The Prix du Bois is a

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in France open to two-year-old

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s. It is run at

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over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.

History

The event was established in 1925, and it was originally held at Longchamp. It takes its name from the

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, the location of its former home, and the Avenue du Bois (now the

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), which leads towards the racecourse. Due to World War II, the Prix du Bois was not run from 1940 to 1945. The race was promoted to Group 3 status in 1982. It continued to be staged at Longchamp until 1994. It took place at Chantilly in 1995, and returned to Longchamp in 1996. For a period thereafter it was switched between

(1997–98, 2003) and Chantilly (1999–2002, 2004–05). The Prix du Bois was transferred to

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in 2006, and had another spell at Chantilly between 2009 and 2015. It has been run at Deauville again since 2016. The leading horses from the Prix du Bois often go on to compete in the

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. The first to win both races was Erica in 1927, and the most recent was Family One in 2011.

Records

Leading

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(10 wins): *

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– ''Chesterfield (1946), Arbace (1948), Dahabi (1949), Lets Fly (1953), Polamia (1957), Dan Cupid (1958), High Bulk (1960), Mr Brookwood (1961), Spy Well (1962), Timmy Lad (1963)'' ---- Leading trainer (6 wins): * François Mathet – ''Taoutcha (1952), Calshot (1966), Zeddaan (1967), Rockcress (1968), Myosotis (1974), Adraan (1979)'' * Etienne Pollet – ''Polamia (1957), Dan Cupid (1958), High Bulk (1960), Mr Brookwood (1961), Spy Well (1962), Timmy Lad (1963)'' *

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– ''Export Price (1986), Rich and Famous (1989), Imperfect World (1998), Much Faster (2003), Divine Proportions (2004), Natagora (2007)'' ---- Leading owner (5 wins): *

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– ''Polamia (1957), Dan Cupid (1958), Mr Brookwood (1961), Spy Well (1962), Timmy Lad (1963)''

Winners since 1978

The 2020 race was run at Longchamp due to the

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The 2021 and 2022 race was run at

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and the distance was 1,200 meters

Earlier winners

* 1925: Tatters * 1926: Never Late * 1927: Erica * 1928: La Rocque * 1929: Advertencia * 1930: Cristal * 1931: Sisterari * 1932: Asterisk * 1933: Corindon * 1934: Puits d'Amour * 1935: Don Milo * 1936: Le Radjah * 1937: Pamir * 1938: Courteille * 1939: Folincourt * 1940–45: ''no race'' * 1946: Chesterfield * 1947: Primeur * 1948: Arbace * 1949: Dahabi * 1950: Idas * 1951: Pharaos * 1952: Taoutcha * 1953: Let's Fly * 1954: Americ * 1955: Reine Martiale * 1956: L'Astrologue * 1957: Polamia * 1958: Dan Cupid * 1959: Barbaresque * 1960: High Bulk * 1961: Mr Brookwood * 1962: Spy Well * 1963: Timmy Lad * 1964: Fair Portion * 1965: Nursery Song * 1966: Calshot * 1967: Zeddaan * 1968: Rockcress * 1969: Baroque * 1970:

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* 1971: Daring Display * 1972: Benthose * 1973:

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* 1974: Myosotis * 1975: Dacani * 1976: Juge de Paix * 1977: Soudromont

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1978

Earlier winners

See also

References