Prix Jean Prat

The Prix Jean Prat is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.

Prix Jean Prat
Group 1 race
LocationDeauville Racecourse
Calvados, Normandy, France
Inaugurated1858
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,400 metres (7 furlongs)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
excluding geldings[1]
Weight58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies[1]
Purse€240,000 (2020)
1st: €137,136[1]
Prix Jean Prat
2020
Pinatubo Lope Y Fernandez Malotru

History

The event was established in 1858. It was originally the opening leg of a two-part series called the Prix Biennal. The second leg, for horses aged four or older, was first run in 1859. Both races were staged at Longchamp.

The three-year-olds' division of the Prix Biennal was run over 2,000 metres. For a period it was held in April, and it served as a trial for the Prix du Jockey Club.

Both Prix Biennal races were renamed the Prix Jean Prat in 1940. This was in memory of Jean Prat (1847–1940), a successful racehorse owner and breeder.

The version for three-year-olds was switched to late May or early June in 1961. It was shortened to 1,850 metres in 1962. It was transferred to Chantilly and cut to 1,800 metres in 1967. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for several years the event held Group 2 status.

The race was promoted to Group 1 level in 1985. From this point the version for older horses was known as the Prix Vicomtesse Vigier. The Prix Jean Prat returned to Longchamp in 1986.

The event returned to Chantilly in 1995, and was cut to 1,600 metres and moved to early July in 2005. The distance was further reduced to 1,400 metres in 2019 and the event was moved to a new home at Deauville.[2]

Records

Leading jockey since 1940 (6 wins):

  • Yves Saint-Martin – Jour et Nuit (1964), Silver Shark (1966), Antipode (1974), Earth Spirit (1976), Melyno (1982), Ginger Brink (1983)

Leading trainer since 1940 (5 wins):

  • François Mathet – Jour et Nuit (1964), Silver Shark (1966), Maroun (1971), Lightning (1977), Melyno (1982)
  • François Boutin – Speedy Dakota (1975), Cresta Rider (1981), Mendez (1984), Baillamont (1985), Priolo (1990)
  • André Fabre - Local Talent (1989), Kitwood (1992), Mutual Trust (2011), Aesop's Fables (2012), Territories (2015)

Leading owner since 1940 (5 wins):

  • Godolphin – Almutawakel (1998), Aesop's Fables (2012), Terriories (2015), Thunder Snow (2017), Pinatubo (2020)

Winners since 1977
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1977 Lightning Gérard Dubroeucq François Mathet Guy de Rothschild 1:49.90
1978 Dom Racine Lester Piggott Olivier Douieb Robert Sangster 1:48.80
1979 Young Generation Greville Starkey Guy Harwood Tony Ward 1:51.10
1980 Night Alert Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Robert Sangster 1:48.20
1981 Cresta Rider Philippe Paquet François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:50.40
1982 Melyno Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet Stavros Niarchos 1:46.10
1983 Ginger Brink Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet Albert Yank 1:50.90
1984 Mendez Cash Asmussen François Boutin Philip Niarchos 1:52.80
1985 Baillamont Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:54.60
1986 Magical Wonder Cash Asmussen Georges Mikhalidès Mahmoud Fustok 1:51.80
1987 Risk Me Tony Cruz Paul Kelleway Lewis Norris 1:56.40
1988 Lapierre Steve Cauthen Clive Brittain Mrs J. M. Khan 1:54.00
1989 Local Talent Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:59.50
1990 Priolo Gérald Mossé François Boutin Ecurie Skymarc Farm 1:53.70
1991 Sillery Dominique Boeuf Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 1:51.30
1992 Kitwood Steve Cauthen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:58.00
1993 Le Balafre Olivier Peslier Nicolas Clément Joseph de Lastours 1:53.10
1994 Millkom Jean-René Dubosc Jean-Claude Rouget Jean-Claude Gour 1:56.00
1995 Torrential Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 1:55.90
1996 Le Triton Freddy Head Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:48.60
1997 Starborough Frankie Dettori David Loder Sheikh Mohammed 1:51.70
1998 Almutawakel Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:51.90
1999 Golden Snake Michael Hills Barry Hills Mohamed Obaida 1:54.50
2000 Suances Gérald Mossé M. Delcher Sánchez Jed Cohen 1:53.40
2001 Olden Times Pat Eddery John Dunlop Prince A. A. Faisal 1:48.10
2002 Rouvres Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head-Maarek Alec Head 1:46.50
2003 Vespone Christophe Lemaire Nicolas Clément Ecurie Mister Ess A S 1:47.10
2004 Bago Thierry Gillet Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 1:46.60
2005 Turtle Bowl Olivier Peslier François Rohaut Berend van Dalfsen 1:36.10
2006 Stormy River Thierry Thulliez Nicolas Clément Ecurie Mister Ess A S 1:37.80
2007 Lawman Olivier Peslier Jean-Marie Béguigné Marzocco / Ciampi 1:41.20
2008 Tamayuz Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:37.60
2009 Lord Shanakill Jim Crowley Karl Burke Mogeely Stud / Gittins 1:38.90
2010 Dick Turpin Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. John Manley 1:36.30
2011 Mutual Trust Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:40.45
2012 Aesop's Fables Maxime Guyon André Fabre Godolphin 1:37.59
2013 Havana Gold Mickael Barzalona Richard Hannon Sr. Qatar Racing Ltd & CSH 1:37.01
2014 Charm Spirit Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani 1:41.01
2015 Territories Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:36.12
2016 Zelzal Gregory Benoist Jean-Claude Rouget Al Shaqab Racing 1:34.48
2017 Thunder Snow Christophe Soumillon Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:38.78
2018 Intellogent Pierre-Charles Boudot Fabrice Chappet Fiona Carmichael 1:35.83
2019 Too Darn Hot Frankie Dettori John Gosden Andrew Lloyd Webber 1:21.29
2020 Pinatubo William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:23.03

Earlier winners
  • 1867: Nemea
  • 1868: Mortemer
  • 1870: Sornette
  • 1872: Revigny
  • 1874: Bieville
  • 1875: My Emmy
  • 1876: Le Drole
  • 1877: Boiador
  • 1878: Clocher
  • 1879: Fido
  • 1880: Beauminet
  • 1881: Vizir
  • 1883: Satory
  • 1884: Little Duck
  • 1885: Reluisant
  • 1886: Alger
  • 1887: Cherie
  • 1888: St. Gall
  • 1889: Tire-Larigot
  • 1890: Yellow
  • 1892: Diarbek
  • 1893: Preux
  • 1894: Polygone
  • 1895: Launay
  • 1896: Arreau
  • 1897: Valparaiso
  • 1898: Madrid
  • 1899: Holocauste
  • 1900: Codoman
  • 1901: Grand Pont
  • 1902: Bahr Yousouf
  • 1903: Caius
  • 1904: Fifre
  • 1905: Genial
  • 1906: Prestige
  • 1907: Calomel
  • 1908: Sea Sick
  • 1909: Verdun
  • 1911: Rubinat
  • 1914: Durbar
  • 1920: Odol
  • 1921: Grazing
  • 1922: Mazeppa
  • 1923: São Paulo
  • 1924: Le Gros Morne
  • 1925: Coram
  • 1926: Diplomate
  • 1927: Flamant
  • 1928: Kantar
  • 1929: Arbaletrier
  • 1930: Le Tourbillon
  • 1931: Roi de Trefle
  • 1932: Macaroni
  • 1933: Le Cacique
  • 1934: Duplex
  • 1935: Le Gazon
  • 1936: Vatellor
  • 1937: Galloway
  • 1938: Canot
  • 1939: Galerien
  • 1940: Corviglia
  • 1941: La Barca
  • 1942: Puymirol
  • 1943: Dogat
  • 1944: Laborde
  • 1945: Obelisque
  • 1946: Souverain
  • 1947: L'Imperial
  • 1948: Jocker
  • 1949: Marveil
  • 1950: Janus
  • 1951: Le Tyrol
  • 1952: La Varende
  • 1954: Peppermint
  • 1955: Fauchelevent
  • 1956: Incitatus
  • 1957: Le Haar
  • 1958: Launay
  • 1959: Memorandum
  • 1960: Angers
  • 1961: Bobar
  • 1962: Tang
  • 1963: Spy Well
  • 1964: Jour et Nuit
  • 1965: Esso
  • 1966: Silver Shark
  • 1967: Locris
  • 1968: Lorenzaccio
  • 1969: Hill Run
  • 1970: Master Guy
  • 1971: Maroun
  • 1972: Riverman
  • 1973: Sharp Edge
  • 1974: Antipode
  • 1975: Speedy Dakota
  • 1976: Earth Spirit

See also

References
  1. "Prix Jean Prat". The French Black Type. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2019 European Programme of Black Type Races". British Horseracing Authority. 6 February 2019.
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