Prix Quincey

The Prix Quincey is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four 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 late August.

Prix Quincey
Group 3 race
Trepan, winner in 1977, oil on canvas painted by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
LocationDeauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
Inaugurated1919
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorLucien Barrière
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,600 metres[1] (1 mile)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationFour-years-old and up
exc. G2 winners since 1 Oct[1]
Weight57 kg (4yo)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
1 kg if not Group placed
(since January 1 last year)
Penalties
2 kg for Group 3 winners
(since 1 October last year)
Purse€56,000 (2020)
1st: €28,000
Prix Quincey
2020
Stunning Spirit We Ride The World Les Vertus

History

The event was established in 1919, and it was originally called the Prix de la Plage Fleurie. It was named after the Plage Fleurie, the stretch of coastline where Deauville is located. The inaugural running was contested over 1,600 metres, but the distance was extended to 2,000 metres in 1920. It reverted to its original length the following year.

The race was renamed in memory of the Comte de Quincey (died 1924), a member of the Société d'Encouragement, in 1925. As the chief steward of this organisation, Quincey had instigated such decisions as the merger with the Société des Courses de Deauville and the creation of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The Prix Quincey was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1940 and 1944. For the remainder of this period, while its regular venue was closed, the race was switched between Longchamp (1941–42, 1945) and Maisons-Laffitte (1943).

The race was originally open to three-year-olds. It was restricted to horses aged four or older from the 2018 running.[2]

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Golden Hope – 1924, 1925
  • Sultanabad – 1950, 1951
  • Sparkler – 1971, 1972

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Jean Deforge – Finarosa (1954), Dog and Cat (1955), Fairey Gannet (1960), Clarionneur (1961), Seawell (1964)
  • Freddy Head – Discordia (1966), Bellypha (1979), Kilijaro (1980), Phydilla (1981), Go Milord (1989)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • André Fabre – Tobin Lad (1987), Masterclass (1991), Dampierre (1992), Bon Point (1993), Devious Indian (2002), Fractional (2012), Graphite (2018)

Leading owner (4 wins):

  • Jefferson Davis Cohn – Imaginaire (1919), King Arthur (1926), Lion Hearted (1929), Slipper (1930)
  • Daniel Wildenstein – African Sky (1973), Liloy (1974), Heraldiste (1985), Dampierre (1992)

Winners since 1979
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1979 Bellypha 3 Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1980 Kilijaro 4 Freddy Head Olivier Douieb Serge Fradkoff
1981 Phydilla 3 Freddy Head Olivier Douieb Robert Sangster
1982 King James 5 Gérard Dubroeucq Guy Bonnaventure Yvan Coscas
1983 Great Substence 5 Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok
1984 Teleprompter 4 Brian Rouse Bill Watts 18th Earl of Derby
1985 Heraldiste 3 Gérald Mossé Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein
1986 Apeldoorn 4 Alain Badel Philippe Barbe Gabriel Coscas
1987 Tobin Lad 3 Gérald Mossé André Fabre Tony Richards
1988 Always Fair 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:38.10
1989 Go Milord 3 Freddy Head Marcel Rolland Robert Dupuis 1:42.50
1990 Ocean Falls 4 Guy Guignard Myriam Bollack-Badel L. E. de Paula Machado 1:39.10
1991 Masterclass 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:37.10
1992 Dampierre 4 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:44.60
1993 Bon Point 3 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:40.20
1994 Pollen Count 5 Gary Hind John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 1:43.60
1995 Two O'Clock Jump 3 Gérald Mossé Richard Hannon Sr. Bob Lalemant 1:40.00
1996 Rising Colours 3 Alain Junk Philippe Demercastel Naji Pharaon 1:38.90
1997 Marathon 3 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Alec Head 1:43.80
1998 Perfect Vintage 8 Yutaka Take Corine Barande-Barbe NP Bloodstock Ltd 1:36.50
1999 Mahboob 4 Frédéric Spanu John Hammond Hamdan Al Maktoum
2000 Penny's Gold 3 Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Overbrook Farm 1:32.80
2001 Ing Ing 3 Dominique Boeuf Nicolas Clément André de Ganay 1:38.70
2002 Devious Indian 3 Olivier Plaçais André Fabre Edouard de Rothschild 1:38.20
2003 My Risk 4 Christophe Soumillon Jean-Marie Béguigné Roland Monnier 1:39.60
2004 Autumn Glory 4 Steve Drowne Geoff Wragg Mollers Racing 1:43.20
2005 Special Kaldoun 6 Dominique Boeuf David Smaga Ecurie Chalhoub 1:43.40
2006 Hello Sunday 3 Christophe Lemaire Criquette Head-Maarek Micheline Leurson 1:42.30
2007 Kavafi 5 Miguel Blancpain Carlos Laffon-Parias Leonidas Marinopoulos 1:42.50
2008 Laa Rayb 4 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:36.80
2009 Racinger 6 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:34.20
2010 Elusive Wave 4 Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Martin Schwartz 1:41.10
2011 Zinabaa 6 Yannick Letondeur Michel Macé Ecurie Victoria Dreams 1:39.50
2012 Fractional 3 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Godolphin 1:35.50
2013 Fire Ship 4 Neil Callan William Knight IGP / Winkworth 1:39.70
2014 Solow 4 Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:42.75
2015 Johnny Barnes 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Bermuda Thoroughbred Racing Ltd 1:40.23
2016 Siyoushake 4 Stéphane Pasquier Freddy Head Roy Racing Ltd & A Morley 1:37.98
2017 Attendu 4 Maxime Guyon Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer & Frere 1:40.01
2018 Graphite 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:36.93
2019 Skalleti 4 Pierre-Charles Boudot Jerome Reynier Jean-Claude Seroul 1:35.70
2020 Stunning Spirit 6 Mickael Barzalona Frederic Rossi Le Haras De La Gousserie 1:42.71

Earlier winners
  • 1919: Imaginaire
  • 1920: Sourbier
  • 1921: Bateau
  • 1922: Zariba
  • 1923: Select
  • 1924: Golden Hope
  • 1925: Golden Hope
  • 1926: King Arthur
  • 1927: Songe
  • 1928: Dickens
  • 1929: Lion Hearted
  • 1930: Slipper
  • 1931: Wood Violet
  • 1932: Ziani
  • 1933: Traghetto
  • 1934: Jocrisse
  • 1935: Tara
  • 1936: Pamina
  • 1937: Skylight
  • 1938: Miraculeux
  • 1939: Celticius
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: Novalaise
  • 1942: Balthazar
  • 1943: Puymirol
  • 1944: no race
  • 1945:
  • 1946: Cuadrilla
  • 1947: Clarion
  • 1948: Damnos
  • 1949:
  • 1950: Sultanabad
  • 1951: Sultanabad
  • 1952:
  • 1953: Dynastie
  • 1954: Finarosa
  • 1955: Dog and Cat
  • 1956: Djanet
  • 1957: El Relicario
  • 1958: Baba au Rhum
  • 1959: Balleroy
  • 1960: Fairey Gannet
  • 1961: Clarionneur
  • 1962: Nice Guy
  • 1963: Crossen
  • 1964: Seawell
  • 1965: White Fire
  • 1966: Discordia
  • 1967: St Padarn
  • 1968: Presto
  • 1969: Habitat
  • 1970: Lorenzaccio
  • 1971: Sparkler
  • 1972: Sparkler
  • 1973: African Sky
  • 1974: Liloy
  • 1975: Brinkmanship
  • 1976: Ellora
  • 1977: Trepan
  • 1978: Lypheor

See also
  • List of French flat horse races
  • Recurring sporting events established in 1919 – this race is included under its original title, Prix de la Plage Fleurie.

References
  1. "Prix Quincey-Barriere". The French Black Type. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "Top Racing in France : What's up in 2018?". France Galop. 26 January 2018.
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