The Prix de Malleret is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June.
History The event is named after Malleret, the location of a former stud farm in the Médoc region of France. The original version was a 1,600-metre race for three-year-olds of either gender.
A new version restricted to fillies was established in 1907. It was initially contested over 2,000 metres at Longchamp. It served as a consolation for fillies defeated in the Prix de Diane. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918.
The Prix de Malleret was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was staged at Maisons-Laffitte in 1943 and 1944.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Prix de Malleret held Group 3 status. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1977.
The Prix de Malleret was extended to 2,400 metres in 1987. It was transferred to Saint-Cloud in 2001. It is currently run on the same day as the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.
Records Leading jockey (7 wins): Charles Semblat – Edera (1923), Lucide (1925), Carissima (1926), Calandria (1929), Merveille (1930), Nantua (1931), Samos (1935)
Leading trainer (9 wins): André Fabre – Zoumorrod (1987), Wemyss Bight (1993), Bonash (1994), Sage et Jolie (1995), Diamilina (2001), Legerete (2007), Treat Gently (2008), Strathspey (2017), Waldlied (2018)
Leading owner (6 wins): Marcel Boussac – Lasarte (1920), Carissima (1926), Bellecour (1927), Argolide (1938), Damaka (1951), Licata (1972)
Winners since 1979 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1979 Pitasia Alfred Gibert Aage Paus Sir Douglas Clague 2:05.40 1980 Luth de Saron Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Paul de Moussac 1981 Leandra Yves Saint-Martin Pierre Pelat Thierry van Zuylen 2:09.70 1982 Grease Cash Asmussen François Boutin Josephine Abercrombie 1983 Chamisene Gérard Dubroeucq Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 1984 Reine Mathilde Freddy Head Criquette Head Ecurie Åland 2:05.70 1985 Kozana Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1986 Galunpe Alfred Gibert Bernard Sécly J. M. Aubry-Dumand 1987 Zoumorrod Cash Asmussen André Fabre Moufid Dabaghi 1988 Animatrice Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:32.10 1989 Young Mother Alain Badel Jean-Marie Béguigné Jean-Marie Béguigné 2:35.30 1990 Miss Alleged Éric Legrix Pascal Bary Ecurie I. M. Fares 2:41.70 1991 Magic Night Alain Badel Philippe Demercastel Mrs P. Demercastel 2:31.20 1992 Trishyde Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 2:28.60 1993 Wemyss Bight Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:28.00 1994 Bonash Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:33.40 1995 Privity Olivier Peslier Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 2:33.20 1996 Shamadara Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:30.00 1997 Silver Fun Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 2:40.70 1998 Another Dancer Cash Asmussen Dominique Sépulchre Julian Byng 2:28.80 1999 Sage et Jolie Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:31.50 2000 America Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 2:32.70 2001 Diamilina Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:33.30 2002 Pearly Shells Christophe Soumillon François Rohaut 6C Racing Ltd 2:29.00 2003 High Praise Richard Hughes John Gosden Khalid Abdullah 2:30.40 2004 Lune d'Or Thierry Jarnet Richard Gibson Mrs Paul de Moussac 2:42.60 2005 Royal Highness Christophe Lemaire Pascal Bary Ecurie des Monceaux 2:35.30 2006 Time On Olivier Peslier John Dunlop Robert Barnett 2:38.80 2007 Legerete Olivier Peslier André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 2:33.00 2008 Treat Gently Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:31.10 2009 Ashalanda Freddy di Fede Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:30.60 2010 Never Forget Anthony Crastus Élie Lellouche Claude Cohen 2:34.60 2011 Testosterone Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Ecurie La Boetie 2:28.60 2012 Yellow and Green Thierry Thulliez Nicolas Clément André de Ganay 2:32.00 2013 Pacific Rim Umberto Rispoli Mikel Delzangles Wildenstein Stable 2:34.63 2014 Dolniya Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:34.80 2015 Sea Calisi Mickael Barzalona François Doumen Martin S. Schwartz 2:28.91 2016 Al Wathna Gregory Benoist Jean-Claude Rouget Al Shaqab Racing 2:39.38 2017 Strathspey Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 2:31.95 2018 Waldlied Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Newsells Park & Gestüt Ammerland 2:30.35 2019 Mehdaayih Frankie Dettori John Gosden Emirates Park Pty Ltd 2:28.69 2020 Vaucelles Christophe Soumillon Pascal Bary Gerard Augustin-Normand 2:29.27 2021 Babylone Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Haras Voltaire 2:32.87 2022 Raclette Olivier Peslier André Fabre Exors Of The Late Khalid Abdullah 2:31.40 2023 Rue Boissonade Gérald Mossé Mikel Delzangles Ecurie X 2:28.71 2024 Survie Stephane Pasquier Nicolas Clement Gerard Augustin-Normand 2:39.08 2025 Qilin Queen Kieran Shoemark Ed Walker TBT Racing 2:30.91 2026 Behrayna Mickael Barzalona Francis-Henri Graffard Aga Khan Studs SCEA 2:36.43
Earlier winners
1907: Aux Armes 1908: Mafia II 1909: Messaouda 1910: Passe Rose 1911: Allamanda 1912: Wagram 1913: Ardeche 1914: Rivista 1915–18: no race 1919: Stearine 1920: Lasarte 1921: Ad Gloriam 1922: Honeysuckle 1923: Edera 1924: Creditable 1925: Lucide 1926: Carissima 1927: Bellecour 1928: Gratis 1929: Calandria 1930: Merveille 1931: Nantua 1932: Allumeuse 1933: Napee 1934: Emeraude 1935: Samos 1936: Love Call / Renommee * 1937: Barberybush 1938: Argolide 1939: Zoazo 1940: no race 1941: Nibelle 1942: Guirlande 1943: Blue-Berry 1944: La Belle du Canet 1945: 1946: 1947: Madelon 1948: Fair Dolly 1949: Camargue 1950: Neda 1951: Damaka 1952: 1953: Noory 1954: Bethora 1955: Picounda 1956: Fast Jane 1957: Denisy 1958: Torbella 1959: Mefair 1960: Sea Nymph 1961: White Heather 1962: Wakamba 1963: Irma la Douce 1964: Mirna 1965: Dark Wave 1966: Si Sage 1967: Ingrette 1968: Hardiesse 1969: Glaneuse 1970: Chatter Box 1971: Dixie 1972: Licata 1973: Virunga 1974: Azurella 1975: Infra Green 1976: Antrona 1977: Les Saintes Claires 1978: Calderina
* The 1936 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also List of French flat horse races
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