The Prix de Royaumont is a
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horse race 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 May or early June.
History
The event is named after
Royaumont Abbey
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, an abbey located 12 km from Chantilly. The race was established in 1883, and it was originally contested over 2,100 metres. It was initially reserved for fillies considered below the standard required for the
Prix de Diane
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, which used to be run on the same day.
The Prix de Royaumont was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. The first two post-war editions were staged at
Longchamp.
The race was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was held at Longchamp in 1941 and 1942, and at
Le Tremblay
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in 1991. Its distance was extended to 2,400 metres in 1992, and it continued to take place at Saint-Cloud until 1996. The race's only subsequent departure from Chantilly was in 2001, when it was run at Saint-Cloud.
The Prix de Royaumont is now held on the same day as the
Prix du Jockey Club
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.
Records
Leading
jockey (6 wins):
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Christophe Soumillon
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– ''Diasilixa (2003), Shawanda (2005), Sub Rose (2008), Kataniya (2015), Ebaiyra (2020), Baiykara (2022)''
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Leading
trainer (12 wins):
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André Fabre
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The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in ...
– ''Galla Placidia (1985), Villandry (1991), Berceau (1992), Apogee (1993), Genovefa (1995), Legend Maker (1997), Dance Routine (2002), Diasilixa (2003), Minatlya (2006), Legerete (2007), Savanne (2014), Pelligrina (2019)''
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Leading owner (7 wins):
* Jean Prat – ''Marjolaine (1893), Cabane (1908), Musique (1921), Raflade (1926), Sesia (1931), Relique (1933), Marphise (1938)''
Winners since 1976
Earlier winners
* 1883: Stresa
* 1884: Geneve
* 1885: Althea
* 1886: Estelle
* 1887: La Delivrande
* 1888: Modena
* 1889: Perle Rose
* 1890: Fatuite
* 1891: Amazone
* 1892:
* 1893: Marjolaine
* 1894: Algarade
* 1895: Phoebe
* 1896: Ecrevisse
* 1897: The Shrew
* 1898: Goguette
* 1899: Olympie
* 1900: May Queen
* 1901: Visitandine
* 1902: Karamanie
* 1903: Wide Awake
* 1904: Zingara
* 1905: Marie Galante
* 1906: Blue Fly
* 1907: La Neuville
* 1908: Cabane
* 1909: La Chandeleur
* 1910: Basse Pointe
* 1911: Allamanda
* 1912: La Semillante
* 1913: Coraline
* 1914: Aurore Boreale
* 1915–18: ''no race''
* 1919: Furlana
* 1920: Chaine d'Or
* 1921: Musique
* 1922: Shocking
* 1923: Pomare
* 1924: Tetratela
* 1925: Tagus
* 1926: Raflade
* 1927: Samphire
* 1928: Likka
* 1929: La Mie au Gue
* 1930: L'Abbesse de Menin
* 1931: Sesia
* 1932: Fee Esterel
* 1933: Relique
* 1934: Brunanburh
* 1935: Finlandaise
* 1936: Cousine
* 1937: Gandara
* 1938: Marphise
* 1939: Pereire
* 1940: ''no race''
* 1941: Green Parrot
* 1942: The Residency
* 1943: Vertelle
* 1944:
* 1945: Theorie
* 1946: Miss Foxlight
* 1947: Picardie
* 1948: Sans Toi / Seduction *
* 1949: L'Oasis
* 1950: Hortensia
* 1951: Monrovia
* 1952: Devinette
* 1953: Deep Sea
* 1954: Reine d'Atout
* 1955: All Risk
* 1956: Fast Jane
* 1957: Ermeline
* 1958: Magic Gold
* 1959: Mi Carina
* 1960: Marie Jolie
* 1961: Belinda 111
* 1962: Chaleureuse
* 1963: Partisane
* 1964: Dreida
* 1965: Kere
* 1966: Bubunia
* 1967: Casaque Grise
* 1968: Hugger Mugger
* 1969: Agujita
* 1970: Santa Tina
* 1971: Pointilleuse
* 1972: Decigale
* 1973: Gay Style
* 1974: Azurella
* 1975: ''no race''
* The 1948 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
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List of French flat horse races
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References
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france-galop.com– ''A Brief History: Prix de Royaumont.''
galopp-sieger.de– ''Prix de Royaumont.''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix de Royaumont (2016).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Prix de Royaumont – Chantilly.''
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Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
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