Prix du Calvados

Prix du Calvados

Group 3 race
Location	Deauville Racecourse Deauville, France
Inaugurated	1970
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Longines
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	1,400 metres (7f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies excluding Group 2 winners
Weight	55 kg Penalties 3 kg for Group 3 winners
Purse	€80,000 (2016) 1st: €40,000

The Prix du Calvados is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event is named after Calvados, the department in which Deauville is located. It was established in 1970, and it was initially contested over 1,300 metres. It was extended to 1,400 metres and given Group 3 status in 1977.

The Prix du Calvados is currently the first Group race of the year in France exclusively for two-year-old fillies. It was sponsored by PMU since 2013 and by Longines since 2014.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

• Yves Saint-Martin – Theia (1975), Lady Jane Grey (1977), Rayonnante (1985)
• Freddy Head – Maximova (1982), Savannah's Honor (1987), Fairy Path (1994)

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Leading trainer (4 wins):

• François Boutin – Joberane (1973), Bernica (1980), Whakilyric (1986), Savannah's Honor (1987)

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Leading owner (3 wins):

• Sir Michael Sobell – Waterway (1978), Helen Street (1984), Arousal (1989)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1975	Theia	Yves Saint-Martin	Raymond Touflan	Baronne de Lopez-Taragoya
1976	Virgin		John Cunnington
1977	Lady Jane Grey	Yves Saint-Martin	M Clement	C Thieriot	1:26.8
1978	Waterway	Alfred Gibert	Aage Paus	Michael Sobell	1:25.7
1979	Zolinana	Fabrice Pegurri	Jean Laumain	Hubert Seutet	1:28.6
1980	Bernica	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Jean Ternynck	1:24.7
1981	Exclusive Order	Dominique Vincent	John Cunnington, Jr.	Paul de Moussac
1982	Maximova	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Haras d'Etreham
1983	Almeira	Dominique Vincent	J. C. Cunnington	Countess Batthyany	1:24.0
1984	Helen Street	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sir Michael Sobell	1:22.9
1985	Rayonnante	Yves Saint-Martin	Robert Collet	Mrs Daniel Bertrand	1:30.7
1986	Whakilyric	Eric Saint-Martin	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:29.2
1987	Savannah's Honor	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Allen Paulson	1:30.4
1988	Oczy Czarnie	Tony Cruz	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Edouard E. de Rothschild	1:24.9
1989	Arousal	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sir Michael Sobell	1:30.4
1990	Green Pola	William Mongil	Georges Mikhalidès	Alan Clore	1:27.6
1991	Verveine	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	1:25.3
1992	Cox Orange	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:30.0
1993	Far Mist	Gérald Mossé	Francesco Flachi	Jean-Pierre Lore	1:25.3
1994	Fairy Path	Freddy Head	David Smaga	Lord Weinstock	1:28.1
1995	Blushing Gleam	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	1:28.3
1996	Shigeru Summit	Mathieu Boutin	Cédric Boutin	Ryoki Tanaka	1:25.9
1997	Woodland Melody	Olivier Peslier	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Sangster	1:27.3
1998	Kareymah	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	Ahmed Al Maktoum	1:26.7
1999	Lady Vettori	Thierry Gillet	François Rohaut	Andrew Crichton
2000	Ascension	Cash Asmussen	Mick Channon	Norman Cheng	1:25.3
2001	Ya Hajar	Steve Drowne	Mick Channon	Jaber Abdullah	1:23.7
2002	Six Perfections	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	Niarchos Family	1:24.3
2003	Green Swallow	Thierry Gillet	Philippe Demercastel	John Amerman	1:27.1
2004	Cours de la Reine	Christophe Soumillon	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Classic St Gatien P'ship	1:32.3
2005	Confidential Lady	Jean-Bernard Eyquem	Sir Mark Prescott	Cheveley Park Stud	1:28.3
2006	Charlotte O Fraise	Christophe Lemaire	Rod Collet	Paul Vidal	1:30.5
2007	Proviso	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:21.1
2008	Elusive Wave	Christophe Lemaire	Jean-Claude Rouget	Marc de Chambure	1:26.2
2009	Joanna	Dario Vargiu	Bruno Grizzetti	Allevamento dei Sette	1:22.1
2010	Mambia	Davy Bonilla	Joel Boisnard	Raymond Luce	1:24.0
2011	Elusive Kate	Olivier Peslier	John Gosden	Magnolia Racing / Hood	1:25.6
2012	Purr Along	Umberto Rispoli	William Muir	Muir Racing Prtnshp - Manchester	1:24.9
2013	Sandiva	Frankie Dettori	Richard Fahey	Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani	1:22.27
2014	Queen Bee	Gregory Benoist	Elie Lellouche	G Augustin-Normand & Ecurie La Boetie	1:29.21
2015	Great Page	Christophe Soumillon	Richard Hannon Jr.	Middleham Park Racing LXXVIII	1:23.17
2016	Cavale Doree	Julien Auge	Christophe Ferland	Ecurie Mill Reef Sas	1:25.31

Earlier winners

• 1972: Fiery Diplomat
• 1973: Joberane
• 1974: Margravine

See also

• List of French flat horse races

References

• France Galop / Racing Post:
  • "1979"., "1980"., "1981"., "1982"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987"., "1988".
  • "1989"., "1990"., "1991"., "1992"., "1993"., "1994"., "1995"., "1996"., "1997"., "1998".
  • "1999"., "2000"., "2001"., "2002"., "2003"., "2004"., "2005"., "2006"., "2007"., "2008".
  • "2009"., "2010"., "2011"., "2012"., "2013"., "2014"., "2015"., "2016".

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• galop.courses-france.com – Prix du Calvados – Palmarès depuis 1983.
• galopp-sieger.de – Prix du Calvados.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix du Calvados (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Prix du Calvados – Deauville.