Prix Gontaut-Biron

The Prix Gontaut-Biron is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. 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 August.

Prix Gontaut-Biron
Group 3 race
LocationDeauville Racecourse
Deauville, France
Inaugurated1919
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorHong Kong Jockey Club
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance2,000 metres (1¼ miles)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
exc. G1 winners this year[1]
Weight57 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
1 kg if not Group placed *
Penalties
3 kg for Group 2 winners *
3 kg if two Group 3 wins *
1½ kg if one Group 3 win *
* since January 1[1]
Purse€80,000 (2022)
1st: €40,000[1]
Prix Gontaut-Biron
2023
Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel Peacock blue, old gold sleeves, red cap Maroon, grey epaulets and sleeves
Place Du Carrousel Bolthole Monty
Previous years
2022
White, dark green chevron, striped cap Dark green, emerald green chevron, emerald green cap, dark green star Maroon, grey epaulets and sleeves
Wally Majestic Dawn Monty
2021
White, dark green chevron, striped cap Maroon, grey epaulets and sleeves Royal blue
Wally Monty Algiers
2020-2011
2020
Orange, grey hoops on body Light green and dark green (halved), dark green sleeves, light green armlets, dark green cap Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap
Skalleti Sottsass Motamarris
2019
Light blue, dark blue spots, light blue sleeves, dark blue cap Emerald green and white diabolo, white sleeves, quartered cap White, brown chevron, orange cap
Olmedo Mountain Angel Trais Fluors
2018
Royal blue Pink and black stripes, pink sleeves, black armlets, pink cap Yellow, green cross-belts, chevrons on sleeves, stars on cap
Talismanic First Sitting Master's Spirit
2017
Pink and black stripes, pink sleeves, black armlets, pink cap Royal Blue, Light blue chevrons on sleeves, Light blue cap Light blue, dark blue spots on body, red sash
First Sitting Garlingari Zafiro
2016
Green, pink epaulets, white sleeves, pink cap Emerald green, purple seams, mauve sleeves, emerald green and purple hooped cap Dark blue, light blue chevrons on sleeves, light blue cap
New Bay Arthenus Garlingari
2015
White, soft blue triple diamond, soft blue sleeves, white armlets, soft blue cap, white diamond Grey, mauve sleeves, mauve cap, grey star Grey, red seams, red sleeves, red cap
Bello Matteo Free Port Lux Travertine
2014
Purple, light blue chevron, light blue cap Silver and lilac diagonal halves with silver and lilac sash, lilac sleeves, quartered cap Blue, white seams, white sleeves, white cap
Cocktail Queen Nicolosio Pilote
2013
Brown, red cap Grey, maroon braces, striped sleeves and cap Dark blue, light blue cross belts, striped sleeves, white cap
Petit Chevalier Cirrus Des Aigles Smoking Sun
2012
Pink, black hoops, black cap Emerald green, light blue seams, emerald green cap Black, purple chevrons on body
Don Bosco Sagramor Saga Dream
2011
Grey, maroon braces, striped sleeves and cap Maroon, white spots, striped sleeves and spots on cap Red, pale green cap
Cirrus Des Aigles Lancelot Skins Game
2010-2001
2010
Dark red and grey stripes, red cap Pink and white hoops, white sleeves, pink cap Grey, maroon braces, striped sleeves and cap
Vision D'Etat Budai Cirrus Des Aigles
2009
Green, pink epaulets, white sleeves, pink cap Emerald green, pink 'S', pink sleeves and cap White, Lilac sash, Gold sleeves, Lilac cap
Crossharbour Adelar Precious Boy
2008
Light blue, dark blue diamond and sleeves, red cap Green, pink epaulettes, white sleeves, pink cap Red, white sleeves, blue and white striped cap
Boris De Deauville Crossharbour Eradicate
2007
Royal blue White, black diamond, white sleeves, black seams, black cap Green, pink epaulets, white sleeves, pink cap
Echo Of Light Atlantic Air Kocab
2006
White, black diamond, white sleeves, black seams, black cap Emerald green, white sash with yellow piping, emerald green and yellow check sleeves, white cap with pom pom Royal Blue, Light Blue cap
Atlantic Air Musketier Annenkov
2005
Forest green, Crimson 'V', Crimson cap Green, pink epaulettes, white sleeves, pink cap White and Blue checked, Hooped sleeves
Sweet Stream Apsis Special Kaldoun
2004
Pink, black chevrons on body, hooped cap Pink, black chevrons on body, hooped cap Royal blue
Demon Dancer Kalabar Pont D'Or
2003
Red, white sash, royal blue cap dark Green, Pink epaulettes and cap Light blue, yellow hoop and armlets, yellow cap, light blue diamond
Carnival Dancer Without Connexion Sunstrach
2002
Royal blue, tartan sash and sleeves, royal blue cap Royal blue Light blue, yellow hoop and armlets, yellow cap, light blue diamond
Wellbeing Sakhee Sunstrach
2001
Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap White, blue hollow box, hooped sleeves and cap Royal blue
Slew The Red Mocham Glen Sobieski
2000-1990
2000
Royal blue, white epaulets, diamonds on sleeves, white cap emerald Green, Red epaulettes Royal blue
Agol Lack Tijiyr Kabool
1999
Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, striped sleeves, white cap Yellow, grey armlets and cap Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, striped sleeves, white cap
Dream Well Trait De Genie Res Judicata
1998
White, orange chevron, sleeves and cap Blue, white stars, red sleeves, white cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Running Stag Garuda Lord Of Men
1997
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Yellow, blue diamonds, yellow sleeves, white cap, blue spots Light blue, black diabolo, light blue sleeves, quartered cap
Lord Of Men Si Seductor Nero Zilzal
1996
Black and yellow stripes, red sleeves Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves White, red chevrons on body, quartered cap
Carling Bal Harbour Percutant
1995
Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, striped sleeves, white cap Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Red, white triple diamond, white sleeves, red cap, white diamond
Hernando Freedom Cry Millkom
1994
Dark blue, light blue cross sashes, dark blue and light blue halved sleeves, white cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star McAlpine tartan, gold armlets and cap
Hernando Triarius Beneficial
1993
Yellow, mauve chevron and sleeves, mauve cap, yellow star Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Emerald green, yellow seams, quartered cap
Urban Sea Verveine Lucky Lindy
1992
Pink, purple epaulets and cap Beige, black sleeves and cap Green, red cross of lorraine, striped cap
Corrupt Sillery Half A Tick
1991
WHITE and CHOCOLATE HOOPS, white cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Yellow, light blue stars on body and cap
Muroto Antisaar Candy Glen
1990
Black and red diabolo, red sleeves and cap Turquoise, violet hooped sleeves Grey, red sash, halved sleeves, black cap
Mister Riv Relief Pitcher Landyap
 

History

The event is named in memory of Antoine de Gontaut-Biron (died 1917), a member of the Société des Courses de Deauville, a former governing body at the venue. The race was established in 1919, and it was originally open to horses aged three or older. The inaugural running was contested over 1,600 metres, and it was extended to 2,400 metres in 1920.

Deauville Racecourse was closed during World War II, and the Prix Gontaut-Biron was cancelled in 1940. For the remainder of this period it was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1941–43, 1945) and Auteuil (1944).

The distance of the race was increased to 2,600 metres in 1955, and cut to 2,000 metres in 1956. It was restored to 2,400 metres in 1958, and from this point the race was closed to three-year-olds. Its current spell over 2,000 metres began in 1964.

The Prix Gontaut-Biron has been sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club since 2009.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Hernando – 1994, 1995
  • Wally - 2021, 2022

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Roger Brethès – Rabican (1927), Ping Pong (1935), Samovar (1936), Morosini (1941)
  • Alfred Gibert – Jefferson (1971), Nemr (1981), Great Substence (1982), Arc (1987)
  • Olivier Peslier – Agol Lack (2000), Slew the Red (2001), Carnival Dancer (2003), Vision d'Etat (2010)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

  • André Fabre – Cariellor (1985), Agol Lack (2000), Slew the Red (2001), Crossharbour (2009), New Bay (2016)

Leading owner (3 wins):

  • Ralph B. Strassburger – Berthe (1948), Montaval (1956), Rumesnil (1957)
  • Mahmoud Fustok – Nemr (1981), Great Substence (1982), Over the Ocean (1986)
  • Khalid Abdullah – General Holme (1983), Crossharbour (2009), New Bay (2016)

Winners since 1979
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1979 Rusticaro 4 Yves Saint-Martin Richard Carver Jr. Brendan Kelly
1980 Armistice Day 4 Yves Saint-Martin C. de Watrigant Luis Urbano Sanabria
1981 Nemr 4 Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok
1982 Great Substence 4 Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok
1983 General Holme 4 Freddy Head Olivier Douieb Khalid Abdullah
1984 Bedtime 4 Brian Taylor Dick Hern 3rd Earl of Halifax
1985 Cariellor 4 Lester Piggott André Fabre Suzy Volterra
1986 Over the Ocean 4 Alain Badel Georges Mikhalidès Mahmoud Fustok
1987 Arc 4 Alfred Gibert Peter Lautner Stall Weissenhof
1988 Ruffle 4 Maurice Philipperon Edouard Bartholomew Sir Robin McAlpine 2:05.80
1989 Emmson 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern Sir Michael Sobell 2:10.40
1990 Mister Riv 5 Thierry Jarnet Antonio Spanu Jean-Bernard Fetoux 2:08.60
1991 Muroto 5 Gérald Mossé François Boutin Gerry Oldham 2:06.70
1992 Corrupt 4 Frankie Dettori Peter Chapple-Hyam Fathi Kalla 2:14.40
1993 Urban Sea 4 Cash Asmussen Jean Lesbordes David Tsui 2:06.30
1994 Hernando 4 Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 2:10.00
1995 Hernando 5 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Stavros Niarchos 2:07.30
1996 Carling 4 Thierry Thulliez Corine Barande-Barbe Teruya Yoshida 2:09.30
1997 Lord of Men 4 Sylvain Guillot John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 2:08.60
1998 Running Stag 4 Ray Cochrane Philip Mitchell Richard Cohen 2:05.50
1999 Dream Well 4 Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Niarchos Family 2:20.4
2000 Agol Lack 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Sultan Al Kabeer 2:01.40
2001 Slew the Red 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Maktoum Al Maktoum 2:11.90
2002 Wellbeing 5 Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Plantation Stud 2:06.50
2003 Carnival Dancer 5 Olivier Peslier Amanda Perrett Cheveley Park Stud 2:10.00
2004 Special Kaldoun 5 Dominique Boeuf David Smaga Ecurie Chalhoub 2:13.20
2005 Sweet Stream 5 Stéphane Pasquier John Hammond Team Valor 2:07.90
2006 Atlantic Air 4 Thierry Thulliez Yves de Nicolay Antonia Devin 2:12.40
2007 Echo of Light 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:05.40
2008 Boris de Deauville 5 Dominique Boeuf Stéphane Wattel Bryant / Haegel 2:06.70
2009 Crossharbour 5 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:04.00
2010 Vision d'Etat 5 Olivier Peslier Eric Libaud Detré / Libaud 2:12.10
2011 Cirrus des Aigles 5 Franck Blondel Corine Barande-Barbe J. C. A. Dupouy 2:08.60
2012 Don Bosco 5 Gregory Benoist David Smaga Omar El Sharif 2:06.29
2013 Petit Chevalier 5 Maxime Guyon William Mongil Rennstall Gestut Hachstee 2:08.00
2014 Cocktail Queen 4 Alexis Badel Myriam Bollack-Badel Jeff Smith 2:09.90
2015 Bello Matteo 4 Alexis Badel Romain Le Gal Rocco Stasi 2:07.50
2016 New Bay 4 Vincent Cheminaud André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:12.67
2017 First Sitting 6 Gérald Mossé Chris Wall Bringloe & Clarke 2:06.11
2018 Talismanic 5 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 2:09.72
2019 Olmedo 4 Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Caro / Augustin-Normand 2:06.05
2020 Skalleti 5 Pierre-Charles Boudot Jerome Reynier Jean-Claude Seroul 2:12.51
2021 Wally 4 Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Jean-Pierre Barjon 2:07.27
2022 Wally 5 Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Jean-Pierre Barjon 2:06.16

Earlier winners
  • 1919: Saint Souplet
  • 1920: Take a Step
  • 1921: Nephthys
  • 1922: Grillemont
  • 1923: Keror
  • 1924: Almaviva
  • 1925: Cerfeuil
  • 1926: Aethelstan
  • 1927: Rabican
  • 1928: Huntersdale
  • 1929: Grock
  • 1930: Hotweed
  • 1931: Folio
  • 1932: Bievres
  • 1933: Minestrone
  • 1934: Astronomer
  • 1935: Ping Pong
  • 1936: Samovar
  • 1937: Paix des Dames
  • 1938: Ker Flobert
  • 1939: Palais Cardinal
  • 1940: no race
  • 1941: Morosini
  • 1942: Legende
  • 1943: Chateauroux
  • 1944: Sabran
  • 1945:
  • 1946:
  • 1947: Cappielluca
  • 1948: Berthe
  • 1949: Fleury
  • 1950: Kilette
  • 1951: Lacaduv
  • 1952: Vamos
  • 1953: Frere Georges
  • 1954:
  • 1955: Rosati
  • 1956: Montaval
  • 1957: Rumesnil
  • 1958:
  • 1959: Etwild
  • 1960: Sheshoon
  • 1961: Hautain
  • 1962: Liberty Truck
  • 1963:
  • 1964: Frontin
  • 1965: Tobrouk
  • 1966: Sigebert
  • 1967: Caldarello
  • 1968: Frontal
  • 1969: Grandier
  • 1970: Shoemaker
  • 1971: Jefferson
  • 1972: Boreen
  • 1973: Folkestone
  • 1974: Ksar
  • 1975: Record Run
  • 1976: Larkhill
  • 1977: Iron Duke
  • 1978: Gairloch

See also

References
  1. "Prix Gontaut-Biron". The French Black Type. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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