The Prix Kergorlay is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 3,000 metres (about miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

History The event was established in 1864, and it was originally called the Prix de la Société d'Encouragement. It was named after the Société d'Encouragement, a governing body of horse racing in France. The inaugural running was part of Deauville's first ever race meeting, and the prize money for the winning owner was 5,100 francs. In its early years the event was contested over 3,000 metres. It was cancelled because of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.

The race became known as the Prix de Longchamps in 1875. It was cut to 2,800 metres in 1889, and to 2,600 metres in 1896. It was extended to 3,400 metres in 1907.

It was renamed in memory of Florian de Kergorlay (died October 1910), a former chairman of the Société des Courses de Deauville, in 1911. The Prix Florian de Kergorlay was abandoned throughout World War I, and it returned with a distance of 3,000 metres in 1919.

The title of the race was shortened to the Prix Kergorlay in 1929. It was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1940 and 1941. The event's usual venue was closed during this period, so it was staged temporarily at Le Tremblay (1942–43) and Longchamp (1944–45).

Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Fourire – 1899, 1900 Sea Sick – 1909, 1910 La Francaise – 1911, 1912 Ardan – 1945, 1946 Celadon – 1963, 1965 Marmelo – 2017, 2019

Leading jockey (4 wins): Arthur Watkins – Vertugadin (1866), Ruy Blas (1867), Dutch Tar (1868), L'Aspirant (1870) George Stern – Saxon (1901), Genial (1905), Sauge Pourpree (1908), Grillemont (1923) Jacques Doyasbère – Marsyas (1944), Ardan (1945, 1946), Lavarede (1951) Maurice Philipperon – Waylay (1966), Homeric (1972), Valuta (1973), Tipperary Fixer (1981) Cash Asmussen – King Luthier (1986), Top Sunrise (1989), Turgeon (1991), Sought Out (1992) Olivier Peslier – Molesnes (1994), Ponte Tresa (2008), Alex My Boy (2015), Call The Wind (2020)

Leading trainer (9 wins): Henry Jennings – Ruy Blas (1867), Dutch Tar (1868), L'Aspirant (1870), Revigny (1873), Montargis (1874), Basquine (1876), Giboulee (1877), Mourle (1879), Arbitre (1880)

Leading owner (6 wins): Alexandre Aumont – Revigny (1873), Basquine (1876), Mademoiselle de Senlis (1883), Siberie (1888), Nativa (1890), Floreal (1891)

Winners since 1980 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1980 Marson 5 Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet Michel Engel 1981 Tipperary Fixer 3 Maurice Philipperon John Fellows Ben Arbib 1982 Valentinian 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 12th Earl of Scarbrough 3:12.1 1983 Kelbomec 7 Jean-Claude Desaint J. C. Cunnington Mrs Jacques Barker 3:10.2 1984 South Gale 4 Guy Guignard Mick Bartholomew Jean-François Gribomont 3:09.1 1985 Faburola 4 Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Jules Ouaki 3:25.5 1986 King Luthier 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Joseph Atrib 1987 Almaarad 4 Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 3:14.1 1988 Apalachee Prince 3 Éric Legrix Jean de Roualle Arthur I. Appleton 3:10.2 1989 Top Sunrise 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Charles E. Schmidt 3:11.5 1990 Al Maheb 4 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart Hamdan Al Maktoum 3:14.3 1991 Turgeon 5 Cash Asmussen Jonathan Pease George Strawbridge 3:15.2 1992 Sought Out 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Lord Weinstock 3:25.4 1993 Raintrap 3 Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 3:25.7 1994 Molesnes 4 Olivier Peslier Marcel Rolland Michel Perret 3:25.1 1995 Peckinpah's Soul 3 Freddy Head David Smaga Ecurie Leader 3:18.7 1996 Kassani 4 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:16.1 1997 Classic Cliche 5 John Reid Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 3:20.9 1998 Arctic Owl 4 Kieren Fallon James Fanshawe The Owl Society 3:13.9 1999 Kayf Tara 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 3:21.9 2000 Persian Punch 7 Richard Hughes David Elsworth Jeff Smith 3:14.4 2001 Generic 6 Alain Junk Jean-Paul Gallorini Teodoro Biasioli 3:20.4 2002 Cut Quartz 5 Christophe Lemaire Richard Gibson Antoinette Kavanagh 3:11.8 2003 Darasim 5 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Markus Graff 3:14.6 2004 Gold Medallist 4 Richard Hughes David Elsworth Jeff Smith 3:20.9 2005 Alcazar 10 Micky Fenton Hughie Morrison Repard / Melrose et al. 3:18.0 2006 Lord du Sud 5 Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Béatrice Hermelin 3:20.7 2007 Getaway 4 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Georg von Ullmann 3:22.1 2008 Ponte Tresa 5 Olivier Peslier Yves de Nicolay Erika Hilger 3:12.1 2009 Schiaparelli 6 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 3:09.9 2010 Americain 5 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Ryan / Bamford 3:13.2 2011 Jukebox Jury 5 Neil Callan Mark Johnston Alan Spence 3:14.2 2012 Joshua Tree 5 Ryan Moore Marco Botti Al Nabooda & Albahou 3:17.7 2013 Verema 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 3:22.09 2014 Protectionist 4 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wöhler Dr Christoph Berglar 3:30.08 2015 Alex My Boy 4 Olivier Peslier Andreas Wöhler Jaber Abdullah 3:19.42 2016 Nearly Caught 6 Umberto Rispoli Hughie Morrison A. N. Solomons 3:13.41 2017 Marmelo 4 Christophe Soumillon Hughie Morrison The Fairy Story Partnership 3:09.56 2018 Holdthasigreen 6 Tony Piccone Bruno Audouin Jean Gilbert 3:10.42 2019 Marmelo 6 Christophe Soumillon Hughie Morrison The Fairy Story Partnership & Aziz Kheir 3:18.10 2020 Call The Wind 6 Olivier Peslier Freddy Head George Strawbridge 3:17.00 2021 Skazino 5 Mickael Barzalona Cedric Rossi Le Haras De La Gousserie 3:14.53 2022 Goya Senora 6 Gregory Benoist Yann Barberot Alain Jathiere & Ecurie Haras Des Senora 3:14.01 2023 Sober 4 Maxime Guyon André FabreWertheimer et Frère 3:13.22 2024 Double Major 4 Stephane Pasquier Christophe FerlandWertheimer et Frère 3:20.00 2025 Double Major 5 Maxime Guyon Christophe FerlandWertheimer et Frère 3:22.32 2026 Defiantly 4 Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien Australia Bloodstock Two 3:15.74

Earlier winners

1864: Nobility 1865: La Reine Berthe 1866: Vertugadin 1867: Ruy Blas 1868: Dutch Tar 1869: Clotho 1870: L'Aspirant 1871: no race 1872: Bivouac 1873: Revigny 1874: Montargis 1875: Nougat 1876: Basquine 1877: Giboulee 1878: Gift 1879: Mourle 1880: Arbitre 1881: Castillon 1882: Aquilin 1883: Mademoiselle de Senlis 1884: Escogriffe 1885: Cafe Procope / Vicq * 1886: Fripon 1887: Brisolier 1888: Siberie 1889: Prix Fixe 1890: Nativa 1891: Floreal 1892: Galette 1893: Boissiere 1894: 1895: Lutin 1896: Le Sagittaire 1897: Riposte 1898: Hawamdieh 1899: Fourire 1900: Fourire 1901: Saxon 1902: Maximum 1903: Ex Voto 1904: Turenne 1905: Genial 1906: Maintenon 1907: Punta Gorda 1908: Sauge Pourpree 1909: Sea Sick 1910: Sea Sick 1911: La Francaise 1912: La Francaise 1913: Predicateur 1914–18: no race 1919: Tullamore 1920: Juveigneur 1921: Nouvel An 1922: Keror 1923: Grillemont 1924: Isola Bella 1925: Dark Diamond 1926: Asteroide 1927: Sou du Franc 1928: Bois Josselyn 1929: Innoxa 1930: Trie Chateau 1931: Deiri 1932: Fog Horn 1933: La Souriciere 1934: Dark Dew 1935: Prince Achille 1936: Le Vizir 1937: Khasnadar 1938: Molitor 1939: Premier Baiser 1940–41: no race 1942: Vigilance 1943: Verso II 1944: Marsyas 1945: Ardan 1946: Ardan 1947: Souverain 1948: Bey 1949: Espace Vital 1950: Ciel Etoile 1951: Lavarede 1952: Fast Fox 1953: Silex 1954: Elu 1955: Macip 1956: Pont Levis 1957: Romantisme 1958: Achaz 1959: Vieux Chateau 1960: Grand Schelem 1961: Gisors 1962: Bounteous 1963: Celadon 1964: Ashavan 1965: Celadon 1966: Waylay 1967: Mehari 1968: Pardallo 1969: Pandora Bay 1970: Reindeer 1971: Miss Dan 1972: Homeric 1973: Valuta 1974: Ribecourt 1975: Moss Trooper 1976: Citoyen 1977: Solaro 1978: Shafaraz 1979: Campero

* The 1885 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

See also List of French flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1864 – this race is included under its original title, Prix de la Société d'Encouragement.

References

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