Prix Jacques Le Marois

The Prix Jacques Le Marois is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

Prix Jacques Le Marois
Group 1 race
Northjet, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
LocationDeauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
Inaugurated1921
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorHaras de Fresnay-le-Buffard
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,600 metres (1 mile)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
excluding geldings[1]
Weight56½ kg (3yo); 59½ kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares[1]
Purse€1,000,000 (2018)
1st: €571,400[1]
Prix Jacques Le Marois
2019
Romanised Shaman Line of Duty

History

The event is named in memory of Jacques Le Marois (1865–1920), a president of the venue's former governing body, the Société des Courses de Deauville. It was established in 1921, and was originally restricted to three-year-olds.

Deauville Racecourse was closed during World War II, and the Prix Jacques Le Marois was cancelled in 1940. For the remainder of this period it was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43, 1945) and Longchamp (1944). It returned to Deauville in 1946, and was opened to horses aged four or older in 1952.

The Fresnay-le-Buffard stud farm became the sponsor of the Prix Jacques Le Marois in 1986. From this point the event was known as the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard-Jacques Le Marois.

The race was added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2010. The winner now earns an invitation to compete in the same year's Breeders' Cup Mile.[2]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Freddy Head – Carabella (1967), Lyphard (1972), Northjet (1981), Miesque (1987, 1988), Hector Protector (1991)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • François Boutin – Nonoalco (1974), Miesque (1987, 1988), Priolo (1990), Hector Protector (1991), Exit to Nowhere (1992), East of the Moon (1994)
  • André Fabre - Polish Precedent (1989), Miss Satamixa (1995), Vahorimix (2001), Banks Hill (2002), Manduro (2007), Esoterique (2015), Al Wukair (2017)

Leading owner (10 wins):

  • Marcel Boussac – Zariba (1922), Xander (1928), Cillas (1938), Semiramide (1939), Priam (1944), Coaraze (1945), Djelal (1947), Golestan (1948), Arbele (1952), Canthare (1953)

Winners since 1972
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1972 Lyphard 3 Freddy Head Alec Head Germaine Wertheimer 1:38.20
1973 Kalamoun 3 Henri Samani François Mathet Aga Khan IV 1:36.00
1974 Nonoalco 3 Lester Piggott François Boutin María Félix Berger 1:37.20
1975 Lianga 4 Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein 1:34.60
1976 Gravelines 4 Gary W. Moore Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein 1:35.10
1977 Flying Water 4 Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein 1:44.20
1978 Kenmare 3 Alain Badel François Mathet Guy de Rothschild 1:38.60
1979 Irish River 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr. Mrs Raymond Adès 1:35.40
1980 Nadjar 4 Alain Lequeux Aage Paus A. D. D. Rogers 1:38.40
1981 Northjet 4 Freddy Head Olivier Douieb Serge Fradkoff 1:34.50
1982 The Wonder 4 Pat Eddery Jacques de Chevigny Marquesa de Moratalla 1:35.50
1983 Luth Enchantee 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr. Paul de Moussac 1:35.90
1984 Lear Fan 3 Pat Eddery Guy Harwood Ahmed bin Salman 1:34.90
1985 Vin de France 3 Eric Legrix Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 1:38.20
1986 Lirung 4 Steve Cauthen Heinz Jentzsch Gestüt Fährhof 1:36.40
1987 Miesque 3 Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:36.00
1988 Miesque 4 Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:38.60
1989 Polish Precedent 3 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:37.30
1990 Priolo 3 Alain Lequeux François Boutin Ecurie Skymarc Farm 1:38.20
1991 Hector Protector 3 Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:39.40
1992 Exit to Nowhere 4 Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:40.80
1993 Sayyedati 3 Walter Swinburn Clive Brittain Mohamed Obaida 1:39.80
1994 East of the Moon 3 Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:35.70
1995 Miss Satamixa 3 Sylvain Guillot André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 1:35.70
1996 Spinning World 3 Cash Asmussen Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 1:39.10
1997 Spinning World 4 Cash Asmussen Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 1:34.40
1998 Taiki Shuttle 4 Yukio Okabe Kazuo Fujisawa Taiki Farm 1:37.40
1999 Dubai Millennium 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:44.30
2000 Muhtathir 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:34.60
2001 Vahorimix [a] 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 1:38.80
2002 Banks Hill 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:35.00
2003 Six Perfections 3 Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Niarchos Family 1:38.30
2004 Whipper 3 Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard Strauss 1:38.40
2005 Dubawi 3 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:37.90
2006 Librettist 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:43.10
2007 Manduro 5 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Georg von Ullmann 1:37.40
2008 Tamayuz 3 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:36.40
2009 Goldikova 4 Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:33.50
2010 Makfi 3 Christophe Soumillon Mikel Delzangles Mathieu Offenstadt 1:39.40
2011 Immortal Verse 3 Gérald Mossé Robert Collet Richard Strauss 1:38.30
2012 Excelebration 4 Christophe Soumillon Aidan O'Brien Smith / Magnier / Tabor 1:34.60
2013 Moonlight Cloud 5 Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head George Strawbridge, Jr. 1:33.39
2014 Kingman 3 James Doyle John Gosden Khalid Abdullah 1:41.90
2015 Esoterique 5 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Édouard de Rothschild 1:36.12
2016 Ribchester 3 William Buick Richard Fahey Godolphin 1:36.16
2017 Al Wukair 3 Frankie Dettori André Fabre Al Shaqab Racing 1:38.51
2018 Alpha Centauri 3 Colm O'Donoghue Jessica Harrington Niarchos family 1:34.27
2019 Romanised 3 Billy Lee Ken Condon Robert Ng 1:35.16

a Proudwings finished first in 2001, but she was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry.

Earlier winners
  • 1921: Guerriere
  • 1922: Zariba
  • 1923: Sir Gallahad
  • 1924: Ivain
  • 1925: Coram
  • 1926: Saint Fortunat
  • 1927: Vitamine
  • 1928: Xander
  • 1929: Slipper
  • 1930: Pontet Canet
  • 1931: Pearl Cap
  • 1932: Henin
  • 1933: Arpette
  • 1934: Shining Tor
  • 1935: Aromate
  • 1936: King Kong
  • 1937: En Fraude
  • 1938: Cillas
  • 1939: Semiramide
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: Princesse Palatine
  • 1942: Fine Art
  • 1943: Dogat
  • 1944: Priam
  • 1945: Coaraze
  • 1946: Sayani
  • 1947: Djelal
  • 1948: Golestan
  • 1949: Amour Drake
  • 1950: Fort Napoleon
  • 1951: Seigneur
  • 1952: Arbele
  • 1953: Canthare
  • 1954: Ti Moun
  • 1955: Klairon
  • 1956: Buisson Ardent
  • 1957: Balbo
  • 1958: Coup de Canon
  • 1959: Sallymount
  • 1960: Djebel Traffic
  • 1961: Net
  • 1962: Lebon M L
  • 1963: Hula Dancer
  • 1964: La Bamba
  • 1965: Astaria
  • 1966: The Marshal
  • 1967: Carabella
  • 1968: Luthier
  • 1969: Gris Vitesse
  • 1970: Priamos
  • 1971: Dictus

See also

References
  1. "Prix Jacques le Marois". The French Black Type. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. "2012 Breeders' Cup Challenge Schedule" (PDF). breederscup.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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