Prix_Cléopâtre
Prix Cléopâtre
Flat horse race in France
The Prix Cléopâtre is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Saint-Cloud in May.
Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...
| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France |
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| Inaugurated | 1952 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | france-galop.com |
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| Distance | 2,100 metres (1m 2½f)[1] |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies[1] |
| Weight | 55 kg Penalties 4 kg for Group 1 winners 3 kg for Group 2 winners 2 kg for Group 3 winners[1] |
| Purse | €80,000 (2017) 1st: €40,000[1] |
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| Halfday | Fun With Flags | War Chimes |
More information Previous years ...
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| 2023 | ||
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| Crown Princesse | Elusive Princess | Heartache Tonight |
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| Place Du Carrousel | Samahram | Kawida |
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| Harajuku | Incarville | Crohanne |
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More information 2020-2011 ...
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| Neige Blanche | Flighty Lady | World Peace |
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| Etoile | Villa D'Amore | Volskha |
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| Castellar | Amazing Lips | Beagling |
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| Terrakova | Panthelia | Penny Lane |
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| Highlands Queen | Mango Tango | Apple Betty |
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| Little Nightingale | Al Naamah | Stay The Night |
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| Shamkala | Amour A Papa | Hug And A Kiss |
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| Baltic Baroness | Santa Ponsa | Eleuthera |
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| Dalkala | Poupee Flash | La Conquerante |
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| Galikova | Adventure Seeker | Wavering |
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More information 2010–2001 ...
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| Sandbar | Pearl Away | Heaven's Vault |
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| Flying Cloud | Board Meeting | Excellent Girl |
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| Leo's Starlet | Antiquities | Sanjida |
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| Vadapolina | Chill | Terra Incognita |
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| Alloway | Sanaya | Wingspan |
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| Vadawina | Montare | Green Girl |
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| Steel Princess | Love And Bubbles | Barancella |
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| Sweet Folly | Baie | Vallee Enchantee |
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| Turtle Bow | Totally Cosmic | Behreyma |
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| Spring Oak | Epistole | Zghorta |
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More information 2000–1998 ...
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| Gold Round | Seattle Bay | Darakiyla |
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| Sunday Picnic | Side Saddle | Farfala |
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| Diamonixa | Another Dancer | Minority |
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Named after Cleopatra, the event was established at Saint-Cloud in 1952. The first running was won by Marche Lorraine.
The race was temporarily switched to Maisons-Laffitte in 1990. It was staged at Évry in 1991. It returned to Saint-Cloud in 1992.
The Prix Cléopâtre sometimes serves as a trial for the Prix de Diane. The last horse to win both races was Pawneese in 1976.
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Olivier Peslier – Diamonixa (1998), Sunday Picnic (1999), Spring Oak (2001), Turtle Bow (2002), Galikova (2011)
Leading trainer (13 wins):
- André Fabre – Wemyss Bight (1993), Valley of Gold (1995), Allurement (1997), Diamonixa (1998), Sunday Picnic (1999), Spring Oak (2001), Vadawina (2005), Alloway (2006), Vadapolina (2007), Flying Cloud (2009), Baltic Baroness (2013), Harajuka (2021), Place Du Carrousel (2022)
Leading owner (6 wins):
- Guy de Rothschild – Cerisoles (1957), Azulene (1959), Marella (1960), Alphee (1966), Insolite (1971), Indian Rose (1988)
- Aga Khan IV – Kalajana (1994), Kalisi (1996), Vadawina (2005), Vadapolina (2007), Dalkala (2012), Shamkala (2014)
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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| 1979 | Mabeaute | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Marquesa de Moratalla | |
| 1980 | Hortensia | Alain Lequeux | Olivier Douieb | Robert Sangster | 2:13.60 |
| 1981 | April Run | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Diana Firestone | 2:20.40 |
| 1982 | Paradise | Jean-Claude Desaint | Guy Bonnaventure | Nelson Bunker Hunt | |
| 1983 | Alexandrie | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 2:24.00 |
| 1984 | Eastland | Éric Legrix | Patrick Biancone | Bruce McNall | 2:27.60 |
| 1985 | Devalois | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Ghislaine Head | 2:17.00 |
| 1986 | El Fabulous | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Ecurie Aland | |
| 1987 | Birthday Fever | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington Jr. | Hubertus Liebrecht | |
| 1988 | Indian Rose | Alain Badel | Jean-Marie Béguigné | Guy de Rothschild | 2:15.40 |
| 1989 | Sudaka | Gérard Dubroeucq | Élie Lellouche | Claude Cohen | 2:15.50 |
| 1990 | Caprarola | Gérald Mossé | François Boutin | Mrs Gerry Oldham | 2:12.70 |
| 1991 | Brooklyn's Dance | Guy Guignard | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 2:15.27 |
| 1992 | Garendare | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:16.40 |
| 1993 | Wemyss Bight | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 2:16.80 |
| 1994 | Kalajana | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:16.10 |
| 1995 | Valley of Gold | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:20.20 |
| 1996 | Khalisa | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:16.50 |
| 1997 | Allurement | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:20.40 |
| 1998 | Diamonixa | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:12.20 |
| 1999 | Sunday Picnic | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Teruya Yoshida | 2:17.15 |
| 2000 | Gold Round | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:19.20 |
| 2001 | Spring Oak | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:22.57 |
| 2002 | Turtle Bow | Olivier Peslier | François Rohaut | Andrew Crichton | 2:15.20 |
| 2003 | Sweet Folly | Frankie Dettori | Henri-Alex Pantall | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:17.10 |
| 2004 | Steel Princess | Thierry Jarnet | Richard Gibson | Richard Barnes | 2:16.30 |
| 2005 | Vadawina | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Aga Khan IV | 2:12.80 |
| 2006 | Alloway | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Haras de la Perelle | 2:14.50 |
| 2007 | Vadapolina | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Aga Khan IV | 2:10.30 |
| 2008 | Leo's Starlet | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | William Preston | 2:13.60 |
| 2009 | Flying Cloud | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:13.60 |
| 2010 | Sandbar | François-Xavier Bertras | François Rohaut | Lady O'Reilly | 2:09.30 |
| 2011 | Galikova | Olivier Peslier | Freddy Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:08.00 |
| 2012 | Dalkala | Christophe Lemaire | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:13.70 |
| 2013 | Baltic Baroness | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Gestut Ammerland | 2:16.09 |
| 2014 | Shamkala | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:26.03 |
| 2015 | Little Nightingale | Umberto Rispoli | Mikel Delzangles | Wildenstein Stables | 2:13.21 |
| 2016 | Highlands Queen | Stéphane Pasquier | Yohan Gourraud | Nathalie Kerjean | 2:17.41 |
| 2017 | Terrakova | Maxime Guyon | Freddy Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:16.32 |
| 2018 | Castellar | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Sarl Darpat France | 2:11.70 |
| 2019 | Etoile | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget | Philippe Segalot & Martin S. Schwartz | 2:23.07 |
| 2020 | Neige Blanche[lower-alpha 1] | Franck Blondel | Cedric Rossi | M Delaunay & Ecurie Du Sud | 2:22.48 |
| 2021 | Harajuku | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Flaxman Stables Ireland | 2:12.59 |
| 2022 | Place Du Carrousel | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Al Shaqab Racing & Ballylinch Stud | 2:15.38 |
| 2023 | Crown Princesse | Ioritz Mendizabal | Fabrice Chappet | Haras De Saint Julien & Mme Regula Vannod | 2:19.25 |
| 2024 | Halfday | Maxime Guyon | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:26.68 |
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- The 2020 race was run at Lyon Parilly in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
- 1952: Marche Lorraine
- 1953: Banassa
- 1954: Marijuana
- 1955: Mahina
- 1956: Djelfina
- 1957: Cerisoles
- 1958: Danoise
- 1959: Azulene
- 1960: Marella
- 1961: Carpe Diem
- 1962: Lady Dissenter
- 1963: Doronic
- 1964: Res
- 1965: Ma
- 1966: Alphee
- 1967: Dourdan
- 1968: Hugger Mugger
- 1969: Lastarria
- 1970: Peronelle
- 1971: Insolite
- 1972: Licata
- 1973: Passiova
- 1974: Tropical Cream
- 1975: Feuille Morte
- 1976: Pawneese
- 1977: Guile Princess
- 1978: Abalvina
- "Prix Cleopatre". The French Black Type. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Cléopâtre.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Cléopâtre.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Cléopâtre (2017).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Cléopâtre – Saint-Cloud.