Prix de Psyché

Prix de Psyché

Group 3 race
Location	Deauville Racecourse Deauville, France
Inaugurated	1969
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	france-galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies exc. G2 winners this year
Weight	56 kg Penalties 2 kg for Group 3 winners * * since January 1
Purse	€80,000 (2016) 1st: €40,000

The Prix de Psyché is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.

The event is named after Psyche, a figure in Greek mythology, a character from a novel by Apuleius and also the title of the tragédie et ballet Psyché.

The race was established in 1969, and its conditions have remained unchanged since its creation. It was given Group 3 status in 1980.

Records

Leading jockey (4 wins):

• Yves Saint-Martin – Paulista (1974), Patia (1977), La Koumia (1985), Darara (1986)
• Pat Eddery – Sovereign Dona (1980), Zinzara (1982), Ashayer (1988), Alcando (1989)

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Leading trainer (5 wins):

• François Boutin – My Great Aunt (1973), Pin Ball (1975), Antrona (1976), Lys River (1978), Lorymaya (1991)

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Leading owner (4 wins):

• Daniel Wildenstein – Paulista (1974), Patia (1977), Agathe (1994), Sangria (1996)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1979	Liki Liki	Jean-Claude Desaint	J. C. Cunnington	George Ohrstrom
1980	Sovereign Dona	Pat Eddery	Stuart Murless	Walter Vischer	2:08.9
1981	Sangue	Alain Lequeux	Maurice Zilber	Naji Nahas
1982	Zinzara	Pat Eddery	Harry Wragg	Sir Philip Oppenheimer
1983	Green Reef	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jr.	Mrs Raymond Adès
1984	Treizieme	Alain Lequeux	Maurice Zilber	Thomas P. Tatham
1985	La Koumia	Yves Saint-Martin	Robert Collet	Robert Sangster
1986	Darara	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV
1987	Invited Guest	Steve Cauthen	Robert Armstrong	Randall Dee Hubbard	2:05.0
1988	Ashayer	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:05.2
1989	Alcando	Pat Eddery	Charlie James	Nicholas Cowan	2:08.0
1990	Vue Cavaliere	Eric Legrix	Jean-Marie Béguigné	D. M. Kendall	2:10.2
1991	Lorymaya	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:08.8
1992	Palomelle	Olivier Doleuze	Antonio Spanu	Patrick Rayez	2:12.6
1993	Danse Royale	Lester Piggott	Michael Grassick	Patricia O'Kelly	2:07.0
1994	Agathe	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:07.6
1995	Angel in My Heart	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Stavros Niarchos	2:07.2
1996	Sangria	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:15.0
1997	Tenuous	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Khalid Abdullah	2:11.0
1998	Bardonecchia	Vincenzo Mezzatesta	Luigi Camici	Villa Dosia SRL	2:10.5
1999	Welluna	Andrasch Starke	Hans Blume	Stall Kaiserberg	2:13.6
2000	Hidalguia	Gérald Mossé	Jean de Roualle	Enrique Sarasola	2:05.9
2001	Luna Kya	Jean-René Dubosc	Jean-Claude Rouget	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:07.1
2002	Serisia	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	Lady O'Reilly	2:12.0
2003	Commercante	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Marie Béguigné	Ecurie Fabien Ouaki	2:06.8
2004	Quilanga	Gary Stevens	Andreas Wöhler	Gestüt Fährhof	2:08.0
2005	Satwa Queen	Eric Legrix	Jean de Roualle	Steven & Gillian Lamprell	2:10.3
2006	Chaibia	Dominique Boeuf	David Smaga	Malcolm Parrish	2:07.5
2007	Vadapolina	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	HH Aga Khan IV	2:07.4
2008	Top Toss	Christophe Soumillon	Yves de Nicolay	Ecurie Skymarc Farm	2:09.8
2009	Board Meeting	Anthony Crastus	Elie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	2:05.0
2010	Zagora	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	Martin S. Schwartz	2:05.0
2011	Dalarua	Stéphane Pasquier	Stéphane Wattel	Haras de la Perelle	2:06.2
2012	Leaupartie	Gregory Benoist	Fabrice Chappet	Gerard Augustin-Normand	2:04.3
2013	Tasaday	Pierre-Charles Boudot	Andre Fabre	Godolphin	2:09.07
2014	Be My Gal	Frankie Dettori	Roger Charlton	John Deer	2:03.87
2015	Bourree	Eddy Hardouin	Andreas Lowe	Stall Lenau	2:05.93
2016	Left Hand	Maxime Guyon	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Wertheimer et Frère	2:07.87

Earlier winners

• 1970: Popkins
• 1971: Albany
• 1972: San San

• 1973: My Great Aunt
• 1974: Paulista
• 1975: Pin Ball

• 1976: Antrona
• 1977: Patia
• 1978: Lys River

See also

• List of French flat horse races

References

• France Galop / Racing Post:
  • "1979"., "1980"., "1981"., "1982"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987"., "1988".
  • "1989"., "1990"., "1991"., "1992"., "1993"., "1994"., "1995"., "1996"., "1997"., "1998".
  • "1999"., "2000"., "2001"., "2002"., "2003"., "2004"., "2005"., "2006"., "2007"., "2008".
  • "2009"., "2010"., "2011"., "2012"., "2013"., "2014"., "2015"., "2016".

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• france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix de Psyché.
• galopp-sieger.de – Prix de Psyché.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix de Psyché (2016).
• pedigreequery.com – Prix de Psyché – Deauville.