Prix Morny

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The Prix Morny is a Group 1 flat horse race in France for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) at Deauville Racecourse in August.

It was first run in 1865 and was named in memory of Auguste de Morny, a leading figure in French racing who died earlier that year.

Initially the race distance was 1,000 metres (5 furlongs), which was gradually increased from 1866, settling at 1,400 metres (7 furlongs) in 1870. The present distance of the race dates back to 1887.

In the period from 1871 to 1911, the Prix Morny was known as the Prix de Deux Ans.

During World War II, the Prix Morny was transferred from Deauville to Longchamp in 1941, 1942 and 1944, and to Maisons-Laffitte in 1943 and 1945.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1988	Tersa	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	Allen E. Paulson	1:15.6
1989	Machiavellian	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:12.8
1990	Hector Protector	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:14.4
1991	Arazi	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	Allen E. Paulson	1:13.3
1992	Zafonic	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	1:14.8
1993	Coup de Genie	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:13.1
1994	Hoh Magic	Michael Hills	Michael Bell	David Allport	1:11.7
1995	Tagula	Walter Swinburn	Ian Balding	Robert & Elizabeth Hitchins	1:11.6
1996	Bahamian Bounty	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	Lucayan Stud	1:11.0
1997	Chargé d'Affaires	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	Marquise de Moratalla	1:12.7
1998	Orpen	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	1:10.5
1999	Fasliyev	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier	1:11.0
2000	Bad As I Wanna Be	Gérald Mossé	Brian Meehan	Joe Allbritton	1:10.3
2001	Johannesburg	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier	1:10.4
2002	Elusive City	Kieren Fallon	Gerard Butler	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:10.4
2003	Whipper	Sébastien Maillot	Robert Collet	Elias Zaccour	1:14.0
2004	Divine Proportions	Christophe Lemaire	Pascal Bary	Niarchos Family	1:12.8
2005	Silca's Sister	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	Aldridge Racing Ltd	1:12.5
2006	Dutch Art	Christophe Soumillon	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Susan Roy	1:13.6
2007	Myboycharlie	Kieren Fallon	Tommy Stack	Sue Magnier	1:13.1