The Prix Cléopâtre is a Group 3 flat

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in France open to three-year-old

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. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at

Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud () is a French commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Like other communes of Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine and Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of France's wealthie ...

in May.

History

Named after

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (; The name Cleopatra is pronounced , or sometimes in both British and American English, see and respectively. Her name was pronounced in the Greek dialect of Egypt (see Koine Greek phonology). She was ...

, the event was established at Saint-Cloud in 1952. The first running was won by Marche Lorraine. The race was temporarily switched to

Maisons-Laffitte Maisons-Laffitte () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the northern Île-de-France Regions of France, region of France. It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of northwestern Paris, from its ...

in 1990. It was staged at Évry in 1991. It returned to Saint-Cloud in 1992. The Prix Cléopâtre sometimes serves as a trial for the

Prix de Diane The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is one of the most important and prestigious Group 1 horse races in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at C ...

. The last horse to win both races was

Pawneese Pawneese (5 April 1973 – 1997) was an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who was Europe's top filly in 1976. Background Pawneese was bred in Ireland by her owner, Daniel Wildenstein, she was sired by Grand Prix d ...

in 1976.

Records

Leading

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(5 wins): *

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– ''Diamonixa (1998), Sunday Picnic (1999), Spring Oak (2001), Turtle Bow (2002), Galikova (2011)'' ---- Leading trainer (13 wins): *

André Fabre André Fabre (; born 9 December 1945) is a French thoroughbred horse racing horse trainer, trainer. 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 beg ...

– ''Wemyss Bight (1993), Valley of Gold (1995), Allurement (1997), Diamonixa (1998), Sunday Picnic (1999), Spring Oak (2001), Vadawina (2005), Alloway (2006), Vadapolina (2007), Flying Cloud (2009), Baltic Baroness (2013), Harajuka (2021), Place Du Carrousel (2022)'' ---- Leading owner (6 wins): *

Guy de Rothschild Baron Guy Édouard Alphonse Paul de Rothschild (; 21 May 1909 – 12 June 2007) was a French banker and member of the Rothschild banking family of France. Between 1967 and 1979, he was the chairman of the French Banque Rothschild, nationalized by ...

– ''Cerisoles (1957), Azulene (1959), Marella (1960), Alphee (1966), Insolite (1971), Indian Rose (1988)'' *

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– ''Kalajana (1994), Kalisi (1996), Vadawina (2005), Vadapolina (2007), Dalkala (2012), Shamkala (2014)''

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

* 1952: Marche Lorraine * 1953: Banassa * 1954: Marijuana * 1955: Mahina * 1956: Djelfina * 1957: Cerisoles * 1958: Danoise * 1959: Azulene * 1960: Marella * 1961: Carpe Diem * 1962: Lady Dissenter * 1963: Doronic * 1964: Res * 1965: Ma * 1966: Alphee * 1967: Dourdan * 1968: Hugger Mugger * 1969: Lastarria * 1970: Peronelle * 1971: Insolite * 1972: Licata * 1973: Passiova * 1974: Tropical Cream * 1975: Feuille Morte * 1976:

* 1977: Guile Princess * 1978: Abalvina

References

France Galop France Galop is the governing body of flat and steeplechase horse racing in France. It was founded on May 3, 1995, as the result of the amalgamation of four different industry organizations. Prominent owner/breeder Jean-Luc Lagardère was elected ...

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– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Cléopâtre (2017).''
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– ''Prix Cléopâtre – Saint-Cloud.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Prix Cleopatre Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies Saint-Cloud Racecourse Horse races in France Cleopatra 1952 establishments in France Horse races established in 1952

History

Records

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

See also

References