Prix_Saint-Alary

Prix Saint-Alary

Prix Saint-Alary

Flat horse race in France

The Prix Saint-Alary is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 11⁄4 miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

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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. Twelve fillies have won both races. The first was La Sega in 1962, and the most recent was Laurens in 2018.

In 2024 the race was downgraded to Group Two status by the European Pattern Committee.[2]

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

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  1. We Are finished first in 2014 but was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance, caused by illness.[3]
  2. The 2016 and 2017 runnings took place at Deauville while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment
  3. The 2020 race was run at Chantilly in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France

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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Prix Saint-Alary". The French Black Type. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. [2]
    "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2024 European programme of Flat black type races". British Horseracing Authority. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Head's Are Disqualified". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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