Prix Gontaut-Biron

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The Prix Gontaut-Biron is a Group 3 flat horse race in France for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at Deauville Racecourse in August.

It was first run in 1919 and was named in memory of Antoine de Gontaut-Biron, a prominent figure in French racing who died in 1917.

[edit] Winners since 1989

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Time
1989 Emmson 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:10.4
1990 Mister Riv 5 Thierry Jarnet Antonio Spanu 2:08.6
1991 Muroto 5 Gérald Mossé François Boutin 2:06.7
1992 Corrupt 4 Frankie Dettori Peter Chapple-Hyam 2:14.4
1993 Urban Sea 4 Cash Asmussen Jean Lesbordes 2:06.3
1994 Hernando 4 Cash Asmussen François Boutin 2:10.0
1995 Hernando 5 Cash Asmussen John Hammond 2:07.3
1996 Carling 4 Thierry Thulliez Corine Barbe 2:09.3
1997 Lord of Men 4 Sylvain Guillot John Gosden 2:08.6
1998 Running Stag 4 Ray Cochrane Philip Mitchell 2:05.5
1999 Dream Well 4 Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary 2:20.4
2000 Agol Lack 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre 2:01.4
2001 Slew the Red 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre 2:11.9
2002 Wellbeing 5 Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary 2:06.5
2003 Carnival Dancer 5 Olivier Peslier Amanda Perrett 2:10.0
2004 Special Kaldoun 5 Dominique Boeuf David Smaga 2:13.2
2005 Sweet Stream 5 Stéphane Pasquier John Hammond 2:07.9
2006 Atlantic Air 4 Thierry Thulliez Yves de Nicolay 2:12.4
2007 Echo of Light 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:05.4

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