sovereign DonaPat EdderyStuart MurlessWalter Vischer2:08.9
1981SangueAlain LequeuxMaurice ZilberNaji Nahas
1982ZinzaraPat EdderyHarry WraggPhilip Oppenheimer
1983Green ReefMaurice PhilipperonJohn Cunnington Jr.Mrs Raymond Adès
1984TreiziemeAlain LequeuxMaurice ZilberThomas P. Tatham
1985La KoumiaYves Saint-MartinRobert ColletRobert Sangster
1986DararaYves Saint-MartinAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV
1987Invited GuestSteve CauthenRobert ArmstrongRandall Dee Hubbard2:05.0
1988AshayerPat EdderyJohn DunlopHamdan Al Maktoum2:05.2
1989AlcandoPat EdderyCharlie JamesNicholas Cowan2:08.0
1990Vue CavaliereÉric LegrixJean-Marie BéguignéD. M. Kendall2:10.2
1991LorymayaGérald MosséFrançois BoutinJean-Luc Lagardère2:08.8
1992PalomelleOlivier DoleuzeAntonio SpanuPatrick Rayez2:12.6
1993Danse RoyaleLester PiggottMichael GrassickPatricia O'Kelly2:07.0
1994AgatheOlivier PeslierAndré FabreDaniel Wildenstein2:07.6
1995Angel in My HeartCash AsmussenJohn HammondStavros Niarchos2:07.2
1996SangriaOlivier PeslierAndré FabreDaniel Wildenstein2:15.0
1997TenuousSylvain GuillotPascal BaryKhalid Abdullah2:11.0
1998BardonecchiaVincenzo MezzatestaLuigi CamiciVilla Dosia SRL2:10.5
1999WellunaAndrasch StarkeHans BlumeStall Kaiserberg2:13.6
2000HidalguiaGérald MosséJean de RoualleEnrique Sarasola2:05.9
2001Luna KyaJean-René DuboscJean-Claude RougetJean-Luc Lagardère2:07.1
2002SerisiaThierry ThulliezPascal BaryLady O'Reilly2:12.0
2003CommercanteIoritz MendizabalJean-Marie BéguignéEcurie Fabien Ouaki2:06.8
2004QuilangaGary StevensAndreas WöhlerGestüt Fährhof2:08.0
2005Satwa QueenÉric LegrixJean de RoualleSteven & Gillian Lamprell2:10.3
2006ChaibiaDominique BoeufDavid SmagaMalcolm Parrish2:07.5
2007VadapolinaStéphane PasquierAndré FabreAga Khan IV2:07.4
2008Top TossChristophe SoumillonYves de NicolayEcurie Skymarc Farm2:09.8
2009Board MeetingAnthony CrastusÉlie LelloucheEcurie Wildenstein2:05.0
2010ZagoraIoritz MendizabalJean-Claude RougetMartin S. Schwartz2:05.0
2011DalaruaStéphane PasquierStéphane WattelHaras de la Perelle2:06.2
2012LeaupartieGregory BenoistFabrice ChappetGerard Augustin-Normand2:04.3
2013TasadayPierre-Charles BoudotAndré FabreGodolphin2:09.07
2014Be My GalFrankie DettoriRoger CharltonJohn Deer2:03.87
2015BourreeEddy HardouinAndreas LoweStall Lenau2:05.93
2016Left HandMaxime GuyonCarlos Laffon-PariasWertheimer et Frère2:07.87
2017Vue FantastiqueOlivier PeslierFabrice Chappet Martin S. Schwartz2:05.30
2018HomeriquePierre-Charles BoudotFancis-Henri GraffardEcurie de Montlahuc2:08.12
2019Villa MarinaOlivier PeslierCarlos Laffon-PariasSarl Darpat France2:09.59
2020RaabihahCristian DemuroJean-Claude RougetHamdan Al Maktoum2:02.81
2021PenjaCristian DemuroJean-Claude RougetDaniel-Yves Treves2:07.66
2022TrevaunanceShane FoleyJessica HarringtonMoyglare Stud2:07.10

Earlier winners

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prix de Psyche . The French Black Type . 1 August 2020.