The Prix de Meautry is a
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horse race in France open to
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s aged three years or older. It is run at
Deauville
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over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
History
The event is named after
Haras de Meautry
Haras de Meautry in Touques, Calvados, Normandy, France, is a thoroughbred horse breeding farm. It was acquired in the 19th century by horse-racing enthusiast Alphonse James de Rothschild (1827–1905) who passed it down to his offspring so that ...
, a successful stud farm located near Deauville. It was established in 1877, and was initially contested over 900 metres. It was extended to 1,000 metres in 1887.
The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. A new distance of 1,200 metres was introduced in 1922.
Deauville Racecourse was closed during World War II, and the Prix de Meautry was cancelled in 1940. For the remainder of this period it was switched between
Maisons-Laffitte
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Maisons-Laf ...
(1941–43, 1945) and
Longchamp (1944). The Longchamp edition was run over a length of 1,300 metres.
Records
Most successful horse (4 wins):
* Cricket Ball – ''1986, 1987, 1988, 1989''
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Leading
jockey (10 wins):
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Roger Poincelet
Roger Poincelet (3 March 1921 - 1 November 1977) was a French jockey who rode a total of over 3,000 winners in a long career on both the flat and, initially, jumps. He is regarded as one of the finest French jockeys ever.
His first win came o ...
– ''Fine Art (1946), Djama (1947), Damnos (1948), Abis (1949), Djebe (1950), Sanguine (1951), Bibi Toori (1952), Anne d'Anjou (1958), L'Epinay (1961), First Date (1967)''
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Leading
trainer (5 wins):
* James C. Watson – ''Ferrieres (1897), Girasol (1903), Volte Face (1905), Syphon (1906, 1907)''
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Leading owner (4 wins):
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Daniel Wildenstein
Daniel Leopold Wildenstein (11 September 1917 – 23 October 2001) was a French art dealer, historian and owner-breeder of thoroughbred race horses. He was the third member of the family to preside over Wildenstein & Co., one of the most succe ...
– ''Mismaloya (1969), El Rastro (1973), Pole Position (1990), Monde Bleu (1993)''
* Robin Scully – ''Cricket Ball (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)''
Winners since 1980
Earlier winners
* 1877: Pensacola
* 1878: Porcelaine
* 1879: Telegramme
* 1880: Sorbe
* 1881: Bienveillante
* 1882: Comte Alfred
* 1883: Conquerant
* 1884: Conquerant
* 1885: Bonbon
* 1886: Prudence
* 1887: Frapotel
* 1888:
* 1889: Lugano
* 1890: War Dance
* 1891: Reveille
* 1892: C'est Sa Soeur
* 1893: Hoche
* 1894: Arnica
* 1895: Beatrix
* 1896: Sheridan
* 1897: Ferrieres
* 1898: Railleur
* 1899: Railleur
* 1900: Listo
* 1901:
* 1902: Alatri
* 1903: Girasol
* 1904:
* 1905: Volte Face
* 1906: Syphon
* 1907: Syphon
* 1908: Gourbi
* 1909: Syphon
* 1910: Lorlette
* 1911: Jarretiere
* 1912: Jarretiere
* 1913: Pantagruel
* 1914–18: ''no race''
* 1919: Assyrienne
* 1920: Glorious
* 1921: Dolphin
* 1922: Zapanie
* 1923: Niceas
* 1924: Sainte Hermine
* 1925: Millet
* 1926: Pacific
* 1927: Madeline
* 1928: Panuco
* 1929: Sediranda
* 1930: Slipper
* 1931: Alluvial
* 1932: Cake Walk
* 1933: Mlle d'Argagnan
* 1934: Makila
* 1935: Hajiri
* 1936: Limac
* 1937: Mandoline
* 1938: Miraculeux
* 1939: Antineus
* 1940: ''no race''
* 1941: Boga
* 1942: Branka
* 1943: Dogat
* 1944: Fanatique
* 1945: Vagabond
* 1946: Fine Art
* 1947: Djama
* 1948: Damnos
* 1949: Abis
* 1950: Djebe
* 1951: Sanguine
* 1952: Bibi Toori
* 1953: Alypat
* 1954: Vamarie
* 1955:
* 1956: Verrieres
* 1957: Midget
* 1958: Anne d'Anjou
* 1959: Edellic
* 1960: Tanata
* 1961: L'Épinay
* 1962: Fortino
* 1963: Ligonier
* 1964: Takawalk
* 1965: Takawalk
* 1966:
* 1967: First Date
* 1968:
* 1969: Mismaloya
* 1970: Balidar
* 1971: No Mercy
* 1972: Some Hand
* 1973: El Rastro
* 1974:
Flirting Around
Flirting Around (5 February 1971–1993) was a Kentucky-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist sprinter, he showed some promise when winning one of his three races as a two-year-old. In the following year he esta ...
* 1975: Street Light
* 1976: Girl Friend
* 1977: Girl Friend
* 1978: King of Macedon
* 1979: King of Macedon
See also
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List of French flat horse races
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References
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France Galop
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france-galop.com– ''A Brief History: Prix de Meautry.''
galop.courses-france.com– ''Prix de Meautry – Palmarès depuis 1983.''
galopp-sieger.de– ''Prix de Meautry.''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix de Meautry (2018).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Prix de Meautry – Deauville.''
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