Prix Belle de Nuit

The Prix Belle de Nuit is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 2,800 metres (about 1¾ miles) each year in October or November.

Prix Belle de Nuit
Group 3 race
LocationSaint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,800 metres (1¾ miles)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies and mares
exc. G3 winners this year
Weight55½ kg (3yo); 58½ kg (4yo+)
Purse€80,000 (2018)
1st: €40,000

History

The race was formerly held at Évry, where during the mid-1970s it was run over 1,800 metres.[1] At this time it was classed at Listed level, and for a period it was restricted to three-year-olds. It was extended to 2,400 metres in 1978,[2] and opened to four-year-olds in 1985.[3]

The upper age limit was removed in 1994, when the race was temporarily switched to Saint-Cloud.[4] It returned to Évry in 1995, and was run again at Saint-Cloud in 1996 and 1997. It began a seven-year spell at Maisons-Laffitte in 1998, and was increased to 2,500 metres in 2000. It reverted to 2,400 metres in 2003, and was restored to 2,500 metres in 2004.

For several years thereafter the Prix Belle de Nuit moved to various venues. It took place at Saint-Cloud in 2005, 2006 and 2008, and at Fontainebleau in 2007, 2009 and 2011. It was held at Deauville in 2010, and on this occasion it was run on an artificial surface over 2,400 metres.[5]

The race's current period at Saint-Cloud began in 2012. It was promoted to Group 3 status and extended to 2,800 metres in 2018.[6]

Records

Most successful horse since 1976 (2 wins):

  • Sidara – 1987, 1988

Leading jockey since 1976 (5 wins):

  • Freddy Head - Sevres (1977), Souveraine (1978), Eternity (1980), Princesse Vali (1982), Dancing Vaguely (1984)

Leading trainer since 1976 (5 wins):

  • André Fabre – Sidara (1987, 1988), Hijaz (1999), Luna Sacra (2001), Sassella (2015)

Leading owner since 1976 (3 wins):

Winners since 1976
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1976 Kermiya 3 Henri Samani François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV
1977 Sevres 3 Freddy Head Christian Datessen Alec Head
1978 Souveraine 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Alec Head 2:33.50
1979 Majority 3 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:37.00
1980 Eternity 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Alec Head 2:42.70
1981 Nawazish 3 Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 2:50.10
1982 Princesse Vali 3 Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:52.00
1983 Miss Mulaz 3 Gérard Dubroeucq Robert Collet Owen Helman 2:38.80
1984 Dancing Vaguely 3 Freddy Head Criquette Head Robert Sangster 2:55.00
1985 Soaring 4 Richard Briard Georges Bridgland Georges Bridgland 2:29.90
1986 Houwayda 3 Dominique Boeuf Jean-Paul Gallorini Philippe Lemoine-Boucaud 2:44.80
1987 Sidara 3 Alain Lequeux André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:45.67
1988 Sidara 4 Cash Asmussen André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:36.54
1989 Karmichah 3 Gérald Mossé François Boutin Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:32.30
1990 Anna's Honor 3 Marc de Smyter Jonathan Pease Mrs Daniel Beresford 2:31.03
1991 Gloria Mundi 4 Dominique Boeuf François Doumen Marie-Joëlle Levesque 2:45.41
1992 Egyptown 3 Éric Legrix Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:50.94
1993 Valley Quest 3 Cash Asmussen François Boutin Lady O'Reilly 2:42.70
1994 Count Me Out 4 Thierry Gillet J. Bertran de Balanda Magalen Bryant 2:53.80
1995 Maid of Honor 3 William Mongil Jean de Roualle Mabel de Forest 2:42.28
1996 Reine Wells 3 Thierry Jarnet Pascal Bary Scuderia Pieffegi 2:56.70
1997 Lexa 3 Dominique Boeuf Helena van Zuylen Thierry van Zuylen 2:54.70
1998 Mondschein 3 Thierry Thulliez John Dunlop Benny Andersson 2:52.40
1999 Hijaz 3 Alain Junk André Fabre Sultan Al Kabeer 2:46.10
2000 Seren Hill 4 Kevin Darley Gerard Butler The Fairy Story Partnership 2:59.80
2001 Luna Sacra 3 Mathias Sautjeau André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:49.80
2002 La Paz [lower-alpha 1] 3 Thierry Jarnet John Gosden George Strawbridge 2:52.10
2003 Sweet Stream 3 Thierry Gillet John Hammond Team Valor 2:44.00
2004 Behkara 4 Thierry Jarnet Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:52.60
2005 Pilgrim of Grace 4 Sébastien Maillot Fabrice Cohen William Green 2:56.50
2006 Ponte Tresa 3 Olivier Peslier Yves de Nicolay Erika Hilger 2:49.50
2007 Alma Mater 4 Jean-Bernard Eyquem Sir Mark Prescott Kirsten Rausing 2:43.40
2008 Believe Me 4 Thierry Jarnet Alain de Royer-Dupré Malcolm Parrish 3:00.30
2009 Wysiwyg Lucky 6 Gregory Benoist Jean-Louis Gay Nadine Petit-Lévi 2:49.60
2010 Terre du Vent 4 Fabrice Veron Yves de Nicolay Claude Lambert 2:33.40
2011 Racemate 3 Thierry Thulliez Stéphane Wattel Laurent Haegel 2:47.00
2012 Petra 4 Gregory Benoist Yann-Marie Porzier Camille Garnier 3:01.10
2013 Modern Eagle 3 Antoine Hamelin Alain de Royer-Dupré Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd 3:06.65
2014 Crystal Diamond 3 Aurélien Lemaitre Freddy Head Jaber Abdullah 2:49.15
2015 Sassella 3 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Gestüt Ammerland 3:03.70
2016 Diamonds Pour Moi 3 Alexis Badel Ralph Beckett Pearl Bloodstock Ltd 2:58.55
2017 Bebe d'Amour 3 Stéphane Pasquier Jean-Yves Artu Jean-Yves Artu 2:55.10
2018 Bartaba 3 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 3:11.12
2019 Monica Sheriff 3 Tom Marquand William Haggas Duke of Devonshire 3:19.81
2020 Believe In Love 3 Mickael Barzalona Roger Varian Koji Maeda 3:22.11
2021 Control Tower 4 Cristian Demuro Nicolas Clement Mme Stella Thayer 3:11.43
2022 Lastochka 3 Theo Bachelot Jean-Marie Beguigne Noël Forgeard, Patric Bonnier Et Al. 3:20.62
2023 Caius Chorister 4 Oisin Murphy David Menuisier Clive Washbourn 3:11.96
  1. Moon Search finished first in 2002, but she was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance

See also

References
  1. "30 October 1974 – Évry". france-galop.com. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "1978 Prix Belle de Nuit". paris-turf.com (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. "1985 Prix Belle de Nuit". paris-turf.com (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. "1994 Prix Belle de Nuit". paris-turf.com (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. "2010 Prix Belle de Nuit". paris-turf.com (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. "European Pattern Committee announces changes". britishhorseracing.com. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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