Prix Minerve

Prix Minerve
Group 3 race
LocationDeauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
Inaugurated1925
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,500 metres (1m 4½f)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
exc. G1 winners this year[1]
Weight55 kg
Penalties
3 kg for Group 2 winners *
2 kg for Group 3 winners *
* since January 1[1]
Purse€80,000 (2021)
1st: €40,000[1]
Prix Minerve
2024
Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Red, white braces, royal blue cap White, emerald green hoop, white cap
Mosaique Le Combat Continue Vigatata
Previous years
2023
White, red sleeves, red and dark blue quartered cap Red, dark blue sleeves, dark blue cap, red star Black and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Red cap
Engaliwe Dschingis Star Crack Of Light
2022
Royal blue Black, orange chevron, orange cap, black diamond Red, emerald green chevron, red sleeves, red cap, emerald green star
Eternal Pearl Queen Trezy Sea The Sky
2021
White, emerald green hoop Brown, royal blue seams, brown cap Grey, green cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap
Free Wind Burgarita Adhafera
2020-2011
2020
Royal blue, yellow stripe, yellow sleeves, royal blue armlets and star on yellow cap emerald Green, Red epaulettes Royal blue, yellow chevron and armlets, black cap
Wonderful Tonight Valia Paix
2019
Maroon, Grey epaulets Cherry, black sash, primrose and white quartered cap Royal blue, white seams, sleeves and cap
Tamniah Star Terms Palomba
2018
Yellow, Black sash, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star Beige, beige sleeves, white cap Green, red epaulettes, green sleeves, green cap
Worth Waiting Hermaphrodite Zarkamiya
2017
brown Green, red epaulettes, green sleeves, green cap Royal blue
God Given Calayana Lady Montdore
2016
Dark blue, yellow chevron, dark blue sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap Green, yellow stars, black sleeves, black cap White, white sleeves, purple cap
Golden Valentine The Juliet Rose Sotteville
2015
Green, red epaulettes, green sleeves, green cap Blue, white epaulettes, blue sleeves, white cap, blue striped Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel
Candarliya Yaazy Al Naamah
2014
Green, red epaulettes, green sleeves, green cap Blue, yellow chevron, blue sleeves, yellow armlets, black cap White, black cross sashes, white sleeves, white cap, black quartered
Zarshana Game Zone Mambomiss
2013
emerald Green, Black chevrons on sleeves, Blue, light blue sleeves, light blue cap Blue, white stars, blue sleeves, blue cap, white diamond
Pomology Artiste Divine Gosh
2012
White, white sleeves, purple cap Blue, orange disc, orange sleeves, blue striped, orange cap, blue striped Orange, blue large spots, orange sleeves, blue spots, orange cap, blue spots
Forces Of Darkness Nobilis La Conquerante
2011
Green, red epaulettes, green sleeves, green cap Royal blue, yellow chevron and armlets, black cap Blue, yellow chevron, blue sleeves, yellow cap
Shareta Pacifique Polygon
2010-2000
2010
Green, pink epaulettes, white sleeves, pink cap Green, Red epaulettes Emerald green, black collar, cuffs and cap
Announce Shamanova Middle Club
2009
Red, blue sleeves, red armlets, black cap Blue, blue sleeves, soft blue cap Red, white seams, blue sleeves, red cap
Kalla Peinture Rare Pearlescence
2008
Pink, Grey sash, Pink sleeves and cap GREEN, Red epaulettes, Green sleeves, Green cap GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
Dar Re Mi Shemima Alpine Rose
2007
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star emerald Green, Red epaulettes Grey, red braces, black cap
Synopsis Darsha Dancing Lady
2006
Yellow, black hoop, black sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap, black star Royal blue, white diamonds on body, diamond on cap White, Dark Blue hoops, armlets and hooped cap
Maroussies Wings Mary Louhana Ponte Tresa
2005
emerald Green, Red epaulettes Purple, white cap, purple diamond Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap
Oiseau Rare Allexina Without A Trace
2004
Green, yellow star, purple sleeves, yellow stars, green cap, yellow star Dark blue, grey stars, dark blue cap, grey star Yellow, purple seams, yellow cap
Silverskaya Reverie Solitaire Anabaa Republic
2003
Yellow, white hoop and armlets Dark blue and orange diamonds, diabolo on sleeves WHITE and CHOCOLATE HOOPS, white cap
Whortleberry Monetary Sovana
2002
Light blue, mauve spots on body and cap Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap Yellow, dark blue stars and sleeves, yellow cap
Tigertail Trumbaka Midnight Angel
2001
Purple, white cap, purple diamond Emerald green and white check, striped sleeves, emerald green cap Green, pink epaulets, white sleeves, pink cap
Lime Gardens Moon Queen Light Ballet
2000
Red, green chevrons, green sleeves, red armlets, red cap Royal blue, yellow chevron and armlets, black cap Emerald green, white sash with yellow piping, emerald green and yellow check sleeves, white cap with pom pom
Folie Danse Playact Flawly
 

The Prix Minerve is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 2,500 metres (about 1 mile and 4½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event is named after Minerva, the Roman goddess of crafts and wisdom. It was established in 1925, and it was originally called the Prix de Minerve. It was initially staged at Le Tremblay with a distance of 2,000 metres.

The race was abandoned in 1940, and for a period thereafter it was contested over 2,100 metres at Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43) and Auteuil (1944). It returned to Le Tremblay in 1945, and its former distance was restored in 1946. It was held at Longchamp from 1948 to 1950, and on the last two occasions it was run over 2,100 metres.

Le Tremblay closed in 1967, and the Prix de Minerve began a five-year spell at Chantilly the following year. It was transferred to Évry in 1973, and extended to 2,400 metres in 1976. The present version of its title, without the "de", was introduced in 1987.

The Prix Minerve took place at Saint-Cloud in 1993, and for the next three years it continued at Évry. It moved to Deauville in 1997, and at this point it was increased to 2,500 metres. The race was sponsored by Shadwell from 2005 to 2010.

Records

Leading jockey (7 wins):

  • Yves Saint-Martin – Red Flame (1963), Flaming Heart (1966), Paulista (1974), Acoma (1976), Rajpoura (1983), Sharaniya (1986), Daralinsha (1987)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

  • André Fabre – Colorado Dancer (1989), Wajd (1990), Bright Moon (1993), Isle de France (1998), Prairie Runner (1999), Oiseau Rare (2005), Synopsis (2007), Kalla (2009), Announce (2010), Tamniah (2019)

Leading owner (11 wins):

  • HH Aga Khan IV – Flaming Heart (1966), Rajpoura (1983), Sharaniya (1986), Daralinsha (1987), Linnga (1992), Sharamana (1994), Kassana (1997), Oiseau Rare (2005), Shareta (2011), Zarshana (2014), Candarliya (2015)

Winners since 1979

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1979 Anifa Henri Samani Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok
1980 Great Verdict Henri Samani Georges Bridgland Mrs Paul L. Hexter
1981 Anitra's Dance Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1982 Perlee Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok
1983 Rajpoura Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:32.00
1984 Lady Tamara Henri Samani Jean-Marie Béguigné N. A. Souter 2:33.60
1985 Gamberta Guy Guignard Georges Mikhalidès Ibrahim Moubarak 2:32.60
1986 Sharaniya Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:32.90
1987 Daralinsha Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:33.43
1988 Mystery Rays Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 2:28.83
1989 Colorado Dancer Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:29.95
1990 Wajd Cash Asmussen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:27.46
1991 Lady Blessington Dominique Boeuf J. M. de Choubersky Jeffrey Siegel 2:32.92
1992 Linnga Guy Guignard Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:30.72
1993 Bright Moon Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:35.60
1994 Sharamana Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:47.29
1995 Danefair Guy Guignard Maurice Zilber Khalid Abdullah 2:40.73
1996 L'Annee Folle Thierry Gillet François Doumen M. Somerset-Leeke 2:28.42
1997 Kassana Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:38.90
1998 Isle de France Alain Junk André Fabre Michael Tabor 2:42.90
1999 Prairie Runner Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:42.00
2000 Folie Danse Davy Bonilla Yves de Nicolay Christian Thulliez 2:46.50
2001 Lime Gardens Eddie Ahern Michael Grassick Jim Higgins 2:46.40
2002 Tigertail Thierry Gillet Rod Collet Georges Coude 2:42.60
2003 Whortleberry Thierry Jarnet François Rohaut Jacques Berès 2:43.20
2004 Silverskaya Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Earl Champ Gignoux 2:55.90
2005 Oiseau Rare Christophe Soumillon André Fabre HH Aga Khan IV 2:50.60
2006 Maroussies Wings Olivier Peslier Patrick Haslam Renata Jacobs 2:50.00
2007 Synopsis Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:41.40
2008 Dar Re Mi Olivier Peslier John Gosden Lord Lloyd-Webber 2:50.20
2009 Kalla Maxime Guyon André Fabre Karin von Ullmann 2:43.30
2010 Announce Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:46.80
2011 Shareta Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:41.73
2012 Forces of Darkness Grégory Benoist Fabrice Vermeulen G. Augustin-Normand 2:40.70
2013 Pomology William Buick John Gosden Princess Haya of Jordan 2:41.80
2014 Zarshana Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:49.23
2015 Candarliya Alexis Badel Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:45.79
2016 Golden Valentine Aurelien Lemaitre Freddy Head LNJ Foxwoods 2:44.70
2017 God Given Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani St Albans Bloodstock 2:43.67
2018 Worth Waiting Stéphane Pasquier David Lanigan Saif Ali 2:43.51
2019 Tamniah Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Prince A. A. Faisal 2:46.94
2020 Wonderful Tonight Tony Piccone David Menuisier Chris Wright 2:54.11
2021 Free Wind Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden George Strawbridge 2:46.16
2022 Eternal Pearl William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 2:42.83

Earlier winners

  • 1925: Lucide
  • 1926: Carissima / Miss McKinley *
  • 1927: Bellecour
  • 1928: Tanais
  • 1929: Kantara
  • 1930: La Savoyarde
  • 1931: Pearl Cap
  • 1932: Broadway Melody / Kiddie *
  • 1933: La Souriciere
  • 1934: Anatolie
  • 1935: Blue Bell
  • 1936: Capella
  • 1937: Sylvanire
  • 1938: Argolide
  • 1939: Kaligoussa
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: La Barka
  • 1942: Gold and Blue
  • 1943: Calonice
  • 1944: La Belle du Canet
  • 1945: Red Sky
  • 1946: Pastourelle
  • 1947: Love
  • 1948: Reine des Etoiles
  • 1949: Musette
  • 1950: Nuit de Folies
  • 1951: Maitrise
  • 1952: Abeille
  • 1953: Avenida
  • 1954: Yvrande
  • 1955: Cassilda
  • 1956: Sees
  • 1957: Great Success
  • 1958: Lady Djebel
  • 1959: Mandolina
  • 1960: Valrose
  • 1961: Parbel
  • 1962: Peisqueira
  • 1963: Red Flame
  • 1964: Astaria
  • 1965: Irish Lass
  • 1966: Flaming Heart
  • 1967: Armoricana
  • 1968: Valya
  • 1969: Insulaire
  • 1970: Gleam
  • 1971: Cambrizzia
  • 1972: Paysanne
  • 1973: El Mina
  • 1974: Paulista
  • 1975: Raise a Baby
  • 1976: Acoma
  • 1977: Trillion
  • 1978: I Will Follow

* The 1926 and 1932 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Prix Minerve". The French Black Type. Retrieved 16 August 2020.