- Prix de la Grotte
Turf race infobox
class = Group 3
horse race = Prix de la Grotte
caption =
location =Longchamp Racecourse Paris ,France
inaugurated = 1889
race type =Thoroughbred - Flat race
sponsor = SG Private Banking
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1595&no_cache=1&numero_id=121 France-Galop.com]
distance = 1,600 metres (1 mile)
track = Turf, right-handed
qualification = Three-year-old fillies
weight = 57 kg
purse = €80,000 "(2008)"
Distribution
1st: 50%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd: 15%
4th: 10%, 5th: 5%
bonuses = The Prix de la Grotte is a Group 3 flat horse race inFrance open to three-year-oldthoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) atLongchamp Racecourse , and it takes place annually in April.First run in 1889, it was initially a race for three-year-olds and above. The conditions were often changed in the early years, before the present version, the fillies' equivalent of the
Prix de Fontainebleau , was established in 1952. At this point the distance was 1,600 metres, and following a series of alterations in the mid 1960s, the race returned to this distance in 1968.The Prix de la Grotte has a very good record as a trial for the
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches , with many runners subsequently winning or finishing placed in the Group 1 event.Records since 1952
Leading
jockey (7 wins):
*Yves Saint-Martin – "La Sega (1962), Felicia (1963), Mirna (1964), Tonnera (1966), Pola Bella (1968), Koblenza (1969), Captive Island (1985)"----Leading trainer (7 wins):
*François Mathet – "La Sega (1962), Felicia (1963), Mirna (1964), Tonnera (1966), Pola Bella (1968), Koblenza (1969), Hartebeest (1977)"----Leading owner (5 wins):
*Nelson Bunker Hunt – "Gazala (1967), Pampered Miss (1970), Dahlia (1973), Nobiliary (1975), Hartebeest (1977)"Winners since 1980
Earlier winners
* 1952 - Devinette
* 1953 -
* 1954 - Baghicheh
* 1955 - Myriade
* 1956 - Apollonia
* 1957 - Epine Doree
* 1958 - Reluisante
* 1959 - Fiorenza
* 1960 -Sly Pola
* 1961 -
* 1962 -La Sega
* 1963 - Felicia
* 1964 - Mirna
* 1965 - Clear River
* 1966 -Tonnera
* 1967 - Gazala
* 1968 -Pola Bella
* 1969 -Koblenza
* 1970 -Pampered Miss
* 1971 -Bold Fascinator
* 1972 - If
* 1973 - Dahlia
* 1974 -
* 1975 -Nobiliary
* 1976 -Riverqueen
* 1977 - Hartebeest
* 1978 - Tayyara
* 1979 - NonoalcaReferences
* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1595&no_cache=1&numero_id=121 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=580 PedigreeQuery.com]
*Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=90388&r_date=1988-4-24 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=94490&r_date=1989-4-23 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=98887&r_date=1990-4-22 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=103700&r_date=1991-4-21 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=108560&r_date=1992-4-26 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=113561&r_date=1993-4-25 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=118629&r_date=1994-4-24 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=123942&r_date=1995-4-23 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=202671&r_date=1996-4-21 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=238018&r_date=1997-4-20 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=251285&r_date=1998-4-19 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=266633&r_date=1999-4-25 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=280817&r_date=2000-4-23 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=300099&r_date=2001-4-15 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=315487&r_date=2002-4-14 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=332026&r_date=2003-4-20 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=351275&r_date=2004-4-25 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=384063&r_date=2005-4-24 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=407813&r_date=2006-4-23 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=430687&r_date=2007-4-15 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=455441&r_date=2008-4-13 2008]
* [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-de-la-Grotte-1980-2009.php galop.courses-france.com]ee also
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List of French flat horse races
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