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Prix Maurice de Gheest

Field	Value
class	Group 1
horse race	Prix Maurice de Gheest
location	Deauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
inaugurated	1922
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Larc
website	france-galop.com
distance	1,300 metres (6½f)
surface	Turf
track	Straight
qualification	Three-years-old and up
weight	56 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
purse	€380,000 (2022)
1st: €217,132

Deauville, France Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares 1st: €217,132 |} The Prix Maurice de Gheest is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,300 metres (about 6½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History

The event was established in 1922, and it was originally contested over 1,400 metres. It was named in memory of Maurice de Gheest (1850–1920), a member of the Société des Courses de Deauville, a former governing body at the venue.

Deauville Racecourse was closed during World War II, and the Prix Maurice de Gheest was cancelled in 1940. For the remainder of this period it was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43, 1945) and Auteuil (1944). It returned to Deauville in 1946, and it was cut to 1,300 metres in 1966.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Maurice de Gheest was initially classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 1980, and to the highest level, Group 1, in 1995.

The Prix Maurice de Gheest was included in the Turf Sprint division of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2009, but it was removed from the series the following year.

The race was sponsored by Wertheimer et Frère in 2011, and its title featured the name of Goldikova, a successful mare owned and bred by the Wertheimers.

The race has been sponsored since 2013 by LARC, Latin American Racing Channel broadcasting South American races to Europe, United States, Australia and Turkey, since 2006.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Marchand d'Or – 2006, 2007, 2008
Moonlight Cloud - 2011, 2012, 2013

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Lester Piggott – Mountain Call (1968), Abergwaun (1972), Moorestyle (1981), College Chapel (1993)
Gérald Mossé - Cricket Ball (1989), Dolphin Street (1994), May Ball (2002), Garswood (2014)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

Freddy Head – Marchand d'Or (2006, 2007, 2008), Moonlight Cloud (2011, 2012, 2013), Polydream (2018)

Leading owner (4 wins):

Marcel Boussac – Zariba (1922), Grillemont (1923), Theano (1943), Windorah (1947)
Pierre Wertheimer – Sonny Boy (1933), Djanet (1956), Midget (1957), Tomahawk (1959)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1974	Lianga	3	Peter Cook	Daniel Wildenstein	Angel Penna, Sr.	1:15.60
1975	Sky Commander	3	Bill Pyers	Charles Milbank	E V Benjamin	1:16.70
1976	Girl Friend	4	Gérard Dubroeucq	Philippe Lallié	D W Molins	1:23.2
1977	Flying Water	4	Yves Saint-Martin	François Boutin	Angel Penna, Sr.	1:17.3
1978	King of Macedon	4	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington	Michael Sobell	1:21.4
1979	Boitron	3	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:19.7
1980	Boitron	4	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:20.2
1981	Moorestyle	4	Lester Piggott	Robert Armstrong	Moores Furnishings Ltd	1:15.2
1982	Exclusive Order	3	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jr.	Paul de Moussac
1983	Beaudelaire	3	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:16.3
1984	Never So Bold	4	Steve Cauthen	Robert Armstrong	Edward Kessly	1:16.5
1985	Spectacular Joke	3	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jr.	Paul de Moussac	1:16.6
1986	Lead on Time	3	Pat Eddery	Olivier Douieb	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:17.4
1987	Interval	3	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	Khalid Abdullah	1:16.9
1988	Blue Note	3	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	1:17.8
1989	Cricket Ball	6	Gérald Mossé	John Fellows	Robin Scully	1:20.2
1990	Dead Certain	3	Cash Asmussen	David Elsworth	Toby Marten	1:19.6
1991	Roman Prose	6	Marc de Smyter	Jonathan Pease	Henry Seymour	1:16.3
1992	Pursuit of Love	3	Michael Kinane	Henry Cecil	Lord Howard de Walden	1:16.3
1993	College Chapel	3	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Red Nab Racing Ltd	1:18.3
1994	Dolphin Street	4	Gérald Mossé	John Hammond	Stavros Niarchos	1:18.7
1995	Cherokee Rose	4	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Sheikh Mohammed	1:16.5
1996	Anabaa	4	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	1:19.0
1997	Occupandiste	4	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Wertheimer et Frère	1:16.7
1998	Seeking the Pearl	4	Yutaka Take	Hideyuki Mori	Tomoko Uenaka	1:14.7
1999	Diktat	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:18.2
2000	Bold Edge	5	Dane O'Neill	Richard Hannon Sr.	Lady Whent & Friends	1:16.0
2001	King Charlemagne	3	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Magnier	1:19.3
2002	May Ball	5	Gérald Mossé	John Gosden	Lord Hartington	1:17.7
2003	Porlezza	4	Christophe Soumillon	Yves de Nicolay	Erika Hilger	1:17.9
2004	Somnus	4	Gary Stevens	Tim Easterby	Sykes]]	1:16.0
2005	Whipper	4	Christophe Soumillon	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	1:17.1
2006	Marchand d'Or	3	Davy Bonilla	Freddy Head	Carla Giral	1:15.9
2007	Marchand d'Or	4	Davy Bonilla	Freddy Head	Carla Giral	1:14.9
2008	Marchand d'Or	5	Davy Bonilla	Freddy Head	Carla Giral	1:18.4
2009	King's Apostle	5	Ryan Moore	William Haggas	Bernard Kantor	1:15.7
2010	Regal Parade	6	Adrian Nicholls	David Nicholls	Dab Hand Racing	1:16.8
2011	Moonlight Cloud	3	Thierry Jarnet	Freddy Head	George Strawbridge	1:16.4
2012	Moonlight Cloud	4	Thierry Jarnet	Freddy Head	George Strawbridge	1:15.5
2013	Moonlight Cloud	5	Thierry Jarnet	Freddy Head	George Strawbridge	1:14.33
2014	Garswood	4	Gerald Mosse	Richard Fahey	David Armstrong & Cheveley Park Stud	1:19.71
2015	Muhaarar	3	Paul Hanagan	Charlie Hills	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:15.33
2016	Signs of Blessing	5	Stéphane Pasquier	Francois Rohaut	Isabelle Corbani	1:16.74
2017	Brando	5	Tom Eaves	Kevin Ryan	Angie Bailey	1:15.61
2018	Polydream	3	Maxime Guyon	Freddy Head	Wertheimer et Frère	1:16.00
2019	Advertise	3	Frankie Dettori	Martyn Meade	Phoenix Thoroughbreds	1:15.35
2020	Space Blues	4	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin	1:15.76
2021	Marianafoot	6	Mickael Barzalona	Jerome Reynier	Jean-Claude Seroul	1:17.04
2022	Highfield Princess	5	Jason Hart	John Quinn	Trainers House Enterprises Ltd	1:15.30
2023	King Gold	6	Stéphane Pasquier	Nicolas Caullery	Mme Christian Wingtans & Nicolas Caullery	1:19.71
2024	Lazzat	3	Antonio Orani	Jerome Reynier	Nurlan Bizakov	1:15.82
2025	Sajir	4	Oisin Murphy	André Fabre	Prince A.A. Faisal	1:15.09

Earlier winners

1922: Zariba
1923: Grillemont
1924: Persephone
1925: Lezignan
1926: Nyo
1927: Mordicus
1928: Galopin
1929: Tivoli
1930: Advertencia
1931: Masked Jester
1932: Ziani
1933: Sonny Boy
1934: Jocrisse
1935: Master Vere
1936: Aziyade
1937: Aziyade
1938: Sweet Dream
1939: Le Koh-i-Noor
1940: no race
1941: Becassin
1942: Galene
1943: Theano
1944: Le Volcan
1945:
1946: Tango
1947: Windorah
1948: Drakkar
1949: Djebe
1950: Skylarking
1951:
1952: Guam
1953: Vamarie
1954: Vamarie
1955:
1956: Djanet
1957: Midget
1958: Val d'Oisans
1959: Tomahawk
1960: Rina
1961: Nice Guy
1962: Nice Guy
1963: Tryptic
1964: Spy Well
1965: Yours
1966: Han d'Island
1967: Radames
1968: Mountain Call
1969: Quebracho
1970: Irish Minstrel
1971: Sweet Revenge
1972: Abergwaun
1973: Pepenador

References

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france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Maurice de Gheest.
galopp-sieger.de – Prix Maurice de Gheest.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Maurice de Gheest (2017).
pedigreequery.com – Prix Maurice de Gheest – Deauville.

References

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