The Prix du Calvados is a Group 2 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.
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Deauville Racecourse Deauville, France |
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| Inaugurated | 1970 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Shadwell Racing |
| Website | france-galop.com |
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| Distance | 1,400 metres (7f)[1] |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Two-year-old fillies excluding Group 2 winners[1] |
| Weight | 55 kg Penalties 3 kg for Group 3 winners[1] |
| Purse | €130,000 (2021) 1st: €74,100[1] |
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| Simmering | Fraise Des Bois | Iron Bird |
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| Les Pavots | Ornellaia | Laulne |
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| Wed | Sparkling Beauty | Never Ending Story |
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| Accakaba | Fleur D'Iris | Oscula |
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| 2020 | ||
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| Fev Rover | Plainchant | King's Harlequin |
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| Tropbeau | Marieta | Walk In Marrakesh |
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| Beyond Reason | Lagrandecatherine | Sicilia |
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| Polydream | Laurens | Bonita Fransisca |
| 2016 | ||
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| Cavale Doree | Asidious Alexander | Baileys Showgirl |
| 2015 | ||
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| Great Page | Marenko | Katie's Diamond |
| 2014 | ||
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| Queen Bee | Calypso Beat | Sivoliere |
| 2013 | ||
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| Sandiva | Straight Thinking | Stormyra |
| 2012 | ||
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| Purr Along | Sara Lucille | Premier Steps |
| 2011 | ||
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| Elusive Kate | Mashoora | Switcher |
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| Mambia | Miss Fifty | Fork Handles |
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| Joanna | Virginia Hall | American Nizzy |
| 2008 | ||
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| Elusive Wave | Ana Americana | Queen America |
| 2007 | ||
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| Proviso | Laureldean Gale | Lady Deauville |
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| Charlotte O Fraise | Poltava | Mpumalanga |
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| Confidential Lady | Quiet Royal | Queensalsa |
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| Cours De La Reine | Royal Copenhagen | Gorella |
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| Green Swallow | Via Milano | Leila |
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| Six Perfections | Londonnetdotcom | The Wise Lady |
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| Ya Hajar | Lady High Havens | Bashful |
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| Ascension | Wooden Doll | Peaceful Paradise |
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| Lady Vettori | Cap Coz | Guthrun |
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| Kareymah | Stella Berine | Tycoon's Dolce |
| 1997 | ||
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| Woodland Melody | Sainte Marine | Seralia |
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| Shigeru Summit | Dame D'Harvard | Green Lady |
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| Blushing Gleam | Like A Hawk | Wedding Gift |
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| Fairy Path | Queen's Gallery | Malafemmena |
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| Far Mist | Cherokee Rose | Blue Burgee |
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| Cox Orange | Rouquette | Sissingaya |
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| Verveine | Stormagain | Guislaine |
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| Green Pola | Magic Night | Danzante |
History
editThe 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 from 2014 to 2016. The race was upgraded from Group 3 to Group 2 in 2018.
Records
editLeading 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)
- Christophe Soumillon - Cours de la Reine (2004), Great Page (2015), Fev Rover (2020)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- François Boutin – Joberane (1973), Bernica (1980), Whakilyric (1986), Savannah's Honor (1987)
Leading owner (3 wins):
- Sir Michael Sobell – Waterway (1978), Helen Street (1984), Arousal (1989)
Winners since 1975
edit| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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| 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 | Élie 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 | Élie 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 |
| 2017 | Polydream | Maxime Guyon | Freddy Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:23.21 |
| 2018 | Beyond Reason | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:26.57 |
| 2019 | Tropbeau | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Lady Bamford | 1:24.10 |
| 2020 | Fev Rover | Christophe Soumillon | Richard Fahey | Nick Bradley Racing 43 & Partner | 1:27.53 |
| 2021 | Accakaba | Maxime Guyon | Christophe Ferland | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:24.73 |
| 2022 | Wed | Cristian Demuro | Maurizio Guarnieri | Mohamed Saeed Al Shahi | 1:23.94 |
| 2023 | Les Pavots | Mickael Barzalona | Francis-Henri Graffard | Haras D'Etreham & Craig Bernick | 1:27.07 |
| 2024 | Simmering | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Ollie Sangster | Al Shaqab Racing | 1:25.84 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1972: Fiery Diplomat
- 1973: Joberane
- 1974: Margravine
See also
editReferences
edit- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix du Calvados.
- 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 (2017).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix du Calvados – Deauville.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d "Prix du Calvados". The French Black Type. Retrieved 22 August 2020.