Grand Prix de Deauville
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The Grand Prix de Deauville is a Group 2 flat horse race in France for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2,500 metres (approximately 1 mile 4½ furlongs) at Deauville Racecourse in late August.
It was first run in 1866 as the Coupe de Deauville, changing to its present name in 1871. It was notably won by the great Hungarian filly Kincsem in 1878 and by Tristan three years running from 1882 to 1884.
The distance of the race has been altered several times - originally run at 2,400 metres, it was increased to 2,500 metres in 1886, and to 2,600 metres in 1903. In 1973 this was increased to 2,700 metres, until the present distance was set in 1990.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1988 | Ibn Bey | 4 | Michael Roberts | Paul Cole | 3:00.4 |
| 1989 | Borromini | 3 | Dominique Boeuf | André Fabre | 3:10.5 |
| 1990 | Robertet | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | 2:48.5 |
| 1991 | Snurge | 4 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 2:46.3 |
| 1992 | Modhish | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | 2:55.5 |
| 1993 | Snurge | 6 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 2:42.6 |
| 1994 | White Muzzle | 4 | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 2:55.4 |
| 1995 | Swain | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | 2:46.1 |
| 1996 | Strategic Choice | 5 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 2:44.3 |
| 1997 | Taipan | 5 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 2:53.8 |
| 1998 | Epistolaire | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | 2:41.6 |
| 1999 | Courteous | 4 | Pat Eddery | Paul Cole | 2:46.5 |
| 2000 | Russian Hope | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Henri-Alex Pantall | 2:40.5 |
| 2001 | Holding Court | 4 | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | 2:41.3 |
| 2002 | Polish Summer | 5 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | 2:44.6 |
| 2003 | Policy Maker * | 3 | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | 2:52.1 |
| 2004 | Cherry Mix | 3 | Thierry Gillet | André Fabre | 2:55.1 |
| 2005 | Marend | 4 | Stéphane Pasquier | Dominique Sépulchre | 2:50.4 |
| 2006 | Irish Wells | 3 | Dominique Boeuf | François Rohaut | 2:50.1 |
* Polish Summer finished first in 2003 but was demoted to second place following a Stewards' Inquiry.
