Prix de Flore (horse race)

The Prix de Flore is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October.

Prix de Flore
Group 3 race
LocationSaint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
Inaugurated1893
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,100 metres (1m 2½f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies and mares
exc. G1 winners this year
Weight54 kg (3yo); 56 kg (4yo+)
Penalties
3 kg for Group 2 winners *
3 kg if two Group 3 wins *
1½ kg if one Group 3 win *
* since January 1
Purse€80,000 (2014)
1st: €40,000

History

Despite being scheduled for the autumn, the event is named after Flora, a Roman goddess associated with spring. It was established in 1893, and was originally held at Maisons-Laffitte. It was initially restricted to three-year-olds and contested over 2,000 metres. It was extended to 2,100 metres in 1898.

The race reverted to 2,000 metres in 1913. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918.

The event was switched to Saint-Cloud and increased to 2,100 metres in 1925. It was restored to 2,000 metres in 1935. A longer spell over 2,100 metres began in 1938.

The Prix de Flore was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was staged at Longchamp in 1941 and 1942, Maisons-Laffitte in 1943, and Le Tremblay in 1944. It took place at Longchamp again in 1945 and 1954.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix de Flore was classed at Group 3 level. It was opened to older fillies and mares in 1981.

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won this race more than once

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Olivier Peslier – Oxava (1993), Tamise (1995), Palme d'Or (1997), Louve (1999), Audacieuse (2000)
  • Christophe Soumillon – Miliana (2001), Visorama (2003), Si Luna (2015), Loving Things (2016)

Leading trainer (6 wins):

  • André Fabre – Fly Me (1983), Sporades (1992), Tamise (1995), Palme d'Or (1997), Louve (1999), Visorama (2003)

Leading owner (8 wins):

  • Marcel Boussac – Lasarte (1920), Durzetta (1921), Caravelle (1943), Damaka (1951), Airelle (1953), Phigalia (1959), Ydra (1964), Demia (1977)

Winners since 1979
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1979 Indoor 3 Michel Jerome Gilles Delloye Ludovic Cattan
1980 Benicia 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Ghislaine Head
1981 Votre Altesse 3 Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok
1982 Buchanette 3 Gérard Dubroeucq Maurice Zilber Naji Nahas 2:27.90
1983 Fly Me 3 Alain Lequeux André Fabre Moufid Dabaghi
1984 Prattle On 3 Cash Asmussen Robert Collet Jim Mullion
1985 Gay Hellene 3 Alfred Gibert Dick Hern Sir Michael Sobell
1986 Gesedeh 3 John Reid Michael Jarvis Ahmed Al Maktoum
1987 Only a Rumour 4 Gérard Dubroeucq David Smaga Carlos Stelling
1988 Masmouda 4 Eric Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:16.70
1989 Bex 3 Willie Carson Robert Armstrong Oceanic Ltd 2:19.60
1990 Fleur du Manoir 4 Cash Asmussen Guy Cherel Jean-Claude Evain 2:26.40
1991 La Tritona [lower-alpha 1] 4 Dominique Boeuf Pascal Bary Lady O'Reilly 2:20.80
1992 Sporades 3 Sylvain Guillot André Fabre Paul de Moussac 2:21.20
1993 Oxava 3 Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche Charles Maarek 2:17.90
1994 Allez les Trois 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Haras d'Etreham 2:21.80
1995 Tamise 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:15.10
1996 Dance Treat 4 Cash Asmussen Dominique Sépulchre Peter Pritchard 2:18.20
1997 Palme d'Or 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:16.90
1998 Moteck 3 Davy Bonilla Élie Lellouche Claude Cohen 2:21.70
1999 Louve 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:19.70
2000 Audacieuse 3 Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche Woodcote Stud 2:22.20
2001 Miliana 4 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:23.60
2002 Trumbaka 3 Ronan Thomas Criquette Head-Maarek Wertheimer et Frère 2:26.00
2003 Visorama 3 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Lagardère Family 2:18.70
2004 Australie 3 Thierry Jarnet Richard Gibson Hubie de Burgh 2:16.40
2005 In Clover 3 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head George Strawbridge 2:20.30
2006 Miss Salvador 3 Thierry Jarnet Stéphane Wattel Jean-Louis Pariente 2:19.70
2007 La Boum 4 Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Emmanuel Trussardi 2:15.80
2008 Albisola 3 Johan Victoire Robert Collet Gerry Oldham 2:18.60
2009 Celimene 3 Yann Lerner Carlos Lerner Gérard Laboureau 2:19.40
2010 Board Meeting [lower-alpha 2] 4 Anthony Crastus Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 2:19.60
2011 Izzi Top 3 William Buick John Gosden Helena Springfield Ltd 2:16.70
2012 Lil'Wing 3 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré Ecurie Wildenstein 2:24.30
2013 Narniyn 3 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan 2:21.34
2014 Fate 5 Stéphane Pasquier Alain de Royer-Dupré Fair Salinia Ltd 2:15.37
2015 Si Luna 6 Christophe Soumillon William Mongil Gestut Hof Iserneichen 2:19.11
2016 Loving Things 4 Christophe Soumillon Luca Cumani Normandie Stud 2:15.58
2017 Intimation 5 Mickael Barzalona Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 2:17.69
2018 Ligne d'Or 3 Vincent Cheminaud André Fabre Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd 2:17.48
2019 Spirit Of Nelson 4 Maxime Guyon Jerome Reynier Jean-Claude Seroul 2:25.69
2020 Grand Glory 4 Pierre-Charles Boudot Gianluca Bietolini Frassetto, D'Amato & Pietrangelo 2:24.92
  1. La Tirana finished first in 1991, but she was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
  2. Valasyra was first in 2010, but she was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance

Earlier winners
  • 1893: Mistress Gilly
  • 1894: Frida
  • 1895: Kasbah
  • 1896: Hero
  • 1897: Quilda
  • 1898: Melina
  • 1899: Sesara
  • 1900: Semendria
  • 1901: Lena
  • 1902: La Loreley
  • 1903: Rose de Mai
  • 1904: Profane
  • 1905: Luzerne
  • 1906: Arabie / Sais *
  • 1907: All Mine
  • 1908: Sauge Pourpree
  • 1909: Ronde de Nuit
  • 1910: La Francaise
  • 1911: La Boheme
  • 1912: Wagram
  • 1913: Trinqueuse
  • 1914–18: no race
  • 1919: Fausta
  • 1920: Lasarte
  • 1921: Durzetta
  • 1922: Lady Elinor
  • 1923: Concorde
  • 1924: Sweet Auburn
  • 1925: La Habanera
  • 1926: La Caporale
  • 1927: Lithography
  • 1928: Lilybee
  • 1929: Rollybuchy
  • 1930: Kill Lady
  • 1931: Campaspe
  • 1932: La Bourrasque
  • 1933: Revery
  • 1934: Rarity
  • 1935: Medea
  • 1936: La Pallarea
  • 1937: Solace
  • 1938: Feerie
  • 1939–40: no race
  • 1941: Dauphine
  • 1942: Guirlande
  • 1943: Caravelle
  • 1944: Oalgabla
  • 1945: Raita
  • 1946: Melibob
  • 1947: Folina
  • 1948: Phydile
  • 1949: La Belle Aventure
  • 1950: Polaire
  • 1951: Damaka
  • 1952: La Mirambule
  • 1953: Airelle
  • 1954: Toundra
  • 1955: Double Luck
  • 1956: Belle
  • 1957: Kalitka
  • 1958: La Touques
  • 1959: Phigalia
  • 1960: Free Moon
  • 1961: Grande Ligne
  • 1962:
  • 1963: Chicane
  • 1964: Ydra
  • 1965:
  • 1966: Solitude
  • 1967: Percale
  • 1968:
  • 1969: Friedensbotschaft
  • 1970: Chamade
  • 1971: Sega Ville
  • 1972: Siliciana
  • 1973: My Great Aunt
  • 1974: Ninfae
  • 1975: Lighted Glory
  • 1976: No No Nanette
  • 1977: Demia
  • 1978: North Sea

* The 1906 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

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