Prix Rothschild
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History
The Prix Rothschild is a Group 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for fillies and mares at Deauville conducted by France Galop.
The Prix Rothschild is run over 1600m. It was first run in 1929 and was won by Tivoli.
Being a mares race, the Prix Rothschild was originally the Prix d'Astarte with Astarte a fertility goddess.
In 2008 the race was given the name Prix Rothschild after Guy de Rothschild, the renowned banker and breeder.
When grading was introduced in 1971, it was a Group 3. In 1982 it was a G2 and from 2004 a G1.
The race was not run in 1940 during WWII and a few times afterwards. In those war years it was run at Longchamp and Le Tremblay.
In the last 20 years, fillies have won it 9 times and mares 11 times.
Most wins as a jockey is with Freddy Head and Olivier Peslier with six apiece.
Most wins as a trainer is Andre Fabre with seven victories.
The great French mare Goldikova won the race in four consecutive years starting from 2008.
Top mare Laurens made it six G1 wins in taking the race in 2019.
The last non-French winner was Saffron Beach in 2022 for Jane Chapple-Hyam.
The Prix Rothschild was worth €300,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the Prix Rothschild include Mqse De Sevigne (2023/2024), Saffron Beach (2022), Mother Earth (2021), Watch Me (2020), Laurens (2019), Roly Poly (2017), Qemah (2016), Amazing Maria (2015), Esoterique (2014), Elusive Kate (2012/2013), Goldikova (2008/2009/2010/2011), Mandesha (2006), Divine Proportions (2005), Hatoof (1994), Luth Enchantee (1983) and Sanedtki (1977).
The 2024 Prix Rothschild was won by Mqse De Sevigne from Excellent Truth and Rogue Millennium.
Previous Prix Rothschild Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MQSE DE SEVIGNE
(IRE)
5M SIYOUNI (FR) - PENNE (FR) SEVRES ROSE (IRE) |
A POUCHIN | 59.0 | A FABRE | 3 |
|
MQSE DE SEVIGNE
(IRE)
4F SIYOUNI (FR) - PENNE (FR) SEVRES ROSE (IRE) |
A POUCHIN | 59.0 | A FABRE | 6 |
|
SAFFRON BEACH
(IRE)
4F NEW BAY (GB) - FALLING PETALS (IRE) RAVEN'S PASS (USA) |
WILLIAM BUICK | 59.0 | JANE CHAPPLE-HYAM | 7 |
|
MOTHER EARTH
(IRE)
3F ZOFFANY (IRE) - MANY COLOURS (GB) GREEN DESERT (USA) |
RYAN MOORE | 56.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 3 |
|
WATCH ME
(FR)
4F OLYMPIC GLORY (IRE) - WATCHFUL (IRE) GALILEO (IRE) |
PIERRE-CHARLES BOUDOT | 59.0 | FRANCIS-HENRI GRAFFARD | 1 |
|
LAURENS
(FR)
4F SIYOUNI (FR) - RECAMBE (IRE) CAPE CROSS (IRE) |
P J MCDONALD | 58.5 | K R BURKE | 6 |
|
WITH YOU
(GB)
3F DANSILI (GB) - IN CLOVER (GB) INCHINOR (GB) |
AURELIEN LEMAITRE | 55.0 | FREDDIE HEAD | 5 |
|
ROLY POLY
(USA)
3F WAR FRONT (USA) - MISTY FOR ME (IRE) GALILEO (IRE) |
RYAN MOORE | 55.0 | A P O'BRIEN | 7 |
|
QEMAH
(IRE)
3F DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - KARTICA (GB) RAINBOW QUEST (USA) |
GREGORY BENOIST | 55.0 | J-C ROUGET | 9 |
|
AMAZING MARIA
(IRE)
4M MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - MESSIAS DA SILVA (USA) TALE OF THE CAT (USA) |
O PESLIER | 58.0 | D O'MEARA | 3 |
|
ESOTERIQUE
(IRE)
4M DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - DIEVOTCHKA (GB) DANCING BRAVE (USA) |
PIERRE-CHARLES BOUDOT | 58.0 | A FABRE | 2 |
|
ELUSIVE KATE
(USA)
4M ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) - GOUT DE TERROIR (USA) LEMON DROP KID (USA) |
WILLIAM BUICK | 58.0 | JOHN GOSDEN | 8 |
|
ELUSIVE KATE
(USA)
3F ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) - GOUT DE TERROIR (USA) LEMON DROP KID (USA) |
WILLIAM BUICK | 54.5 | JOHN GOSDEN | 3 |
|
GOLDIKOVA
(IRE)
6M ANABAA (USA) - BORN GOLD (USA) BLUSHING GROOM (FR) |
O PESLIER | 58.0 | FREDDIE HEAD | 8 |
|
GOLDIKOVA
(IRE)
5M ANABAA (USA) - BORN GOLD (USA) BLUSHING GROOM (FR) |
O PESLIER | 57.0 | FREDDIE HEAD | 8 |
|
GOLDIKOVA
(IRE)
4M ANABAA (USA) - BORN GOLD (USA) BLUSHING GROOM (FR) |
O PESLIER | 57.0 | FREDDIE HEAD | 7 |
|
GOLDIKOVA
(IRE)
3F ANABAA (USA) - BORN GOLD (USA) BLUSHING GROOM (FR) |
O PESLIER | 54.5 | FREDDIE HEAD | 5 |
|
DARJINA
(FR)
3F ZAMINDAR (USA) - DARINSKA (IRE) ZILZAL (USA) |
THIERRY THULLIEZ | 54.0 | A DE ROYER DUPRE | 6 |
|
MANDESHA
(FR)
3F DESERT STYLE (IRE) - MANDALARA (IRE) LAHIB (USA) |
C SOUMILLON | 54.0 | A DE ROYER DUPRE | |
|
DIVINE PROPORTIONS
(USA)
3F KINGMAMBO (USA) - MYTH TO REALITY (FR) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
C P LEMAIRE | 54.0 | PASCAL BARY | |
|
MARBYE
(IRE)
4M MARJU (IRE) - HAMBYE (GB) DISTANT RELATIVE (IRE) |
M DEMURO | 57.5 | B GRIZZETTI | |
|
BRIGHT SKY
(IRE)
4M WOLFHOUND (USA) - BRIGHT MOON (USA) ALYSHEBA (USA) |
DOMINIQUE BOEUF | 57.5 | E LELLOUCHE | |
|
TURTLE BOW
(FR)
3F TURTLE ISLAND (IRE) - CLARA BOW (FR) TOP VILLE (GB) |
C SOUMILLON | 54.0 | FRANCOIS ROHAUT | |
|
ASCENSION
(IRE)
3F NIGHT SHIFT (USA) - |
G MOSSE | 54.0 | M R CHANNON | |
|
LADY OF CHAD
(IRE)
3F LAST TYCOON (IRE) - SAHARA BREEZE (GB) ELA MANA MOU |
YUTAKA TAKE | 54.0 | R GIBSON |