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Prix Gontaut-Biron

Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above

Summary

Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	Prix Gontaut-Biron
location	Deauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
inaugurated	1919
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
website	france-galop.com
distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
exc. G1 winners this year
sponsor	Hong Kong Jockey Club
weight	57 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
1 kg if not Group placed *
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 (2022)
1st: €40,000

Deauville, France exc. G1 winners this year Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1 kg if not Group placed * Penalties 3 kg for Group 2 winners * 3 kg if two Group 3 wins * 1½ kg if one Group 3 win *

since January 1 1st: €40,000 |} The Prix Gontaut-Biron is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event is named in memory of Antoine de Gontaut-Biron (died 1917), a member of the Société des Courses de Deauville, a former governing body at the venue. The race was established in 1919, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. The inaugural running was contested over 1,600 metres, and it was extended to 2,400 metres in 1920.

Deauville Racecourse was closed during World War II, and the Prix Gontaut-Biron was cancelled in 1940. For the remainder of this period it was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43, 1945) and Auteuil (1944).

The distance of the race was increased to 2,600 metres in 1955, and cut to 2,000 metres in 1956. It was restored to 2,400 metres in 1958, and from this point the race was closed to three-year-olds. Its current spell over 2,000 metres began in 1964.

The Prix Gontaut-Biron has been sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club since 2009.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Hernando – 1994, 1995
Wally - 2021, 2022

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Roger Brethès – Rabican (1927), Ping Pong (1935), Samovar (1936), Morosini (1941)
Alfred Gibert – Jefferson (1971), Nemr (1981), Great (1982), Arc (1987)
Olivier Peslier – Agol Lack (2000), Slew the Red (2001), Carnival Dancer (2003), Vision d'Etat (2010)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

André Fabre – Cariellor (1985), Agol Lack (2000), Slew the Red (2001), Crossharbour (2009), New Bay (2016)

Leading owner (3 wins):

Ralph B. Strassburger – Berthe (1948), Montaval (1956), Rumesnil (1957)
Mahmoud Fustok – Nemr (1981), Great (1982), Over the Ocean (1986)
Khalid Abdullah – General Holme (1983), Crossharbour (2009), New Bay (2016)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1979	Rusticaro	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Richard Carver Jr.	Brendan Kelly
1980	Armistice Day	4	Yves Saint-Martin	C. de Watrigant	Luis Urbano Sanabria
1981	Nemr	4	Alfred Gibert	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok
1982	Great	4	Alfred Gibert	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok
1983	General Holme	4	Freddy Head	Olivier Douieb	Khalid Abdullah
1984	Bedtime	4	Brian Taylor	Dick Hern	3rd Earl of Halifax
1985	Cariellor	4	Lester Piggott	André Fabre	Suzy Volterra
1986	Over the Ocean	4	Alain Badel	Georges Mikhalidès	Mahmoud Fustok
1987	Arc	4	Alfred Gibert	Peter Lautner	Stall Weissenhof
1988	Ruffle	4	Maurice Philipperon	Edouard Bartholomew	Sir Robin McAlpine	2:05.80
1989	Emmson	4	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sir Michael Sobell	2:10.40
1990	Mister Riv	5	Thierry Jarnet	Antonio Spanu	Jean-Bernard Fetoux	2:08.60
1991	Muroto	5	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	Gerry Oldham	2:06.70
1992	Corrupt	4	Frankie Dettori	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Fathi Kalla	2:14.40
1993	Urban Sea	4	Cash Asmussen	Jean Lesbordes	David Tsui	2:06.30
1994	Hernando	4	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	2:10.00
1995	Hernando	5	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Stavros Niarchos	2:07.30
1996	Carling	4	Thierry Thulliez	Corine Barande-Barbe	Teruya Yoshida	2:09.30
1997	Lord of Men	4	Sylvain Guillot	John Gosden	Sheikh Mohammed	2:08.60
1998	Running Stag	4	Ray Cochrane	Philip Mitchell	Richard Cohen	2:05.50
1999	Dream Well	4	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Niarchos Family	2:20.4
2000	Agol Lack	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Sultan Al Kabeer	2:01.40
2001	Slew the Red	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:11.90
2002	Wellbeing	5	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	Plantation Stud	2:06.50
2003	Carnival Dancer	5	Olivier Peslier	Amanda Perrett	Cheveley Park Stud	2:10.00
2004	Special Kaldoun	5	Dominique Boeuf	David Smaga	Ecurie Chalhoub	2:13.20
2005	Sweet Stream	5	Stéphane Pasquier	John Hammond	Team Valor	2:07.90
2006	Atlantic Air	4	Thierry Thulliez	Yves de Nicolay	Antonia Devin	2:12.40
2007	Echo of Light	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:05.40
2008	Boris de Deauville	5	Dominique Boeuf	Stéphane Wattel	Bryant / Haegel	2:06.70
2009	Crossharbour	5	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:04.00
2010	Vision d'Etat	5	Olivier Peslier	Eric Libaud	Detré / Libaud	2:12.10
2011	Cirrus des Aigles	5	Franck Blondel	Corine Barande-Barbe	J. C. A. Dupouy	2:08.60
2012	Don Bosco	5	Gregory Benoist	David Smaga	Omar El Sharif	2:06.29
2013	Petit Chevalier	5	Maxime Guyon	William Mongil	Rennstall Gestut Hachstee	2:08.00
2014	Cocktail Queen	4	Alexis Badel	Myriam Bollack-Badel	Jeff Smith	2:09.90
2015	Bello Matteo	4	Alexis Badel	Romain Le Gal	Rocco Stasi	2:07.50
2016	New Bay	4	Vincent Cheminaud	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:12.67
2017	First Sitting	6	Gérald Mossé	Chris Wall	Bringloe & Clarke	2:06.11
2018	Talismanic	5	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Godolphin	2:09.72
2019	Olmedo	4	Cristian Demuro	Jean-Claude Rouget	Caro / Augustin-Normand	2:06.05
2020	Skalleti	5	Pierre-Charles Boudot	Jerome Reynier	Jean-Claude Seroul	2:12.51
2021	Wally	4	Cristian Demuro	Jean-Claude Rouget	Ecurie Jean-Pierre Barjon	2:07.27
2022	Wally	5	Cristian Demuro	Jean-Claude Rouget	Ecurie Jean-Pierre Barjon	2:06.16

Earlier winners

1919: Saint Souplet
1920: Take a Step
1921: Nephthys
1922: Grillemont
1923: Keror
1924: Almaviva
1925: Cerfeuil
1926: Aethelstan
1927: Rabican
1928: Huntersdale
1929: Grock
1930: Hotweed
1931: Folio
1932: Bievres
1933: Minestrone
1934: Astronomer
1935: Ping Pong
1936: Samovar
1937: Paix des Dames
1938: Ker Flobert
1939: Palais Cardinal
1940: no race
1941: Morosini
1942: Legende
1943: Chateauroux
1944: Sabran
1945:
1946:
1947: Cappielluca
1948: Berthe
1949: Fleury
1950: Kilette
1951: Lacaduv
1952: Vamos
1953: Frere Georges
1954:
1955: Rosati
1956: Montaval
1957: Rumesnil
1958:
1959: Etwild
1960: Sheshoon
1961: Hautain
1962: Liberty Truck
1963:
1964: Frontin
1965: Tobrouk
1966: Sigebert
1967: Caldarello
1968: Frontal
1969: Grandier
1970: Shoemaker
1971: Jefferson
1972: Boreen
1973: Folkestone
1974: Ksar
1975: Record Run
1976: Larkhill
1977: Iron Duke
1978: Gairloch

References

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france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Gontaut-Biron.
galop.courses-france.com – Prix Gontaut-Biron – Palmarès depuis 1980.
galopp-sieger.de – Prix Gontaut-Biron.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Gontaut-Biron (2017).
pedigreequery.com – Prix Gontaut-Biron – Deauville.

References

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