Prix Saint-Alary

The Prix Saint-Alary is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp in Paris over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 11⁄4 miles), and takes place each year in May.

History

The event is named after Evremond de Saint-Alary (1868–1941), a successful racehorse owner and breeder. It was established in 1960, and was originally contested on Longchamp's middle course (moyenne piste). It was switched to the main course (grande piste) in 1987.

The Prix Saint-Alary serves as a trial for the following month's Prix de Diane. Thirteen fillies have won both races. The first was La Sega in 1962, and the most recent was Gezora in 2025.

In 2024 the race was downgraded to Group Two status by the European Pattern Committee.

Records

Leading jockey (9 wins):

• Freddy Head – Tidra (1967), Pistol Packer (1971), Riverqueen (1976), Reine de Saba (1978), Three Troikas (1979), Harbour (1982), Fitnah (1985), Lacovia (1986), Treble (1991)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

• André Fabre – Grise Mine (1984), Rosefinch (1992), Intrepidity (1993), Moonlight Dance (1994), Muncie (1995), Luna Wells (1996), Vadawina (2005), Wavering (2011)

Leading owner (8 wins):

• HH Aga Khan IV – Cervinia (1963), Behera (1989), Zainta (1998), Vadawina (2005), Sarafina (2010), Sagawara (2012), Vazira (2014), Siyarafina (2019)

Winners since 1971

Earlier winners

• 1960: La Motte
• 1961: Solitude
• 1962: La Sega
• 1963: Cervinia
• 1964: Belle Sicambre
• 1965: Scala
• 1966: Tonnera
• 1967: Tidra
• 1968: no race
• 1969: Saraca
• 1970: Lalika

See also

• List of French flat horse races

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• – A Brief History: Prix Saint-Alary.
• – Prix Saint-Alary.
• – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Saint-Alary (2019).
• – Prix Saint-Alary – Longchamp.