The Prix Vermeille is a
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horse race
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in France open to
thoroughbred
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fillies
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and
mare
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s aged three years or older. It is run at
Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
History
The event is named after a filly foaled in 1853. She was initially known as Merveille, but was later renamed Vermeille. She did not have a remarkable racing career, but was highly successful as a broodmare.
The Prix Vermeille was established in 1897, and was originally restricted to fillies aged three. Due to World War I, it was abandoned from 1914 to 1918.
The event was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was temporarily switched to
Le Tremblay
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The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at ...
and the
Prix de Diane
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, the Prix Vermeille is the final leg of France's fillies'
Triple Crown
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. The feat of winning all three has been achieved by six horses, most recently
Zarkava
Zarkava (foaled 31 March 2005 in Ireland) is an undefeated French Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Background
Bred and raced by HH Aga Khan IV, Zarkava was sired by Group II winner Zamindar who also sired the ...
in 2008.
The Prix Vermeille is held three weeks before the
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distance ...
, and it sometimes serves as a trial for that event. The 2013 winner,
Treve was the sixth horse to win both races in the same year.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
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Treve – ''2013, 2015''
Leading
jockey
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(7 wins):
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Yves Saint-Martin
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Saint-Martin won his fir ...
– ''Golden Girl (1963), Casaque Grise (1967), Saraca (1969), Allez France (1973), Paulista (1974), Sharaya (1983), Darara (1986)''
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Leading
trainer (7 wins):
*
Alain de Royer-Dupré Alain de Royer-Dupré (born 24 September 1944http://www.breederscup.com/bio.aspx?id=2334 Breeders' Cup trainer profile) is a leading French thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
Early life
He grew up at the Haras de Saint Lô, a national stud farm in No ...
– ''Sharaya (1983), Darara (1986), Daryaba (1999), Shawanda (2005), Mandesha (2006), Zarkava (2008), Shareta (2012)''
Leading owner (7 wins):
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Marcel Boussac
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Born in Châteauroux, Indre, ...
– ''Durban (1921), Merry Girl (1928), La Circe (1933), Corteira (1948), Janiari (1956), Arbencia (1957), Astola (1961, dead-heat)''
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HH Aga Khan – ''Sharaya (1983), Darara (1986), Daryaba (1999), Shawanda (2005), Mandesha (2006), Zarkava (2008), Shareta (2012)''
Winners since 1965
Earlier winners
* 1897: Ortie Blanche
* 1898: Melina
* 1899: Sesara
* 1900: Semendria
* 1901: La Camargo
* 1902: Ophelia
* 1903: Mater
* 1904: Profane
* 1905: Brienne
* 1906: Bethsaida
* 1907: Claudia
* 1908: Medeah
* 1909: Ronde de Nuit
* 1910: Basse Pointe
* 1911: Tripolette
* 1912: Reveuse
* 1913: Moia
* 1914–18: ''no race''
* 1919: Stearine
* 1920: Meddlesome Maid
* 1921: Durban
* 1922: Sainte Ursule
* 1923: Quoi
* 1924: Isola Bella
* 1925: La Habanera
* 1926: Dorina
* 1927: Samphire
* 1928: Merry Girl
* 1929: Calandria
* 1930: Commanderie
* 1931:
Pearl Cap
* 1932: Kiddie
* 1933: La Circe
* 1934: Mary Tudor
* 1935: Crisa
* 1936: Mistress Ford
* 1937: Tonnelle
* 1938: Ma Normandie
* 1939–40: ''no race''
* 1941: Longthanh
* 1942: Vigilance
* 1943: Folle Nuit
* 1944: La Belle du Canet
* 1945: Nikellora
* 1946: Pirette
* 1947: Procureuse
* 1948: Corteira
* 1949: Bagheera
* 1950: Kilette
* 1951: Orberose
* 1952: La Mirambule
* 1953: Radio
* 1954: Philante
* 1955: Wild Miss
* 1956: Janiari
* 1957: Arbencia
* 1958:
Bella Paola
Bella Paola (foaled 1955) was a French Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse who won several major races in France and Britain including the British Classic Races, classic 1,000 Guineas Stakes, 1,000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks in 1957.
Background
Be ...
* 1959: Mi Carina
* 1960: Lezghinka
* 1961: Anne la Douce / Astola
* 1962:
Monade
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History
In the late 1990s, the ...
* 1963: Golden Girl
* 1964: Astaria
See also
*
List of French flat horse races
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References
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France Galop
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Racing Post
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