The Prix de Lieurey is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
History The event is named after Lieurey, a commune located in the Eure department in the Upper Normandy region of France. It was established in 1972, and it was initially contested over 2,400 metres. It was cut to 1,600 metres in 1977, and given Listed status in 1987.
The Prix de Lieurey was sponsored by Haras des Capucines in 2004, and by Shadwell from 2005 to 2010. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2009.
Records Leading jockey since 1978 (5 wins): Thierry Jarnet – Lost Prairie (1993), Desert Kaya (1994), Vadlamixa (1995), Soeur Ti (1998), Zietory (2003) Olivier Peslier – Irish Source (1992), Kool Kat Katie (1997), Gwenseb (2006), Bawina (2014), Trixia (2016)
Leading trainer since 1979 (7 wins): André Fabre – J'ai Deux Amours (1989), Lost Prairie (1993), Desert Kaya (1994), Vadlamixa (1995), Lady Frankel (2017), Wind Chimes (2018), Fount (2019)
Leading owner since 1979 (3 wins): Ecurie Aland – Sentimentalite (1986), Liska's Dance (1987), Most Precious (1988) Jean-Luc Lagardère – Pinaflore (1990), Desert Kaya (1994), Vadlamixa (1995)
Winners since 1978 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1978 Heresty Alfred Gibert 1:39.90 1979 Magic Pearl Michel Gentile Freddie Palmer Gérard de Waldner 1980 Trephine Philippe Paquet François Boutin Elisabeth Couturié 1981 Tysfjsa Philippe Paquet François Boutin Baron van Gysel 1982 Pasadoble Gary W. Moore François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1983 Tearing Lester Piggott David Smaga Xavier Beau 1984 Albertine Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 1985 Just in Front Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet William du Pont III 1986 Sentimentalite Yves Saint-Martin Criquette Head Ecurie Aland 1987 Liska's Dance Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Ecurie Aland 1988 Most Precious Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Ecurie Aland 1:48.00 1989 J'ai Deux Amours Cash Asmussen André Fabre Claude Puerari 1990 Pinaflore Gérald Mossé François Boutin Jean-Luc Lagardère 1991 Quilesse Freddy Head Nicolas Clément Stavros Niarchos 1:45.50 1992 Irish Source Olivier Peslier Arnaud de Moussac Andrew Crichton 1:53.90 1993 Lost Prairie Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:43.00 1994 Desert Kaya Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 1:45.40 1995 Vadlamixa Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 1:44.60 1996 Moon Is Up Cash Asmussen John Hammond Niarchos Family 1:44.30 1997 Kool Kat Katie Olivier Peslier David Loder Lucayan Stud 1:42.20 1998 Soeur Ti Thierry Jarnet Robert Collet Micheline Vidal 1:44.80 1999 Tycoon's Dolce Sylvain Guillot Robert Collet Richard C. Strauss 1:46.90 2000 May Ball Frankie Dettori John Gosden Lord Hartington 1:44.10 2001 Shawara Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:42.60 2002 Mooring Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 1:42.40 2003 Zietory Thierry Jarnet Paul Cole Fairy Story Partnership 1:43.90 2004 Mamela Dominique Boeuf Andreas Löwe Stall Tessie 1:46.50 2005 In Clover Davy Bonilla Freddy Head George Strawbridge 1:48.20 2006 Gwenseb Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 1:43.80 2007 Cicerole Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Exors of G. de Rothschild 1:44.50 2008 Sefroua Ioritz Mendizabal Jean-Claude Rouget Nelson Radwan 1:44.90 2009 Soneva Christophe Soumillon Yves de Nicolay Arno Curty 1:45.50 2010 Via Medici François-Xavier Bertras François Rohaut Haras de Saint Pair 1:41.30 2011 Sandy's Charm François-Xavier Bertras François Rohaut Magalen Bryant 1:41.47 2012 Sarkiyla Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:42.70 2013 Zibelina Mickael Barzalona Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:40.91 2014 Bawina Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 1:44.68 2015 Maimara Grégory Benoist Mikel Delzangles Alain Louis-Dreyfus 1:43.15 2016 Trixia Olivier Peslier Alain de Royer-Dupré Jean-Claude Seroul 1:43.33 2017 Lady Frankel Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Gestut Ammerland 1:41.02 2018 Wind Chimes Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Smith, Magnier & Tabor 1:42.17 2019 Fount Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:42.95 2020 Irska Hugo Journiac Markus Nigge Lutz Bongen 1:46.67 2021 Cloudy Dawn Vincent Cheminaud William Haggas James Wigan 1:41.32 2022 Oscula Ryan Moore George Boughey Nick Bradley Racing 20 1:42.18
See also List of French flat horse races
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france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix de Lieurey. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix de Lieurey (2017). galopp-sieger.de – Prix de Lieurey. pedigreequery.com – Prix de Lieurey – Deauville.