Prix de Malleret
ClassGroup 2
Horse racePrix de Malleret
LocationSaint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Distance2,400 metres (1½ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
exc. G1 winners this year
Weight56 kg
Penalties
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
2 kg if two Group 3 wins *
* since January 1
Purse€130,000 (2022)
1st: €74,100

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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

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1979PitasiaAlfred GibertAage PausSir Douglas Clague2:05.40
1980Luth de SaronMaurice PhilipperonJohn Cunnington Jr.Paul de Moussac
1981LeandraYves Saint-MartinPierre PelatThierry van Zuylen2:09.70
1982GreaseCash AsmussenFrançois BoutinJosephine Abercrombie
1983ChamiseneGérard DubroeucqMitri SalibaMahmoud Fustok
1984Reine MathildeFreddy HeadCriquette HeadEcurie Åland2:05.70
1985KozanaYves Saint-MartinAlain de Royer-DupréHH Aga Khan IV
1986GalunpeAlfred GibertBernard SéclyJ. M. Aubry-Dumand
1987ZoumorrodCash AsmussenAndré FabreMoufid Dabaghi
1988AnimatriceGary W. MooreCriquette HeadJacques Wertheimer2:32.10
1989Young MotherAlain BadelJean-Marie BéguignéJean-Marie Béguigné2:35.30
1990Miss AllegedÉric LegrixPascal BaryEcurie I. M. Fares2:41.70
1991Magic NightAlain BadelPhilippe DemercastelMrs P. Demercastel2:31.20
1992TrishydeFreddy HeadFrançois BoutinStavros Niarchos2:28.60
1993Wemyss BightThierry JarnetAndré FabreKhalid Abdullah2:28.00
1994BonashThierry JarnetAndré FabreKhalid Abdullah2:33.40
1995PrivityOlivier PeslierPascal BaryKhalid Abdullah2:33.20
1996ShamadaraGérald MosséAlain de Royer-DupréHH Aga Khan IV2:30.00
1997Silver FunOlivier DoleuzeCriquette HeadWertheimer et Frère2:40.70
1998Another DancerCash AsmussenDominique SépulchreJulian Byng2:28.80
1999Sage et JolieOlivier PeslierAndré FabreJean-Luc Lagardère2:31.50
2000AmericaOlivier DoleuzeCriquette HeadWertheimer et Frère2:32.70
2001DiamilinaOlivier PeslierAndré FabreJean-Luc Lagardère2:33.30
2002Pearly ShellsChristophe SoumillonFrançois Rohaut6C Racing Ltd2:29.00
2003High PraiseRichard HughesJohn GosdenKhalid Abdullah2:30.40
2004Lune d'OrThierry JarnetRichard GibsonMrs Paul de Moussac2:42.60
2005Royal HighnessChristophe LemairePascal BaryEcurie des Monceaux2:35.30
2006Time OnOlivier PeslierJohn DunlopRobert Barnett2:38.80
2007LegereteOlivier PeslierAndré FabreWertheimer et Frère2:33.00
2008Treat GentlyStéphane PasquierAndré FabreKhalid Abdullah2:31.10
2009AshalandaFreddy di FedeAlain de Royer-DupréHH Aga Khan IV2:30.60
2010Never ForgetAnthony CrastusÉlie LelloucheClaude Cohen2:34.60
2011TestosteroneStéphane PasquierPascal BaryEcurie La Boetie2:28.60
2012Yellow and GreenThierry ThulliezNicolas ClémentAndré de Ganay2:32.00
2013Pacific RimUmberto RispoliMikel DelzanglesWildenstein Stable2:34.63
2014DolniyaChristophe SoumillonAlain de Royer-DupréHH Aga Khan IV2:34.80
2015Sea CalisiMickael BarzalonaFrançois DoumenMartin S. Schwartz2:28.91
2016Al WathnaGregory BenoistJean-Claude RougetAl Shaqab Racing2:39.38
2017StrathspeyMickael BarzalonaAndré FabreGodolphin2:31.95
2018WaldliedPierre-Charles BoudotAndré FabreNewsells Park & Gestüt Ammerland2:30.35
2019MehdaayihFrankie DettoriJohn GosdenEmirates Park Pty Ltd2:28.69
2020Vaucelles[a]Christophe SoumillonPascal BaryGerard Augustin-Normand2:29.27
2021Babylone[b]Mickael BarzalonaAndré FabreHaras Voltaire2:32.87
2022Raclette[c]Olivier PeslierAndré FabreExors Of The Late Khalid Abdullah2:31.40
2023Rue Boissonade[d]Gérald MosséMikel DelzanglesEcurie X2:28.71
2024Survie[e]Stephane PasquierNicolas ClementGerard Augustin-Normand2:39.08
2025Qilin Queen[f]Kieran ShoemarkEd WalkerTBT Racing2:30.91
  1. ^ The 2020 race was run at Longchamp in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
  2. ^ The 2021 race was run at Longchamp
  3. ^ The 2022 race was run at Longchamp
  4. ^ The 2023 race was run at Longchamp
  5. ^ The 2024 race was run at Longchamp
  6. ^ The 2025 race was run at Longchamp

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

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