- Prix Yacowlef
Turf race infobox
class = Listed
horse race = Prix Yacowlef
caption =
location = Deauville RacecourseDeauville ,France
inaugurated =
race type =Thoroughbred - Flat race
website =
distance = 1,000 metres (5f)
track = Turf, straight
qualification = Two-year-olds
previously unraced
weight = 58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies
purse = €55,000 "(2008)"
Distribution
1st: 50%, 2nd: 20%, 3rd: 15%
4th: 10%, 5th: 5%
bonuses = The Prix Yacowlef is a Listed flat horse race inFrance open to two-year-oldthoroughbred s. It is run over a distance of 1,000 metres (approximately 5 furlongs) at Deauville Racecourse and takes place annually, presently in early July.Contested by previously unraced juveniles, the race can sometimes give an early sighting of potentially top class racehorses. For most of its history it has been run over its present distance, but from 1987 to 2004 it was contested over 1,200 metres. In 2005 the race was switched to the beginning of July having previously taken place in early August.
Records since 1979
Leading
jockey (7 wins):
*Freddy Head – "Princesse Lida (1979), Siagne (1982), Breath Taking (1984), Common Grounds (1987), Machiavellian (1989), Wixon (1992), Pas de Reponse (1996)"----Leading trainer (9 wins):
*Criquette Head-Maarek – "Siagne (1982), Breath Taking (1984), Goldneyev (1988), Pas de Reponse (1996), Mall Queen (1999), Wooden Doll (2000), Loving Pride (2002), Roseanna (2003), Speciale (2004)"----Leading owner (3 wins):
*Stavros Niarchos – "Captain's Gold (1983), Common Grounds (1987), Machiavellian (1989)"
* Maktoum Al Maktoum – "Royal Arrow (1998), Mall Queen (1999), Loving Pride (2002)"Winners since 1979
Earlier winners
* 1885 - Sycomore
* 1897 - Le Roi Soleil
* 1912 - Banshee
* 1913 -Sardanapale
* 1922 -Epinard
* 1924 - Ptolemy
* 1928 - Elsa de Brabant
* 1930 - Quatre Bras
* 1946 - Le Lavandou
* 1947 - Djeddah
* 1953 - Vieille Pierre
* 1954 -Chingacgook
* 1955 - Apollonia
* 1956 - Mourne
* 1961 -Prudent
* 1968 -Gris Vitesse
* 1969 -Chatter Box
* 1970 - Take a Chance
* 1971 -Riverman
* 1972 - Dahlia
* 1973 -Nonoalco
* 1976 - Assez Cuite
* 1978 - Water LilyReferences
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=7744 PedigreeQuery.com]
*Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=96668&r_date=1989-8-3 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=101162&r_date=1990-8-2 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=106012&r_date=1991-8-3 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=110873&r_date=1992-8-1 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=115888&r_date=1993-7-31 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=121045&r_date=1994-7-31 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=126426&r_date=1995-7-30 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=206642&r_date=1996-8-1 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=242337&r_date=1997-8-3 1997] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=255916&r_date=1998-8-2 1998]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=271091&r_date=1999-8-1 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=285558&r_date=2000-8-1 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=305355&r_date=2001-8-2 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=321107&r_date=2002-8-4 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=337896&r_date=2003-8-9 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=357014&r_date=2004-8-1 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=389129&r_date=2005-7-7 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=413581&r_date=2006-7-6 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=436900&r_date=2007-7-3 2007] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=462485&r_date=2008-7-5 2008] "Additional information from [http://www.france-galop.com/index.php?id=1&L=1 France-Galop.com] and [http://www.tbheritage.com/index.html tbheritage.com] "ee also
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List of French flat horse races
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