Prix Jean Romanet

The Prix Jean Romanet is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Deauville in August.

Prix Jean Romanet
Group 1 race
LocationDeauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
Inaugurated2004
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorDarley
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,000 metres (1¼ miles)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
fillies and mares[1]
Weight57 kg[1]
Purse€250,000 (2018)
1st: €142,850[1]
Prix Jean Romanet
2020
Audarya Ambition Romanciere

History

The event is named in memory of Jean Romanet (1914–2003), a prominent figure in French racing. He devoted much of his life to the Société d'Encouragement, and served as general manager of the organisation from 1961 to 1986.

The Prix Jean Romanet was established in 2004, and it initially held Group 2 status. It was one of several new races designed to keep more fillies from being exported or prematurely retired to stud.

The race was promoted to Group 1 level in 2009.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Satwa Queen – 2006, 2007

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • James Fanshawe – Ribbons (2014), Speedy Boarding (2016), Audarya (2020)

Leading owner (2 wins):

  • Steven & Gillian Lamprell – Satwa Queen (2006, 2007)
  • Khalid Abdullah – Announce (2011), Romantica (2013)
  • Helena Springfield Ltd – Izzi Top (2012), Speedy Boarding (2016)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
2004 Whortleberry 4 Thierry Gillet François Rohaut Jacques Berès 2:12.90
2005 Pride 5 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré NP Bloodstock Ltd 2:08.80
2006 Satwa Queen 4 Thierry Thulliez Jean de Roualle Steven & Gillian Lamprell 2:11.90
2007 Satwa Queen 5 Thierry Thulliez Jean de Roualle Steven & Gillian Lamprell 2:11.10
2008 Folk Opera 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:10.70
2009 Alpine Rose 4 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Ecurie des Monceaux et al. 2:05.50
2010 Stacelita 4 Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude Rouget Martin Schwartz 2:09.30
2011 Announce 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:10.90
2012 Izzi Top [a] 4 William Buick John Gosden Helena Springfield Ltd 2:06.30
2013 Romantica 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:10.72
2014 Ribbons 4 Frankie Dettori James Fanshawe Elite Racing Club 2:09.98
2015 Odeliz 5 Adrie de Vries Karl Burke Barbara M. Keller 2:14.27
2016 Speedy Boarding 4 Frederik Tylicki James Fanshawe Helena Springfield Ltd 2:07:10
2017 Ajman Princess 4 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 2:04.13
2018 Nonza 4 Alexis Badel Henri-Francois Devin Mme Henri Devin 2:06.46
2019 Coronet 5 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Denford Stud 2:09.95
2020 Audarya 4 Ioritz Mendizabal James Fanshawe Alison Swinburn 2:08.23

a Snow Fairy finished first in 2012, but she was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

See also

References
  1. "Prix Jean Romanet". The French Black Type. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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