Prix Jacques Le Marois
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History
The Prix Jacques Le Marois is a Group 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for three year olds and up colts and fillies at Deauville conducted by France Galop.
The Prix Jacques Le Marois is run over 1600m. It was first run in 1921 and was won by Guerriere.
This is a race for the premium milers of Europe. It was for three year olds from the beginning but in 1952 opened to all comers.
It was named after Jacques Le Marois who was President of the Deauville race course committee.
The race is sponsored by a leading stud Fresnay-le-Buffard so has been known as the Prix Du Haras De Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois.
The race was not run in 1940 during WWII and a few times afterwards. In those war years it was run at Maisons-Laffitte and Longchamp.
In the last decade, 6 three year olds have won the Prix Jacques Le Marois.
Four horses Miesque, Spinning World, Palace Pier and Inspiral are multiple winners.
In her short but brilliant career, the last win of Alpha Centauri was in the 2018 Le Marois when she won by panels over some of Europe's best milers.
In a high quality field in 2020, the three Royal Ascot G1 mile winners ran the trifecta (Palace Pier/Alpine Star/Circus Maximus).
Palace Pier would come back and defeat a great field of milers to maintain his unbeaten 2021 to that time.
Frankie Dettori has ridden the winner 8 times while Francois Boutin and Andre Fabre have trained most winners with seven. Dettori's included the last four before his retirement.
The last non-French winner was Charyn in 2024 for Roger Varian.
The Prix Jacques Le Marois was worth €1,000,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the Prix Jacques Le Marois include Charyn (2024), Inspiral (2022/2023), Palace Pier (2020/2021), Romanised (2019), Alpha Centauri (2018), Ribchester (2016), Kingman (2014), Moonlight Cloud (2013), Excelebration (2012), Makfi (2010), Goldikova (2009), Manduro (2007), Dubawi (2005), Six Perfections (2003), Banks Hill (2002), Dubai Millennium (1999), Taiki Shuttle (1998), Spinning World (1996/1997), East Of The Moon (1994), Sayyedati (1993), Hector Protector (1991), Miesque (1987/1988), Lianga (1975), Nonoalco (1974), Hula Dancer (1963), Pearl Cap (1931) and Sir Gallahad (1923).
The 2024 Prix Jacques Le Marois was won by Charyn from Metropolitan and Inspiral.
Previous Prix Jacques Le Marois Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CHARYN
(IRE)
4H DARK ANGEL (IRE) - FUTOON (IRE) KODIAC (GB) |
SILVESTRE DE SOUSA | 60.0 | ROGER VARIAN | 4 |
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INSPIRAL
(GB)
4F FRANKEL (GB) - STARSCOPE (GB) SELKIRK (USA) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 58.0 | JOHN & THADY GOSDEN | 1 |
|
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INSPIRAL
(GB)
3F FRANKEL (GB) - STARSCOPE (GB) SELKIRK (USA) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 55.0 | JOHN & THADY GOSDEN | 8 |
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PALACE PIER
(GB)
4H KINGMAN (GB) - BEACH FROLIC (GB) NAYEF (USA) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 59.5 | JOHN & THADY GOSDEN | 7 |
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PALACE PIER
(GB)
3C KINGMAN (GB) - BEACH FROLIC (GB) NAYEF (USA) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 56.5 | JOHN GOSDEN | 2 |
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ROMANISED
(IRE)
4H HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) - ROMANTIC VENTURE (IRE) INDIAN RIDGE (IRE) |
W J LEE | 59.5 | KEN CONDON | 6 |
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ALPHA CENTAURI
(IRE)
3F MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - ALPHA LUPI (IRE) RAHY (USA) |
C O'DONOGHUE | 55.0 | MRS J HARRINGTON | 4 |
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AL WUKAIR
(IRE)
3C DREAM AHEAD (USA) - MACHEERA (IRE) MACHIAVELLIAN (USA) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 56.5 | A FABRE | 6 |
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RIBCHESTER
(IRE)
3C IFFRAAJ (GB) - MUJARAH (IRE) MARJU (IRE) |
WILLIAM BUICK | 56.5 | R A FAHEY | 2 |
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ESOTERIQUE
(IRE)
5M DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - DIEVOTCHKA (GB) DANCING BRAVE (USA) |
PIERRE-CHARLES BOUDOT | 57.5 | A FABRE | 2 |
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KINGMAN
(GB)
3C INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - ZENDA (GB) ZAMINDAR (USA) |
JAMES DOYLE | 56.5 | JOHN GOSDEN | 1 |
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MOONLIGHT CLOUD
(GB)
5M INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) - VENTURA (IRE) SPECTRUM (IRE) |
THIERRY JARNET | 57.5 | FREDDIE HEAD | 11 |
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EXCELEBRATION
(IRE)
4H EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SUN SHOWER (IRE) INDIAN RIDGE (GB) |
C SOUMILLON | 59.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 11 |
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IMMORTAL VERSE
(IRE)
3F PIVOTAL (GB) - SIDE OF PARADISE (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
G MOSSE | 54.5 | ROBERT COLLET | 6 |
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MAKFI
(GB)
3F DUBAWI (IRE) - DHELAAL (GB) GREEN DESERT (USA) |
C SOUMILLON | 56.0 | M DELZANGLES | 5 |
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GOLDIKOVA
(IRE)
4M ANABAA (USA) - BORN GOLD (USA) BLUSHING GROOM (FR) |
O PESLIER | 57.0 | FREDDIE HEAD | 8 |
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TAMAYUZ
(GB)
3C NAYEF (USA) - AL ISHQ (FR) NUREYEV (USA) |
DAVY BONILLA | 56.0 | FREDDIE HEAD | 5 |
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MANDURO
(GER)
5M MONSUN (GER) - MANDELLICHT (IRE) BE MY GUEST (USA) |
STEPHANE PASQUIER | 59.0 | A FABRE | 1 |
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LIBRETTIST
(USA)
4H DANZIG (USA) - MYSTERIAL (USA) ALLEGED (USA) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 59.0 | SAEED BIN SUROOR | |
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DUBAWI
(IRE)
3C DUBAI MILLENNIUM (GB) - ZOMARADAH (GB) DEPLOY (GB) |
K MCEVOY | 56.0 | SAEED BIN SUROOR | |
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WHIPPER
(USA)
3C MIESQUE'S SON (USA) - MYTH TO REALITY (FR) SADLERS' WELLS |
C SOUMILLON | 56.0 | RODOLPHE COLLET | 5 |
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SIX PERFECTIONS
(FR)
3F CELTIC SWING (GB) - YOGYA (USA) RIVERMAN (USA) |
THIERRY THULLIEZ | 55.0 | PASCAL BARY | 5 |
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BANKS HILL
(GB)
4M DANEHILL (USA) - HASILI (IRE) KAHYASI (IRE) |
O PESLIER | 57.5 | A FABRE | 4 |
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VAHORIMIX
(FR)
3C LINAMIX (FR) - VADSA HONOR (FR) HIGHEST HONOR (FR) |
O PESLIER | 57.0 | A FABRE | |
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MUHTATHIR
(GB)
5H ELMAAMUL (USA) - MAJMU (USA) AL NASR (FR) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 59.0 | SAEED BIN SUROOR |
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