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 in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Longchamp 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 - Nonoalca

References

* [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

* List of French flat horse races