55 kg (3yo); 59+1⁄2 kg (4yo+) Allowances 1+1⁄2 kg for fillies and mares Penalties 2 kg for Group 3 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 placed * * since January 1[1]
The Prix de Reux is a Group 3flathorse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres (about 1 mile and 4+1⁄2 furlongs) at Deauville in early August.
History
The event is named after Reux, a commune located to the south of Deauville. In the early part of the 20th century, it was a 1,000-metre race for two-year-olds.[2]
The Prix de Reux became an open-age race over 2,600 metres in 1925.[3] From this point it could serve as a trial for the Grand Prix de Deauville.
The race was held at Maisons-Laffitte on several occasions during World War II.[4] It was cut to 2,500 metres in the 1970s.
For a period the event held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2013.[5]
André Fabre – Village Star (1987), Swain (1995), Water Poet (1996), First Magnitude (1999), Epitre (2000), Martaline (2004), Short Pause (2005), Poet Laureate (2007), Ideal World (2009), Tenenbaum (2012)
Leading owner since 1979 (4 wins):
Khalid Abdullah – Regency (1994), Martaline (2004), Short Pause (2005), Ideal World (2009)