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Prix Saint-Alary

Flat horse race in France

Summary

Flat horse race in France

Field	Value
class	Group 2
horse race	Prix Saint-Alary
location	Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
inaugurated	1960
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Coolmore Stud
website	france-galop.com
distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Three-year-old fillies
weight	57 kg
purse	€250,000 (2022)
1st: €142,850

Paris, France 1st: €142,850 |} The Prix Saint-Alary is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp in Paris over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1 miles), and takes place each year in May.

History

The event is named after Evremond de Saint-Alary (1868–1941), a successful racehorse owner and breeder. It was established in 1960, and was originally contested on Longchamp's middle course (moyenne piste). It was switched to the main course (grande piste) in 1987.

The Prix Saint-Alary serves as a trial for the following month's Prix de Diane. Thirteen fillies have won both races. The first was La Sega in 1962, and the most recent was Gezora in 2025.

In 2024 the race was downgraded to Group Two status by the European Pattern Committee.

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

Freddy Head – Tidra (1967), Pistol Packer (1971), Riverqueen (1976), Reine de Saba (1978), Three Troikas (1979), Harbour (1982), Fitnah (1985), Lacovia (1986), Treble (1991)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

André Fabre – Grise Mine (1984), Rosefinch (1992), Intrepidity (1993), Moonlight Dance (1994), Muncie (1995), Luna Wells (1996), Vadawina (2005), Wavering (2011)

Leading owner (8 wins):

HH Aga Khan IV – Cervinia (1963), Behera (1989), Zainta (1998), Vadawina (2005), Sarafina (2010), Sagawara (2012), Vazira (2014), Siyarafina (2019)

Winners since 1971

Year	Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1971	Pistol Packer	Freddie Head	Alec Head	Ghislaine Head	2:16.40
1972	Prodice	Alfred Gibert	Domingo Perea	Mme A. Bollack	2:13.20
1973	Dahlia	Bill Pyers	Maurice Zilber	Nelson Bunker Hunt	2:10.40
1974	Comtesse de Loir	Jean-Claude Desaint	John Cunnington	George Ohrstrom	2:05.40
1975	Nobiliary	Lester Piggott	Maurice Zilber	Nelson Bunker Hunt	2:08.20
1976	Riverqueen	Freddie Head	Alec Head	Christian Datessen	2:07.10
1977	Madelia	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna, Sr.	Daniel Wildenstein	2:10.70
1978	Reine de Saba	Freddy Head	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:12.10
1979	Three Troikas	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ghislaine Head	2:04.90
1980	Paranete	Alfred Gibert	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok	2:04.80
1981	Tootens	Georges Doleuze	Edouard Bartholomew	Cora Lynch	2:15.10
1982	Harbour	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Ecurie Åland	2:20.10
1983	Smuggly	Alain Badel	Olivier Douieb	Edward Seltzer	2:19.70
1984	Grise Mine	Yves Saint-Martin	André Fabre	Guy de Rothschild	2:12.20
1985	Fitnah	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Miss H. Al Maktoum	2:04.70
1986	Lacovia	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Gerry Oldham	2:06.70
1987	Indian Skimmer	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	2:10.10
1988	Riviere d'Or	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:05.20
1989	Behera	Alain Lequeux	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:02.10
1990	Air de Rien	Alain Badel	Myriam Bollack-Badel	Jacques Berès	2:04.00
1991	Treble	Freddy Head	Criquette Head	Edward Stephenson	2:08.40
1992	Rosefinch	Steve Cauthen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:05.00
1993	Intrepidity	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:04.80
1994	Moonlight Dance	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:08.30
1995	Muncie	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:08.70
1996	Luna Wells	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:13.60
1997	Brilliance	Olivier Peslier	Pascal Bary	Ecurie Skymarc Farm	2:09.10
1998	Zainta	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:03.20
1999	Cerulean Sky	Sylvain Guillot	Robert Collet	Richard Strauss	2:06.30
2000	Reve d'Oscar	Alain Badel	Myriam Bollack-Badel	Mrs Guy de Châtelperron	2:08.00
2001	Nadia	Dominique Boeuf	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:08.60
2002	Marotta	Thierry Jarnet	Richard Gibson	Antoinette Oppenheimer	2:03.00
2003	Fidelite	Olivier Peslier	Criquette Head-Maarek	Wertheimer et Frère	2:06.30
2004	Ask for the Moon	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Jean-Pierre Dubois	2:05.10
2005	Vadawina	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Aga Khan IV	2:02.80
2006	Germance	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Nelson Radwan	2:05.10
2007	Coquerelle	Christophe Lemaire	Jean-Claude Rouget	Ecurie des Monceaux	2:11.10
2008	Belle et Celebre	Christophe Lemaire	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aliette Forien	2:10.00
2009	Stacelita	Christophe Lemaire	Jean-Claude Rouget	Ecurie Monastic	2:10.66
2010	Sarafina	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:04.10
2011	Wavering	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Godolphin	2:05.80
2012	Sagawara	Christophe Lemaire	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:04.37
2013	Silasol	Olivier Peslier	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Wertheimer et Frère	2:10.53
2014	Vazira	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:08.45
2015	Queen's Jewel	Maxime Guyon	Freddy Head	Wertheimer et Frère	2:00.87
2016	Jemayel	Grégory Benoist	Jean-Claude Rouget	Al Shaqab Racing	2:07.93
2017	Sobetsu	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin	2:05.92
2018	Laurens	P. J. McDonald	Karl Burke	John Dance	2:08.39
2019	Siyarafina	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Aga Khan IV	2:06.48
2020	Tawkeel	Cristian Demuro	Jean-Claude Rouget	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:01.62
2021	Incarville	Christophe Soumillon	David Smaga	Gerard Augustin-Normand	2:10.45
2022	Above The Curve	Ryan Moore	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor / Smith / Westerberg	2:06.25
2023	Jannah Rose	Christophe Soumillon	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Al Shira'aa Farms	2:08.37
2024	Birthe	Aurelien Lemaitre	Laura Vanska	Alain Jathiere & Mme Christine Guilbert	2:07.74
2025	Gezora	Mickael Barzalona	Francis-Henri Graffard	White Birch Farm	2:04.10

Earlier winners

1960: La Motte
1961: Solitude
1962: La Sega
1963: Cervinia
1964: Belle Sicambre
1965: Scala
1966: Tonnera
1967: Tidra
1968: no race
1969: Saraca
1970: Lalika

References

France Galop / Racing Post:
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galop.courses-france.com:
- 1960–1979, 1980–present

france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Saint-Alary.
galopp-sieger.de – Prix Saint-Alary.
ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Saint-Alary (2019).
pedigreequery.com – Prix Saint-Alary – Longchamp.

References

"Prix Saint-Alary".
(13 February 2024). "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2024 European programme of Flat black type races". British Horseracing Authority.
"Head's Are Disqualified".

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