The Prix du Bois is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.

History The event was established in 1925, and it was originally held at Longchamp. It takes its name from the Bois de Boulogne, the location of its former home, and the Avenue du Bois (now the Avenue Foch), which leads towards the racecourse.

Due to World War II, the Prix du Bois was not run from 1940 to 1945.

The race was promoted to Group 3 status in 1982. It continued to be staged at Longchamp until 1994. It took place at Chantilly in 1995, and returned to Longchamp in 1996. For a period thereafter it was switched between Deauville (1997–98, 2003) and Chantilly (1999–2002, 2004–05).

The Prix du Bois was transferred to Maisons-Laffitte in 2006, and had another spell at Chantilly between 2009 and 2015. It has been run at Deauville again since 2016.

The leading horses from the Prix du Bois often go on to compete in the Prix Robert Papin. The first to win both races was Erica in 1927, and the most recent was Family One in 2011.

Records Leading jockey (10 wins): Roger Poincelet – Chesterfield (1946), Arbace (1948), Dahabi (1949), Lets Fly (1953), Polamia (1957), Dan Cupid (1958), High Bulk (1960), Mr Brookwood (1961), Spy Well (1962), Timmy Lad (1963)

Leading trainer (6 wins): François Mathet – Taoutcha (1952), Calshot (1966), Zeddaan (1967), Rockcress (1968), Myosotis (1974), Adraan (1979) Etienne Pollet – Polamia (1957), Dan Cupid (1958), High Bulk (1960), Mr Brookwood (1961), Spy Well (1962), Timmy Lad (1963) Pascal Bary – Export Price (1986), Rich and Famous (1989), Imperfect World (1998), Much Faster (2003), Divine Proportions (2004), Natagora (2007)

Leading owner (5 wins): Gertrude Widener – Polamia (1957), Dan Cupid (1958), Mr Brookwood (1961), Spy Well (1962), Timmy Lad (1963)

Winners since 1978 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1978 Irish River Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Mrs Raymond Adès 1979 Adraan Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet Aga Khan IV 0:57.70 1980 Twig Prince Michel Planard Pierre Biancone Mrs André Lhote 1981 Maelstrom Lake Georges Doleuze Edouard Bartholomew Jacques Feuillard 1982 American Stress Bruno Pizzorni Freddie Palmer Edouard Buffard 1983 Masarika Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 0:57.60 1984 Noblequest Gérard Dubroeucq Robert Collet Bendar bin M. Al Kabir 0:57.00 1985 Kanmary Guy Guignard Élie Lellouche Mrs Patrick O'Neill 0:59.50 1986 Export Price Cash Asmussen Pascal Bary Ecurie I. M. Fares 0:57.30 1987 Arabian Falcon Guy Guignard Bernard Vanheeghe Mrs Georges Sandor 0:59.20 1988 Tersa Freddy Head François Boutin Allen Paulson 0:59.10 1989 Rich and Famous Norbert Jeanpierre Pascal Bary Ross Gilbert 0:58.20 1990 The Perfect Life Alain Lequeux Robert Collet Richard Strauss 0:58.20 1991 Arazi Gérald Mossé François Boutin Allen Paulson 0:58.70 1992 Glorieux Dancer Mathieu Boutin Robert Collet Werner Wolf 0:59.80 1993 Porto Varas Freddy Head François Boutin Niccolò Incisa Rocchetta 0:58.00 1994 Expelled Pat Eddery François Boutin Khalid Abdullah 0:57.40 1995 Media Nox Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 0:58.20 1996 Deep Finesse Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis John Sims 0:59.20 1997 Zelding Thierry Jarnet Robert Collet Richard Strauss 1:00.50 1998 Imperfect World Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Serge Fradkoff 0:58.90 1999 Morning Pride Olivier Peslier André Fabre Maktoum Al Maktoum 0:57.40 2000 Ozone Layer Olivier Peslier André Fabre Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:02.00 2001 Ziria Gérald Mossé Carlos Laffon-Parias Leonidas Marinopoulos 0:58.20 2002 Ela Merici Vincent Vion Corine Barande-Barbe Corine Barande-Barbe 1:00.30 2003 Much Faster Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Ecurie J. L. Bouchard 0:57.60 2004 Divine Proportions Christophe Lemaire Pascal Bary Niarchos Family 0:58.70 2005 Gwenseb Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 0:58.10 2006 Sandwaki Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 0:59.80 2007 Natagora Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Stefan Friborg 0:57.20 2008 Percolator Christophe Soumillon Paul Cole Henry Robinson 0:56.30 2009 Dolled Up Olivier Peslier Robert Collet Anne-Marie Hayes 0:58.10 2010 Keratiya Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Aga Khan IV 0:59.10 2011 Family One Ioritz Mendizabal Yann Barberot Ecurie Ascot 0:57.58 2012 Snowday Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 0:59.31 2013 Vedeux Marc Lerner Carlos Lerner P Hoze & Ecurie Haras du Cadran 0:59.24 2014 Goken Fabrice Veron Henri-Alex Pantall Guy Pariente 0:58.52 2015 Fly On The Night Umberto Rispoli Attilio Giorgi Pietro Sinistri 0:58.28 2016 Cosachope Maxime Guyon Philippe Sogorb Guy Pariente 0:58.77 2017 Zonza Cristian Demuro Didier Guillemin Alain Jathier 0:58.56 2018 Little Kim Ben Curtis Karl Burke Nick Bradley Racing & Sohi & E Burke 0:58.04 2019 Maven Mickael Barzalona Wesley Ward Richard Ravin 0:58.36 2020 Livachope Anthony Crastus Jane Soubagne Alain Chopard 0:57.03 2021 Atomic Force Stephane Pasquier Kevin Ryan Hambleton Racing Ltd Xxvii And Partner 1:10.39 2022 Belbek Olivier Peslier André Fabre Nurlan Bizakov 1:09.22 2023 Ramatuelle Aurélien Lemaitre Christopher Head Infinity Nine Horses, Ecurie Des Monceaux Et Al 1:08.05 2024 Arabie Jim Crowley Karl Burke Mohamed Saeed Al Shahi 1:10.69 2026 Tokaido Tony Piccone Amy Murphy Anoj Don & Daniel Macauliffe 1:10:34

The 2020 race was run at Longchamp due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France The 2021 and 2022 race was run at Chantilly and the distance was 1,200 meters

Earlier winners

1925: Tatters 1926: Never Late 1927: Erica 1928: La Rocque 1929: Advertencia 1930: Cristal 1931: Sisterari 1932: Asterisk 1933: Corindon 1934: Puits d'Amour 1935: Don Milo 1936: Le Radjah 1937: Pamir 1938: Courteille 1939: Folincourt 1940–45: no race 1946: Chesterfield 1947: Primeur 1948: Arbace 1949: Dahabi 1950: Idas 1951: Pharaos 1952: Taoutcha 1953: Let's Fly 1954: Americ 1955: Reine Martiale 1956: L'Astrologue 1957: Polamia 1958: Dan Cupid 1959: Barbaresque 1960: High Bulk 1961: Mr Brookwood 1962: Spy Well 1963: Timmy Lad 1964: Fair Portion 1965: Nursery Song 1966: Calshot 1967: Zeddaan 1968: Rockcress 1969: Baroque 1970: My Swallow 1971: Daring Display 1972: Benthose 1973: Lianga 1974: Myosotis 1975: Dacani 1976: Juge de Paix 1977: Soudromont

See also List of French flat horse races

References

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