Prix du Bois
# Prix du Bois

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

$^a$ The 2020 race was run at Longchamp due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France $^b$ 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
