The Prix de Malleret is a

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in France open to three-year-old

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. It is run at

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over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June.

History

The event is named after Malleret, the location of a former stud farm in the

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region of France. The original version was a 1,600-metre race for three-year-olds of either gender. A new version restricted to fillies was established in 1907. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres at Longchamp. It served as a consolation for fillies defeated in the

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. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. The Prix de Malleret was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was staged at

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in 1943 and 1944. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Prix de Malleret held Group 3 status. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1977. The Prix de Malleret was extended to 2,400 metres in 1987. It was transferred to Saint-Cloud in 2001. It is currently run on the same day as the

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Records

Leading

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(7 wins): *

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– ''Edera (1923), Lucide (1925), Carissima (1926), Calandria (1929), Merveille (1930), Nantua (1931), Samos (1935)'' ---- Leading trainer (9 wins): *

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– ''Zoumorrod (1987), Wemyss Bight (1993), Bonash (1994), Sage et Jolie (1995), Diamilina (2001), Legerete (2007), Treat Gently (2008), Strathspey (2017), Waldlied (2018)'' ---- Leading owner (6 wins): *

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– ''Lasarte (1920), Carissima (1926), Bellecour (1927), Argolide (1938), Damaka (1951), Licata (1972)''

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

* 1907: Aux Armes * 1908: Mafia II * 1909: Messaouda * 1910: Passe Rose * 1911: Allamanda * 1912: Wagram * 1913: Ardeche * 1914: Rivista * 1915–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Stearine * 1920: Lasarte * 1921: Ad Gloriam * 1922: Honeysuckle * 1923: Edera * 1924: Creditable * 1925: Lucide * 1926: Carissima * 1927: Bellecour * 1928: Gratis * 1929: Calandria * 1930: Merveille * 1931: Nantua * 1932: Allumeuse * 1933: Napee * 1934: Emeraude * 1935: Samos * 1936: Love Call / Renommee * * 1937: Barberybush * 1938: Argolide * 1939: Zoazo * 1940: ''no race'' * 1941: Nibelle * 1942: Guirlande * 1943: Blue-Berry * 1944: La Belle du Canet * 1945: * 1946: * 1947: Madelon * 1948: Fair Dolly * 1949: Camargue * 1950: Neda * 1951: Damaka * 1952: * 1953: Noory * 1954: Bethora * 1955: Picounda * 1956: Fast Jane * 1957: Denisy * 1958: Torbella * 1959: Mefair * 1960: Sea Nymph * 1961: White Heather * 1962: Wakamba * 1963: Irma la Douce * 1964: Mirna * 1965: Dark Wave * 1966: Si Sage * 1967: Ingrette * 1968: Hardiesse * 1969: Glaneuse * 1970: Chatter Box * 1971: Dixie * 1972: Licata * 1973: Virunga * 1974: Azurella * 1975: Infra Green * 1976: Antrona * 1977: Les Saintes Claires * 1978: Calderina * The 1936 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

See also

References