Prix Saint-Alary

The Prix Saint-Alary is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

Prix Saint-Alary
Group 1 race
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1960
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorCoolmore Stud
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,000 metres (1¼ miles)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies[1]
Weight57 kg[1]
Purse€150,000 (2020)
1st: €85,710[1]
Prix Saint-Alary
2020
Tawkeel Magic Attitude Solsticia

History

The event is named after Evremond de Saint-Alary (1868–1941), a successful racehorse owner and breeder. It was established in 1960, and was originally contested on Longchamp's middle course (moyenne piste). It was switched to the main course (grande piste) in 1987.

The Prix Saint-Alary serves as a trial for the following month's Prix de Diane. Twelve fillies have won both races. The first was La Sega in 1962, and the most recent was Laurens in 2018.

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

  • Freddy Head – Tidra (1967), Pistol Packer (1971), Riverqueen (1976), Reine de Saba (1978), Three Troikas (1979), Harbour (1982), Fitnah (1985), Lacovia (1986), Treble (1991)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • André Fabre – Grise Mine (1984), Rosefinch (1992), Intrepidity (1993), Moonlight Dance (1994), Muncie (1995), Luna Wells (1996), Vadawina (2005), Wavering (2011)

Leading owner (8 wins):

  • HH Aga Khan IV – Cervinia (1963), Behera (1989), Zainta (1998), Vadawina (2005), Sarafina (2010), Sagawara (2012), Vazira (2014), Siyarafina (2019)

Winners since 1978
Year Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
1973 Dahlia Bill Pyers Maurice Zilber Nelson Bunker Hunt 2:10.40
1974 Comtesse de Loir Jean-Claude Desaint John Cunnington George Ohrstrom 2:05.40
1975 Nobiliary Lester Piggott Maurice Zilber Nelson Bunker Hunt 2:08.20
1976 Riverqueen Freddie Head Alec Head Christian Datessen 2:07.10
1977 Madelia Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna, Sr. Daniel Wildenstein 2:10.70
1978 Reine de Saba Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:12.10
1979 Three Troikas Freddy Head Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 2:04.90
1980 Paranete Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 2:04.80
1981 Tootens Georges Doleuze Edouard Bartholomew Cora Lynch 2:15.10
1982 Harbour Freddy Head Criquette Head Ecurie Aland 2:20.10
1983 Smuggly Alain Badel Olivier Douieb Edward Seltzer 2:19.70
1984 Grise Mine Yves Saint-Martin André Fabre Guy de Rothschild 2:12.20
1985 Fitnah Freddy Head Criquette Head Miss H. Al Maktoum 2:04.70
1986 Lacovia Freddy Head François Boutin Gerry Oldham 2:06.70
1987 Indian Skimmer Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 2:10.10
1988 Riviere d'Or Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:05.20
1989 Behera Alain Lequeux Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:02.10
1990 Air de Rien Alain Badel Myriam Bollack-Badel Jacques Berès 2:04.00
1991 Treble Freddy Head Criquette Head Edward Stephenson 2:08.40
1992 Rosefinch Steve Cauthen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:05.00
1993 Intrepidity Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:04.80
1994 Moonlight Dance Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:08.30
1995 Muncie Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:08.70
1996 Luna Wells Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:13.60
1997 Brilliance Olivier Peslier Pascal Bary Ecurie Skymarc Farm 2:09.10
1998 Zainta Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:03.20
1999 Cerulean Sky Sylvain Guillot Robert Collet Richard Strauss 2:06.30
2000 Reve d'Oscar Alain Badel Myriam Bollack-Badel Mrs Guy de Châtelperron 2:08.00
2001 Nadia Dominique Boeuf Carlos Laffon-Parias Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:08.60
2002 Marotta Thierry Jarnet Richard Gibson Antoinette Oppenheimer 2:03.00
2003 Fidelite Olivier Peslier Criquette Head-Maarek Wertheimer et Frère 2:06.30
2004 Ask for the Moon Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Jean-Pierre Dubois 2:05.10
2005 Vadawina Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Aga Khan IV 2:02.80
2006 Germance Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Nelson Radwan 2:05.10
2007 Coquerelle Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie des Monceaux 2:11.10
2008 Belle et Celebre Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré Aliette Forien 2:10.00
2009 Stacelita Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Monastic 2:10.66
2010 Sarafina Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:04.10
2011 Wavering Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 2:05.80
2012 Sagawara Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:04.37
2013 Silasol Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 2:10.53
2014 Vazira[lower-alpha 1] Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:08.45
2015 Queen's Jewel Maxime Guyon Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 2:00.87
2016 Jemayel[lower-alpha 2] Gregory Benoist Jean-Claude Rouget Al Shaqab Racing 2:07.93
2017 Sobetsu[lower-alpha 2] William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:05.92
2018 Laurens P J McDonald Karl Burke John Dance 2:08.39
2019 Siyarafina Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:06.48
2020 Tawkeel[lower-alpha 3] Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:01.62
  1. We Are finished first in 2014 but was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance, caused by illness.[2]
  2. The 2016 and 2017 runnings took place at Deauville while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
  3. The 2020 race was run at Chantilly in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France

Earlier winners
  • 1960: La Motte
  • 1961: Solitude
  • 1962: La Sega
  • 1963: Cervinia
  • 1964: Belle Sicambre
  • 1965: Scala
  • 1966: Tonnera
  • 1967: Tidra
  • 1968: no race
  • 1969: Saraca
  • 1970: Lalika
  • 1971: Pistol Packer
  • 1972: Prodice

See also

References
  1. "Prix Saint-Alary". The French Black Type. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. "Head's Are Disqualified". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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