Prix Maurice de Gheest

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Prix Maurice de Gheest
ClassGroup 1
Location Deauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
Inaugurated1922
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
SponsorLarc
Website france-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,300 metres (6½f) [1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up [1]
Weight56 kg (3yo); 58 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares [1]
Purse €380,000 (2022)
1st: €217,132 [1]
Prix Maurice de Gheest
2025
Owner Prince A A Faisal.svg Owner Ridgeway Downs Racing.svg Owner Resolute Bloodstock.svg
SajirLazzatWoodshauna
Previous years
2023
Owner Mme Christian Wingtans.svg Owner Highclere Thoroughbred Racing.svg Owner Mr D J Deer.svg
King GoldSpycatcherSaint Lawrence
2021
Owner J C Seroul.svg Owner Lady Bamford.svg Owner Mr D Ward.svg
MarianafootTropbeauStarman
2020
Owner Godolphin white cap.svg Owner haras d etreham.svg Owner Mr Derrick Smith.svg
Space BluesHello YoumzainLope Y Fernandez
2019
Owner Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited.svg Owner Mrs Angie Bailey.svg Owner Godolphin.svg
AdvertiseBrandoSpace Blues
2018
Owner Wertheimer and Frere.svg Owner Mr W J Gredley.svg Owner Fred Archer Racing.svg
PolydreamJames GarfieldThe Tin Man
2017
Owner Mrs Angie Bailey.svg Owner Canning Downs.svg Owner Mr Michael Kerr-Dineen.svg
BrandoAclaimTupi
2016
Owner Mme Isabelle Corbani.svg Owner Mr T S Palin.svg Owner Scea Haras De Saint Pair.svg
Signs Of BlessingDonjuan TriumphantJimmy Two Times
2015
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Baron Edouard De Rothschild.svg Owner Poonawalla Racing Partnership.svg
MuhaararEsoteriqueGordon Lord Byron
2014
Owner Mr David W Armstrong.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd.svg
GarswoodThawaanyFiesolana
2013
Owner Mr George Strawbridge.svg Owner Mr Alan G Craddock.svg Owner Dr Cyrus Poonawalla.svg
Moonlight CloudLethal ForceGordon Lord Byron
2012
Owner Mr George Strawbridge.svg Owner Mme M Mahony.svg Owner Anthony Pye-Jeary and Mel Smith.svg
Moonlight CloudWizz KidThe Cheka
2011
Owner Mr George Strawbridge.svg Owner Mr Simon Gibson.svg Owner Mrs J L Giral.svg
Moonlight CloudSociety RockMarchand D'Or
2010-2001
2010
Owner Dab Hand Racing.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr Tony Bloom.svg
Regal ParadeJoannaHigh Standing
2009
Owner Mr Bernard Kantor.svg Owner Paul Vidal.svg Owner Mr M Nelmes-Crocker.svg
King's ApostleMariolLesson In Humility
2008
Owner Mrs J L Giral.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg Owner Mr Guy Pariente.svg
Marchand D'OrAfrican RoseBelliflore
2007
Owner Mrs J L Giral.svg Owner Mrs Susan Roy.svg Owner Mr Jaber Abdullah.svg
Marchand D'OrDutch ArtSilver Touch
2006
Owner Mrs J L Giral.svg Owner Enrico Ciampi.svg Owner Mr John Duddy.svg
Marchand D'OrSatriAmadeus Wolf
2005
Owner Mr R C Strauss.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Mr D J Deer.svg
WhipperGoodrickePatavellian
2004
Owner Lady Legard.svg Owner Mr R C Strauss.svg Owner Investment Tandem Ab.svg
SomnusWhipperDolma
2003
Owner Mme E Hilger.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg Owner Mr D J Deer.svg
PorlezzaEtoile MontanteAvonbridge
2002
Owner Lord Hartington.svg Owner Lucky Field Co Ltd.svg Owner Mr Abdulla Al Khalifa.svg
May BallAir ThuleNayyir
2001
Owner Michael Tabor.svg Owner Godolphin.svg Owner H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah.svg
King CharlemagneThree PointsKier Park
2000-1990
2000
Owner Lady Whent.svg Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Mr P Garvey.svg
Bold EdgeLend A HandGorse
1999
Owner Godolphin.svg Owner Wertheimer and Frere.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg
DiktatGold AwayBertolini
1998
Owner T Uenaka.svg Owner J D Martin.svg Owner Albion Investments.svg
Seeking The PearlJim And TonicMuchea
1997
Owner Wertheimer and Frere.svg Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum.svg Owner Niarchos Family.svg
OccupandisteMonaassibTitus Livius
1996
Owner Mrs A Head.svg Owner Niarchos Family.svg Owner Michael Tabor.svg
AnabaaMiesque's SonDanehill Dancer
1995
Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Mr M F Kentish.svg Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum.svg
Cherokee RoseYoung ErnWessam Prince
1994
Owner Niarchos Family.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Cyril Humphris.svg
Dolphin StreetCatrailLavinia Fontana
1993
Owner Red Nab Racing Ltd.svg Owner H H Aga Khan.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg
College ChapelDanakalMatelot
1992
Owner Gillian, Lady Howard de Walden.svg Owner Ecurie Wildenstein.svg Owner Mr Abdulla BuHaleeba.svg
Pursuit Of LoveCardounTwafeaj
1991
Owner H-C Seymour.svg Owner Mr K Abdulla France.svg Owner Niarchos Family.svg
Roman ProseMasterclassExit To Nowhere
1990
Owner Commander G G Marten.svg Owner A F Budge (equine) Limited.svg Owner Ecurie Wildenstein.svg
Dead CertainRock CityPole Position
 

The Prix Maurice de Gheest is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,300 metres (about 6½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

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History

The event was established in 1922, and it was originally contested over 1,400 metres. It was named in memory of Maurice de Gheest (1850–1920), a member of the Société des Courses de Deauville, a former governing body at the venue.

Deauville Racecourse was closed during World War II, and the Prix Maurice de Gheest was cancelled in 1940. For the remainder of this period it was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43, 1945) and Auteuil (1944). It returned to Deauville in 1946, and it was cut to 1,300 metres in 1966.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Maurice de Gheest was initially classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 1980, and to the highest level, Group 1, in 1995.

The Prix Maurice de Gheest was included in the Turf Sprint division of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series in 2009, but it was removed from the series the following year.

The race was sponsored by Wertheimer et Frère in 2011, and its title featured the name of Goldikova, a successful mare owned and bred by the Wertheimers.

The race has been sponsored since 2013 by LARC, Latin American Racing Channel broadcasting South American races to Europe, United States, Australia and Turkey, since 2006.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey (4 wins):

Leading trainer (7 wins):

Leading owner (4 wins):

Winners since 1979

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1974 Lianga 3Peter Cook Daniel Wildenstein Angel Penna, Sr. 1:15.60
1975Sky Commander3Bill PyersCharles MilbankE V Benjamin1:16.70
1976Girl Friend4Gérard DubroeucqPhilippe LalliéD W Molins1:23.2
1977 Flying Water 4 Yves Saint-Martin François Boutin Angel Penna, Sr. 1:17.3
1978King of Macedon4 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Michael Sobell 1:21.4
1979Boitron3 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:19.7
1980Boitron4 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:20.2
1981 Moorestyle 4 Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong Moores Furnishings Ltd1:15.2
1982Exclusive Order3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr.Paul de Moussac
1983Beaudelaire3 Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien Robert Sangster 1:16.3
1984 Never So Bold 4 Steve Cauthen Robert Armstrong Edward Kessly1:16.5
1985Spectacular Joke3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr.Paul de Moussac1:16.6
1986Lead on Time3 Pat Eddery Olivier Douieb Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:17.4
1987Interval3 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree Khalid Abdullah 1:16.9
1988Blue Note3Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 1:17.8
1989Cricket Ball6 Gérald Mossé John FellowsRobin Scully1:20.2
1990 Dead Certain 3 Cash Asmussen David Elsworth Toby Marten1:19.6
1991Roman Prose6Marc de Smyter Jonathan Pease Henry Seymour1:16.3
1992Pursuit of Love3 Michael Kinane Henry Cecil Lord Howard de Walden 1:16.3
1993College Chapel3 Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Red Nab Racing Ltd1:18.3
1994Dolphin Street4 Gérald Mossé John Hammond Stavros Niarchos 1:18.7
1995 Cherokee Rose 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Sheikh Mohammed 1:16.5
1996 Anabaa 4 Freddy Head Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 1:19.0
1997Occupandiste4 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:16.7
1998Seeking the Pearl4 Yutaka Take Hideyuki MoriTomoko Uenaka1:14.7
1999 Diktat 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1:18.2
2000Bold Edge5 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Sr. Lady Whent & Friends1:16.0
2001King Charlemagne3 Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier 1:19.3
2002May Ball5 Gérald Mossé John Gosden Lord Hartington 1:17.7
2003Porlezza4 Christophe Soumillon Yves de NicolayErika Hilger1:17.9
2004 Somnus 4 Gary Stevens Tim Easterby Legard / Sidebottom / Sykes 1:16.0
2005Whipper4 Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss1:17.1
2006 Marchand d'Or 3 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Carla Giral1:15.9
2007 Marchand d'Or 4 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Carla Giral1:14.9
2008 Marchand d'Or 5 Davy Bonilla Freddy Head Carla Giral1:18.4
2009King's Apostle5 Ryan Moore William Haggas Bernard Kantor1:15.7
2010 Regal Parade 6Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls Dab Hand Racing1:16.8
2011 Moonlight Cloud 3 Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head George Strawbridge 1:16.4
2012 Moonlight Cloud 4 Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head George Strawbridge 1:15.5
2013 Moonlight Cloud 5 Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head George Strawbridge 1:14.33
2014 Garswood 4 Gerald Mosse Richard Fahey David Armstrong & Cheveley Park Stud 1:19.71
2015 Muhaarar 3 Paul Hanagan Charlie Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:15.33
2016Signs of Blessing5 Stéphane Pasquier Francois Rohaut Isabelle Corbani1:16.74
2017Brando5Tom EavesKevin RyanAngie Bailey1:15.61
2018Polydream3 Maxime Guyon Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:16.00
2019 Advertise 3 Frankie Dettori Martyn MeadePhoenix Thoroughbreds1:15.35
2020 Space Blues 4 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:15.76
2021 Marianafoot 6 Mickael Barzalona Jerome ReynierJean-Claude Seroul1:17.04
2022 Highfield Princess 5 Jason Hart John QuinnTrainers House Enterprises Ltd1:15.30
2023King Gold6 Stéphane Pasquier Nicolas CaulleryMme Christian Wingtans & Nicolas Caullery1:19.71
2024Lazzat3Antonio OraniJerome ReynierNurlan Bizakov1:15.82
2025 Sajir 4 Oisin Murphy André Fabre Prince A.A. Faisal1:15.09

Earlier winners

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Prix Maurice de Gheest". The French Black Type. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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