Prix Jean Romanet
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History

The Prix Jean Romanet is a Group 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for four year old and up mares at Deauville conducted by France Galop.
The Prix Jean Romanet is run over 2000m. It was first run in 2004 and was won by Whortleberry.
This is the only French feature open to the older mares ie Four year olds and older.
Named after French Racing servant Jean Romanet, it was upgraded from Group 2 to Group 1 in 2009.
Frankie Dettori has ridden the winner three times.
The most for a trainer is Andre Fabre with four.
Multiple winners are Satwa Queen (2006 & 2007) and Mqse De Sevigne (2023 & 2024).
In 2012 top mare Snow Fairy lost the Prix Jean Romanet on a positive swab.
Champion mare Verry Elleegant ran her first race for her new trainer Francis Henri Graffard in the 2022 edition but she failed badly on a firm track.
The last non-French winner was Aristia in 2022 for Richard Hannon Jnr.
The Prix Jean Romanet was worth €400,000 in 2025.
Notable winners of the Prix Jean Romanet include Mqse De Sevigne (2023/2024), Audarya (2020), Coronet (2019), Izzi Top (2012), Stacelita (2010), Satwa Queen (2006/2007) and Pride (2005).
The 2025 Prix Jean Romanet was won by Quisisana from Survie and Grand Stars.

Previous Prix Jean Romanet Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QUISISANA
(FR)
5M LE HAVRE (IRE) - QUAMOCLIT (GB) SEA THE STARS (IRE) |
C SOUMILLON | 59.0 | FRANCIS-HENRI GRAFFARD | 4 |
|
MQSE DE SEVIGNE
(IRE)
5M SIYOUNI (FR) - PENNE (FR) SEVRES ROSE (IRE) |
A POUCHIN | 57.0 | A FABRE | 5 |
|
MQSE DE SEVIGNE
(IRE)
4F SIYOUNI (FR) - PENNE (FR) SEVRES ROSE (IRE) |
A POUCHIN | 57.0 | A FABRE | 5 |
|
ARISTIA
(IRE)
4F STARSPANGLEDBANNER (AUS) - ALOISI (GB) KALANISI (IRE) |
S M LEVEY | 57.0 | RICHARD HANNON JR | 1 |
|
GRAND GLORY
(GB)
5M OLYMPIC GLORY (IRE) - MADONNA LILY (IRE) DAYLAMI (IRE) |
CRISTIAN DEMURO | 57.0 | G BIETOLINI | 7 |
|
AUDARYA
(FR)
4F WOOTTON BASSETT (GB) - GREEN BANANAS (FR) GREEN TUNE (USA) |
IORITZ MENDIZABAL | 57.0 | JAMES FANSHAWE | 4 |
|
CORONET
(GB)
5M DUBAWI (IRE) - APPROACH (GB) DARSHAAN (GB) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 57.0 | JOHN GOSDEN | 1 |
|
NONZA
(FR)
4F ZANZIBARI (USA) - TERRA ALTA (FR) KALDOUNEVEES (FR) |
ALEX BADEL | 57.0 | HENRI F. DEVIN | 10 |
|
AJMAN PRINCESS
(IRE)
4F TEOFILO (IRE) - REEM THREE (GB) MARK OF ESTEEM (IRE) |
ANDREA ATZENI | 57.0 | ROGER VARIAN | 8 |
|
SPEEDY BOARDING
(GB)
4F SHAMARDAL (USA) - DASH TO THE FRONT (GB) DIKTAT (GB) |
FREDERIK TYLICKI | 57.0 | JAMES FANSHAWE | 7 |
|
ODELIZ
(IRE)
5M FALCO (USA) - ACATAMA (USA) EFISIO (GB) |
ADRIE DE VRIES | 57.0 | K R BURKE | 11 |
|
RIBBONS
(GB)
4M MANDURO (GER) - SISTER ACT (GB) MARJU (IRE) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 57.0 | JAMES FANSHAWE | 10 |
|
ROMANTICA
(GB)
4M GALILEO (IRE) - BANKS HILL (GB) DANEHILL (USA) |
MAXIME GUYON | 57.0 | A FABRE | 3 |
|
IZZI TOP
(GB)
4M PIVOTAL (GB) - ZEE ZEE TOP (GB) ZAFONIC (USA) |
WILLIAM BUICK | 57.0 | JOHN GOSDEN | 9 |
|
ANNOUNCE
(GB)
4M SELKIRK (USA) - HACHITA (USA) GONE WEST (USA) |
MAXIME GUYON | 57.0 | A FABRE | 2 |
|
STACELITA
(FR)
4M MONSUN (GER) - SOIGNEE (GER) DASHING BLADE (GB) |
C SOUMILLON | 57.0 | J-C ROUGET | 3 |
|
ALPINE ROSE
(FR)
4M LINAMIX (FR) - FRAGRANT HILL (GB) SHIRLEY HEIGHTS (GB) |
G MOSSE | 57.0 | A DE ROYER DUPRE | 2 |
|
FOLK OPERA
(IRE)
4M SINGSPIEL (IRE) - SKIPHALL (GB) HALLING (USA) |
LANFRANCO DETTORI | 56.0 | SAEED BIN SUROOR | 9 |
|
SATWA QUEEN
(FR)
5M MUHTATHIR (GB) - TOLGA (USA) IRISH RIVER (FR) |
THIERRY THULLIEZ | 56.0 | JEAN DE ROUALLE | 10 |
|
SATWA QUEEN
(FR)
4M MUHTATHIR (GB) - TOLGA (USA) IRISH RIVER (FR) |
THIERRY THULLIEZ | 56.0 | JEAN DE ROUALLE | |
|
PRIDE
(FR)
5M PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA) - SPECIFICITY (USA) ALLEGED (USA) |
C P LEMAIRE | 56.0 | A DE ROYER DUPRE | |
|
WHORTLEBERRY
(FR)
4M STARBOROUGH (GB) - ROTINA (FR) CRYSTAL GLITTERS (USA) |
THOMAS GILLET | 56.0 | FRANCOIS ROHAUT |
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