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The Prix du Bois is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.
History
The event was established in 1925, and it was originally held at Longchamp. It takes its name from the Bois de Boulogne, the location of its former home, and the Avenue du Bois (now the Avenue Foch), which leads towards the racecourse.
Due to World War II, the Prix du Bois was not run from 1940 to 1945.
The race was promoted to Group 3 status in 1982. It continued to be staged at Longchamp until 1994. It took place at Chantilly in 1995, and returned to Longchamp in 1996. For a period thereafter it was switched between Deauville (1997–98, 2003) and Chantilly (1999–2002, 2004–05).
The Prix du Bois was transferred to Maisons-Laffitte in 2006, and had another spell at Chantilly between 2009 and 2015. It has been run at Deauville again since 2016.
The leading horses from the Prix du Bois often go on to compete in the Prix Robert Papin. The first to win both races was Erica in 1927, and the most recent was Family One in 2011.
Records
Leading jockey (10 wins): Roger Poincelet – Chesterfield (1946), Arbace (1948), Dahabi (1949), Lets Fly (1953), Polamia (1957), Dan Cupid (1958), High Bulk (1960), Mr Brookwood (1961), Spy Well (1962), Timmy Lad (1963)
Leading trainer (6 wins): François Mathet – Taoutcha (1952), Calshot (1966), Zeddaan (1967), Rockcress (1968), Myosotis (1974), Adraan (1979) Etienne Pollet – Polamia (1957), Dan Cupid (1958), High Bulk (1960), Mr Brookwood (1961), Spy Well (1962), Timmy Lad (1963) Pascal Bary – Export Price (1986), Rich and Famous (1989), Imperfect World (1998), Much Faster (2003), Divine Proportions (2004), Natagora (2007)
Leading owner (5 wins): Gertrude Widener – Polamia (1957), Dan Cupid (1958), Mr Brookwood (1961), Spy Well (1962), Timmy Lad (1963)
Winners since 1978
The 2020 race was run at Longchamp due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
The 2021 and 2022 race was run at Chantilly and the distance was 1,200 meters
Earlier winners
1925: Tatters
1926: Never Late
1927: Erica
1928: La Rocque
1929: Advertencia
1930: Cristal
1931: Sisterari
1932: Asterisk
1933: Corindon
1934: Puits d'Amour
1935: Don Milo
1936: Le Radjah
1937: Pamir
1938: Courteille
1939: Folincourt
1940–45: no race
1946: Chesterfield
1947: Primeur
1948: Arbace
1949: Dahabi
1950: Idas
1951: Pharaos
1952: Taoutcha
1953: Let's Fly
1954: Americ
1955: Reine Martiale
1956: L'Astrologue
1957: Polamia
1958: Dan Cupid
1959: Barbaresque
1960: High Bulk
1961: Mr Brookwood
1962: Spy Well
1963: Timmy Lad
1964: Fair Portion
1965: Nursery Song
1966: Calshot
1967: Zeddaan
1968: Rockcress
1969: Baroque
1970: My Swallow
1971: Daring Display
1972: Benthose
1973: Lianga
1974: Myosotis
1975: Dacani
1976: Juge de Paix
1977: Soudromont
See also
List of French flat horse races
References
France Galop / Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix du Bois. galop.courses-france.com – Prix du Bois – Palmarès depuis 1980. galopp-sieger.de – Prix du Bois. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix du Bois (2017). pedigreequery.com – Prix du Bois – Chantilly.