Prix Minerve

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The Prix Minerve is a Group 3 flat horse race in France for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres (approximately 1 mile 4½ furlongs) at Deauville Racecourse in August.

It was first run in 1925 as the Prix de Minerve, which was shortened to the present title in 1987. It is named after Minerva (French name "Minerve"), the Roman goddess of crafts and wisdom.

The race has been run at eight different racecourses, with its most sustained spells at Tremblay (1925-1939, 1945-47, 1951-1967), Evry (1973-1992, 1994-1996), and Deauville (1997 to present). The 1993 race was run at Saint-Cloud. There have also been six distance changes, most recently increasing from 2,400m to 2,500m in 1997.

[edit] Winners since 1983

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1983	Rajpoura	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	2:32.00
1984	Lady Tamara	Henri Samani	Jean-Marie Béguigné	2:33.60
1985	Gamberta	Guy Guignard	Georges Mikhalidès	2:32.60
1986	Sharaniya	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	2:32.90
1987	Daralinsha	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	2:33.43
1988	Mystery Rays	Freddy Head	François Boutin	2:28.83
1989	Colorado Dancer	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	2:29.95
1990	Wajd	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	2:27.46
1991	Lady Blessington	Dominique Boeuf	Jean-Michel de Choubersky	2:32.92
1992	Linnga	Guy Guignard	Alain de Royer-Dupré	2:30.72
1993	Bright Moon	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	2:35.60
1994	Sharamana	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	2:47.29
1995	Danefair	Guy Guignard	Maurice Zilber	2:40.73
1996	L'Annee Folle	Thierry Gillet	François Doumen	2:28.42
1997	Kassana	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	2:38.90
1998	Isle de France	Alain Junk	André Fabre	2:42.90
1999	Prairie Runner	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	2:42.00
2000	Folie Danse	Davy Bonilla	Yves de Nicolay	2:46.50
2001	Lime Gardens	Eddie Ahern	Michael Grassick	2:46.40
2002	Tigertail	Thierry Gillet	Rod Collet	2:42.60
2003	Whortleberry	Thierry Jarnet	François Rohaut	2:43.20
2004	Silverskaya	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Claude Rouget	2:55.90
2005	Oiseau Rare	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	2:50.60
2006	Maroussies Wings	Olivier Peslier	Patrick Haslam	2:50.00
2007	Synopsis	Stéphane Pasquier	André Fabre	2:41.40