Prix de Royallieu

Prix de Royallieu

Group 2 race
Location	Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Qatar
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,500 metres (1m 4½f)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up fillies and mares exc. G1 winners this or last year
Weight	54 kg (3yo); 57½ kg (4yo+) Penalties 3 kg for Group 2 winners * 3 kg if two Group 3 wins * * since January 1
Purse	€250,000 (2015) 1st: €142,500

The Prix de Royallieu is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,500 metres (about 1 mile and 4½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.

History

The event is named after Royallieu, an area where the stables of Frédéric de Lagrange were located in the late 19th century. The original version was open to horses of either gender aged three or older. It was contested over 3,000 metres in late October.

The race was restricted to three-year-old fillies and cut to 2,600 metres in 1922. It was cancelled in 1939 and 1940 because of World War II. For the following two years it was run at Le Tremblay over 2,500 metres, and it resumed at Longchamp in 1943.

The Prix de Royallieu was opened to older fillies and mares in 1965. It was given Group 3 status in 1971, and was shortened to 2,500 metres in 1972.

The event was promoted to Group 2 level and moved to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 1988. The latter race is traditionally held on the first Sunday of October.

Records

Most successful horse since 1922:

• no horse has won this race more than once since 1922

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Leading jockey since 1922 (6 wins):

• Gérald Mossé – Saganeca (1991), Dalara (1994), Mouramara (2000), Daryakana (2009), Maria Royal (2010), Frine (2014)

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Leading trainer since 1922 (8 wins):

• Alain de Royer-Dupré – Euliya (1984), Sharaniya (1986), Dalara (1994), Daryakana (2009), Maria Royal (2010), Dalkala (2012), Ebiyza (2013), Candarliya (2015)

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Leading owner since 1922 (8 wins):

• HH Aga Khan IV – Euliya (1984), Sharaniya (1986), Dalara (1994), Mouramara (2000), Daryakana (2009), Dalkala (2012), Ebiyza (2013), Candarliya (2015)

Winners since 1975

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1975	Gramy	4	Maurice Philipperon	E. Chevalier du Fau	Pierre Ribes
1976	Paint the Town	3	Maurice Philipperon	John Fellows	Peggy Augustus	2:52.60
1977	Trillion	3	Alain Badel	François Mathet	Hunt / Stephenson
1978	Amazer	3	Yves Saint-Martin	Maurice Zilber	Nelson Bunker Hunt
1979	Sealy	3	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head
1980	Mariella	3	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Gerry Oldham	2:49.30
1981	Don't Sulk	3	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos
1982	Gipsy Road	3	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Peter Goulandris
1983	High Hawk	3	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Sheikh Mohammed	2:39.90
1984	Euliya	3	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:47.80
1985	Mersey	3	Eric Legrix	Patrick Biancone	Daniel Wildenstein	2:41.00
1986	Sharaniya	3	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:40.40
1987	Her Highness	3	Richard Briard	Georges Bridgland	Georges Bridgland	2:46.30
1988	Summer Trip	3	Alfred Gibert	John Fellows	Robin Scully	2:41.60
1989	Passionaria	3	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	D. M. Kendall	2:38.90
1990	Madame Dubois	3	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	Cliveden Stud	2:42.60
1991	Saganeca	3	Gérald Mossé	Antonio Spanu	Ecurie Matemy Farm	2:41.90
1992	Fabulous Hostess	4	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:53.80
1993	Halesia	4	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Enrique Sarasola	2:49.00
1994	Dalara	3	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:42.20
1995	Russian Snows	3	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	Sheikh Mohammed	2:47.00
1996	Annaba	3	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Sheikh Mohammed	2:43.20
1997	Tulipa	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:39.40
1998	Lexa	4	Dominique Boeuf	Helena van Zuylen	Thierry van Zuylen	2:44.80
1999	Fairy Queen	3	Sylvain Guillot	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	3:03.80
2000	Mouramara	3	Gérald Mossé	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	2:37.50
2001	Moon Queen	3	Frankie Dettori	Jean-Claude Rouget	Joseph Allen	2:49.30
2002	Dance Routine	3	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:39.40
2003	Moon Search	4	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:48.60
2004	Samando	4	Stéphane Pasquier	François Doumen	Hans Wirth	2:39.40
2005	Oiseau Rare	3	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Bethy Lagardère	2:40.30
2006	Montare	4	Olivier Peslier	Jonathan Pease	George Strawbridge	2:39.50
2007	Anna Pavlova	4	Frankie Dettori	Richard Fahey	Galaxy Racing	2:41.30
2008	Balladeuse	3	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Wertheimer et Frère	2:38.30
2009	Daryakana	3	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:38.40
2010	Maria Royal	3	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Slim Chiboub	2:49.60
2011	Sea of Heartbreak	4	Olivier Peslier	Roger Charlton	D. G. Hardisty B'stock	2:53.90
2012	Dalkala	3	Christophe Lemaire	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:57.04
2013	Ebiyza	3	Christophe Lemaire	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:44.17
2014	Frine	4	Gérald Mossé	Carlos Laffon-Parias	19th Duke of Alburquerque	2:37.29
2015	Candarliya	3	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:37.05

Earlier winners

• 1922: Chantepie
• 1923: Pomare
• 1924: Tetratela
• 1925: Frisette
• 1926: Gitane
• 1927: Buanderie
• 1928: L'Olivete
• 1929: Nitakrit
• 1930: Aude
• 1931: Brunhild
• 1932: Foxarella
• 1933: Armoise
• 1934: Samee
• 1935: Medea
• 1936: Miraflore
• 1937: Kiss Curl
• 1938: Queen

• 1939–40: no race
• 1941: Veronique
• 1942: Fidgette
• 1943: Pistole
• 1944–45: no race
• 1946: Campanelle
• 1947: Apostille
• 1948: Frenaux
• 1949:
• 1950: Polaire
• 1951: Monrovia
• 1952: Lovely Princess
• 1953: Donica
• 1954: Rowena
• 1955: Vallee du Gave
• 1956:
• 1957: Tehmany

• 1958: Dalaba
• 1959: Persepolis
• 1960: Pasquinade
• 1961: Bobette
• 1962: L'X
• 1963: Monique
• 1964:
• 1965: Cassette
• 1966: Andrusa
• 1967: Monatrea
• 1968: Silana
• 1969: Riverside
• 1970: Prime Abord
• 1971: Example
• 1972: Guillotina
• 1973: Sybarite
• 1974: Ambrellita

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

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• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix de Royallieu.
• galop.courses-france.com – Prix de Royallieu – Palmarès depuis 1980.
• galopp-sieger.de – Prix de Royallieu.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix de Royallieu (2015).
• pedigreequery.com – Prix de Royallieu – Longchamp.