The Prix Cléopâtre is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Saint-Cloud in May.
History Named after Cleopatra, 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 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 last horse to win both races was Pawneese in 1976.
Records Leading jockey (5 wins): Olivier Peslier – Diamonixa (1998), Sunday Picnic (1999), Spring Oak (2001), Turtle Bow (2002), Galikova (2011)
Leading trainer (13 wins): André Fabre – 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 – Cerisoles (1957), Azulene (1959), Marella (1960), Alphee (1966), Insolite (1971), Indian Rose (1988) Aga Khan IV – Kalajana (1994), Kalisi (1996), Vadawina (2005), Vadapolina (2007), Dalkala (2012), Shamkala (2014)
Winners since 1979 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1979 Mabeaute Philippe Paquet François Boutin Marquesa de Moratalla 1980 Hortensia Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb Robert Sangster 2:13.60 1981 April Run Philippe Paquet François Boutin Diana Firestone 2:20.40 1982 Paradise Jean-Claude Desaint Guy Bonnaventure Nelson Bunker Hunt 1983 Alexandrie Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:24.00 1984 Eastland Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Bruce McNall 2:27.60 1985 Devalois Freddy Head Criquette Head Ghislaine Head 2:17.00 1986 El Fabulous Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Ecurie Aland 1987 Birthday Fever Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Hubertus Liebrecht 1988 Indian Rose Alain Badel Jean-Marie Béguigné Guy de Rothschild 2:15.40 1989 Sudaka Gérard Dubroeucq Élie Lellouche Claude Cohen 2:15.50 1990 Caprarola Gérald Mossé François Boutin Mrs Gerry Oldham 2:12.70 1991 Brooklyn's Dance Guy Guignard Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:15.27 1992 Garendare Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 2:16.40 1993 Wemyss Bight Pat Eddery André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:16.80 1994 Kalajana Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:16.10 1995 Valley of Gold Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:20.20 1996 Khalisa Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:16.50 1997 Allurement Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:20.40 1998 Diamonixa Olivier Peslier André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:12.20 1999 Sunday Picnic Olivier Peslier André Fabre Teruya Yoshida 2:17.15 2000 Gold Round Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 2:19.20 2001 Spring Oak Olivier Peslier André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:22.57 2002 Turtle Bow Olivier Peslier François Rohaut Andrew Crichton 2:15.20 2003 Sweet Folly Frankie Dettori Henri-Alex Pantall Sheikh Mohammed 2:17.10 2004 Steel Princess Thierry Jarnet Richard Gibson Richard Barnes 2:16.30 2005 Vadawina Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Aga Khan IV 2:12.80 2006 Alloway Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Haras de la Perelle 2:14.50 2007 Vadapolina Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Aga Khan IV 2:10.30 2008 Leo's Starlet Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré William Preston 2:13.60 2009 Flying Cloud Maxime Guyon André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:13.60 2010 Sandbar François-Xavier Bertras François Rohaut Lady O'Reilly 2:09.30 2011 Galikova Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 2:08.00 2012 Dalkala Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:13.70 2013 Baltic Baroness Maxime Guyon André Fabre Gestut Ammerland 2:16.09 2014 Shamkala Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:26.03 2015 Little Nightingale Umberto Rispoli Mikel Delzangles Wildenstein Stables 2:13.21 2016 Highlands Queen Stéphane Pasquier Yohan Gourraud Nathalie Kerjean 2:17.41 2017 Terrakova Maxime Guyon Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frère 2:16.32 2018 Castellar Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Sarl Darpat France 2:11.70 2019 Etoile Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Philippe Segalot & Martin S. Schwartz 2:23.07 2020 Neige Blanche Franck Blondel Cedric Rossi M Delaunay & Ecurie Du Sud 2:22.48 2021 Harajuku Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Flaxman Stables Ireland 2:12.59 2022 Place Du Carrousel Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Al Shaqab Racing & Ballylinch Stud 2:15.38 2023 Crown Princesse Ioritz Mendizabal Fabrice Chappet Haras De Saint Julien & Mme Regula Vannod 2:19.25 2024 Halfday Maxime Guyon Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 2:26.68 2025 Zia Agnese Ronan Thomas Gianluca Bietolini Mme G D'amato/r Marini 2:17.63 2026 Gilded Prize Colin Keane Francis-Henri Graffard Juddmonte 2:19.37
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: Pawneese 1977: Guile Princess 1978: Abalvina
See also List of French flat horse races
References
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france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Cléopâtre. galopp-sieger.de – Prix Cléopâtre. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Cléopâtre (2017). pedigreequery.com – Prix Cléopâtre – Saint-Cloud.