The Prix Chloé is a
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flat horse race
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in France open to three-year-old
thoroughbred
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fillies
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. It is run at
Chantilly
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France
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over a distance of , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.
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Sparkling Beam illumine le Prix Chloé
June 2013
History
The event was established in 1921 alongside the
Prix Daphnis
The Prix Daphnis is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place eac ...
, a similar contest for
colts. The two races were named after the characters
Daphnis and Chloe
''Daphnis and Chloe'' (, ''Daphnis kai Chloē'') is a Greek pastoral novel written during the Roman Empire, the only known work of second-century Hellenistic romance writer Longus.
Setting and style
It is set on the Greek isle of Lesbos, whe ...
from a work by the Greek novelist
Longus
Longus, sometimes Longos (), was the author of an ancient Greek novel or romance, '' Daphnis and Chloe''. Nothing is known of his life; it is assumed that he lived on the isle of Lesbos (setting for ''Daphnis and Chloe'') during the 2nd centu ...
. The story was popularised in France by the translation of
Paul-Louis Courier. Both races were originally held at
Le Tremblay
Le Tremblay () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Ombrée d'Anjou.Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
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) ...
.
The distance of the race was extended to 1,800 metres in 1961. Le Tremblay closed in 1967, and the event moved to
Longchamp the following year. It was transferred to
Évry in 1973, and switched to July in 1977.
The Prix Chloé was cut to 1,600 metres in 1993, and reverted to 1,800 metres in 1994. It remained at Évry until 1996. For periods thereafter it was staged at
Maisons-Laffitte
Maisons-Laffitte () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the northern ÃŽle-de-France Regions of France, region of France. It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of northwestern Paris, from its ...
(1997, 2006–08), Chantilly (1998–2002, 2004–05) and Longchamp (2003). It was run over 1,600 metres in 2008.
The race returned to Chantilly with a length of 1,800 metres in 2009.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(5 wins):
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Olivier Peslier
Olivier Peslier (born 12 January 1973 in Château-Gontier) is a French thoroughbred horse racing jockey.
Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races. From 2003 to 2014, he wa ...
– ''Khumba Mela (1998), Acago (2003), Goldikova (2008), Wilside (2009), Beatrice Aurore (2011)''
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Leading
trainer (5 wins):
* Roch Filippi – ''Finetta (1922), Our Gem (1925), Kantara (1929), Furane (1940), Guirlande (1942)''
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Leading owner (5 wins):
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Marcel Boussac
Marcel Boussac (17 April 1889 – 21 March 1980) was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history.
Born in Châteauroux, Indre, ...
– ''Astronomie (1935), Canzoni (1939), Caravelle (1943), Djama (1947), Pareo (1952)''
Winners since 1978
Reine Mathilde finished first in 1984, but she was placed second after a stewards' inquiry.
Mandesha
Mandesha (born 2003) is a French Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2006 she won three Group One
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was first in 2006, but she was relegated to last place following a stewards' inquiry.
Earlier winners
* 1921: Durete
* 1922: Finetta
* 1923: Anna Bolena
* 1924: Fleet Cloud
* 1925: Our Gem
* 1926: Prosty
* 1927: Bachelette
* 1928: Roahouga
* 1929: Kantara
* 1930: Carinosa
* 1931: Riva Bella
* 1932: White Legend
* 1933: Arpette
* 1934: Mary Tudor
* 1935: Astronomie
* 1936: Blue Bear
* 1937: En Fraude
* 1938: Blue Star
* 1939: Canzoni
* 1940: Furane
* 1941: La Barka
* 1942: Guirlande
* 1943: Caravelle
* 1944: La Belle du Canet
* 1945: Bluette
* 1946: Pastourelle
* 1947: Djama
* 1948: Lutteuse
* 1949: L'Oasis
* 1950: Aglae Grace
* 1951: Stratonice
* 1952: Pareo
* 1953: Providence
* 1954: La Paix
* 1955: Myriade
* 1956: Hillsca
* 1957: Amabelle
* 1958: La Malivoye
* 1959: Iadwiga
* 1960: Diva
* 1961: Belle Shika
* 1962: Marmara
* 1963: Golden Girl
* 1964: Hildegarde
* 1965: Cover Girl
* 1966: Bubunia
* 1967: Modeste
* 1968: Felouque
* 1969: Glaneuse
* 1970: Prime Abord
* 1971: Pistol Packer
* 1972: La Troublerie
* 1973: Servanne
* 1974: Rose Bed
* 1975: Infra Green
* 1976: Rose of Stanbul
* 1977: Lillan
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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horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Chloé (2016).''
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