Prix Kergorlay

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Prix Kergorlay
Group 2 race
File:Shafaraz.jpg
Shafaraz, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
Location Deauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
Inaugurated 1864
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Darley
Website france-galop.com
Race information
Distance 3,000 metres (1⅞ miles)
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight 53 kg (3yo); 59 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
2 kg for Group 1 winners *
1 kg for Group 2 winners *
* since August 1 last year
Purse 130,000 (2015)
1st: €74,100

The Prix Kergorlay is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 3,000 metres (about 1⅞ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event was established in 1864, and it was originally called the Prix de la Société d'Encouragement. It was named after the Société d'Encouragement, a governing body of horse racing in France. The inaugural running was part of Deauville's first ever race meeting, and the prize money for the winning owner was 5,100 francs. In its early years the event was contested over 3,000 metres. It was cancelled because of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.

The race became known as the Prix de Longchamps in 1875. It was cut to 2,800 metres in 1889, and to 2,600 metres in 1896. It was extended to 3,400 metres in 1907.

It was renamed in memory of Florian de Kergorlay (died October 1910), a former chairman of the Société des Courses de Deauville, in 1911. The Prix Florian de Kergorlay was abandoned throughout World War I, and it returned with a distance of 3,000 metres in 1919.

The title of the race was shortened to the Prix Kergorlay in 1929. It was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1940 and 1941. The event's usual venue was closed during this period, so it was staged temporarily at Le Tremblay (1942–43) and Longchamp (1944–45).

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Fourire – 1899, 1900
  • Sea Sick – 1909, 1910
  • La Francaise – 1911, 1912
  • Ardan1945, 1946
  • Celadon – 1963, 1965

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Arthur Watkins – Vertugadin (1866), Ruy Blas (1867), Dutch Tar (1868), L'Aspirant (1870)
  • George SternSaxon (1901), Genial (1905), Sauge Pourpree (1908), Grillemont (1923)
  • Jacques DoyasbèreMarsyas (1944), Ardan (1945, 1946), Lavarede (1951)
  • Maurice PhilipperonWaylay (1966), Homeric (1972), Valuta (1973), Tipperary Fixer (1981)
  • Cash AsmussenKing Luthier (1986), Top Sunrise (1989), Turgeon (1991), Sought Out (1992)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

  • Henry Jennings – Ruy Blas (1867), Dutch Tar (1868), L'Aspirant (1870), Revigny (1873), Montargis (1874), Basquine (1876), Giboulee (1877), Mourle (1879), Arbitre (1880)

Leading owner (6 wins):

  • Alexandre Aumont – Revigny (1873), Basquine (1876), Mademoiselle de Senlis (1883), Siberie (1888), Nativa (1890), Floreal (1891)

Winners since 1980

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1980 Marson 5 Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet Michel Engel
1981 Tipperary Fixer 3 Maurice Philipperon John Fellows Ben Arbib
1982 Valentinian 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 12th Earl of Scarbrough 3:12.1
1983 Kelbomec 7 Jean-Claude Desaint J. C. Cunnington Mrs Jacques Barker 3:10.2
1984 South Gale 4 Guy Guignard Mick Bartholomew Jean-François Gribomont 3:09.1
1985 Faburola 4 Eric Legrix Patrick Biancone Jules Ouaki 3:25.5
1986 King Luthier 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Joseph Atrib
1987 Almaarad 4 Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 3:14.1
1988 Apalachee Prince 3 Eric Legrix Jean de Roualle Arthur I. Appleton 3:10.2
1989 Top Sunrise 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Charles E. Schmidt 3:11.5
1990 Al Maheb 4 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart Hamdan Al Maktoum 3:14.3
1991 Turgeon [a] 5 Cash Asmussen Jonathan Pease George Strawbridge 3:15.2
1992 Sought Out 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Lord Weinstock 3:25.4
1993 Raintrap 3 Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 3:25.7
1994 Molesnes 4 Olivier Peslier Marcel Rolland Michel Perret 3:25.1
1995 Peckinpah's Soul 3 Freddy Head David Smaga Ecurie Leader 3:18.7
1996 Kassani 4 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:16.1
1997 Classic Cliche 5 John Reid Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 3:20.9
1998 Arctic Owl 4 Kieren Fallon James Fanshawe The Owl Society 3:13.9
1999 Kayf Tara 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 3:21.9
2000 Persian Punch 7 Richard Hughes David Elsworth Jeff Smith 3:14.4
2001 Generic 6 Alain Junk Jean-Paul Gallorini Teodoro Biasioli 3:20.4
2002 Cut Quartz 5 Christophe Lemaire Richard Gibson Antoinette Kavanagh 3:11.8
2003 Darasim 5 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Markus Graff 3:14.6
2004 Gold Medallist 4 Richard Hughes David Elsworth Jeff Smith 3:20.9
2005 Alcazar 10 Michael Fenton Hughie Morrison Repard / Melrose et al. 3:18.0
2006 Lord du Sud 5 Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Béatrice Hermelin 3:20.7
2007 Getaway 4 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Georg von Ullmann 3:22.1
2008 Ponte Tresa 5 Olivier Peslier Yves de Nicolay Erika Hilger 3:12.1
2009 Schiaparelli 6 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 3:09.9
2010 Americain 5 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Ryan / Bamford 3:13.2
2011 Jukebox Jury 5 Neil Callan Mark Johnston Alan Spence 3:14.2
2012 Joshua Tree 5 Ryan Moore Marco Botti Al Nabooda & Albahou 3:17.7
2013 Verema 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:22.09
2014 Protectionist 4 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Dr Christoph Berglar 3:30.08
2015 Alex My Boy 4 Olivier Peslier Andreas Wöhler Jaber Abdullah 3:19.42

a Further Flight finished first in 1991, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners

  • 1864: Nobility
  • 1865: La Reine Berthe
  • 1866: Vertugadin
  • 1867: Ruy Blas
  • 1868: Dutch Tar
  • 1869: Clotho
  • 1870: L'Aspirant
  • 1871: no race
  • 1872: Bivouac
  • 1873: Revigny
  • 1874: Montargis
  • 1875: Nougat
  • 1876: Basquine
  • 1877: Giboulee
  • 1878: Gift
  • 1879: Mourle
  • 1880: Arbitre
  • 1881: Castillon
  • 1882: Aquilin
  • 1883: Mademoiselle de Senlis
  • 1884: Escogriffe
  • 1885: Cafe Procope / Vicq *
  • 1886: Fripon
  • 1887: Brisolier
  • 1888: Siberie
  • 1889: Prix Fixe
  • 1890: Nativa
  • 1891: Floreal
  • 1892: Galette
  • 1893: Boissiere
  • 1894:
  • 1895: Lutin
  • 1896: Le Sagittaire
  • 1897: Riposte
  • 1898: Hawamdieh
  • 1899: Fourire
  • 1900: Fourire
  • 1901: Saxon
  • 1902: Maximum
  • 1903: Ex Voto
  • 1904: Turenne
  • 1905: Genial
  • 1906: Maintenon
  • 1907: Punta Gorda
  • 1908: Sauge Pourpree
  • 1909: Sea Sick
  • 1910: Sea Sick
  • 1911: La Francaise
  • 1912: La Francaise
  • 1913: Predicateur
  • 1914–18: no race
  • 1919: Tullamore
  • 1920: Juveigneur
  • 1921: Nouvel An
  • 1922: Keror
  • 1923: Grillemont
  • 1924: Isola Bella
  • 1925: Dark Diamond
  • 1926: Asteroide
  • 1927: Sou du Franc
  • 1928: Bois Josselyn
  • 1929: Innoxa
  • 1930: Trie Chateau
  • 1931: Deiri
  • 1932: Fog Horn
  • 1933: La Souriciere
  • 1934: Dark Dew
  • 1935: Prince Achille
  • 1936: Le Vizir
  • 1937: Khasnadar
  • 1938: Molitor
  • 1939: Premier Baiser
  • 1940–41: no race
  • 1942: Vigilance
  • 1943: Verso II
  • 1944: Marsyas
  • 1945: Ardan
  • 1946: Ardan
  • 1947: Souverain
  • 1948: Bey
  • 1949: Espace Vital
  • 1950: Ciel Etoile
  • 1951: Lavarede
  • 1952: Fast Fox
  • 1953: Silex
  • 1954: Elu
  • 1955: Macip
  • 1956: Pont Levis
  • 1957: Romantisme
  • 1958: Achaz
  • 1959: Vieux Chateau
  • 1960: Grand Schelem
  • 1961: Gisors
  • 1962: Bounteous
  • 1963: Celadon
  • 1964: Ashavan
  • 1965: Celadon
  • 1966: Waylay
  • 1967: Mehari
  • 1968: Pardallo
  • 1969: Pandora Bay
  • 1970: Reindeer
  • 1971: Miss Dan
  • 1972: Homeric
  • 1973: Valuta
  • 1974: Ribecourt
  • 1975: Moss Trooper
  • 1976: Citoyen
  • 1977: Solaro
  • 1978: Shafaraz
  • 1979: Campero

* The 1885 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also

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