Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.
2025 Prix de Diane Preview
Scheduled to take place in June of each year at the Chantilly racecourse is the Prix de Diane which is known as the French Oaks.
The race, just like the Epsom Oaks is restricted to three-year-old fillies and is run over a distance of one mile, two and a half furlongs (2,100m).
The race was established in 1843 and currently holds a Group 1 status, it was originally restricted to only French-born and bred horses, however, it is now open to all and plenty of European raiders have come and won the race.
Prix de Diane Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Chantilly tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races in France section for links to these.
How competitive is the Prix de Diane market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2010 when the race had an over-round of 117%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Prix de Diane, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.
Prix de Diane Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Prix de Diane next time out then you would have backed a total of 8 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -2.58. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Prix de Diane remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:03.77 was set by Treve in 2013, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Mme Christiane Head and ridden by Thierry Jarnet. The slowest winning time was set in 2012 when Valyra won in a time of 2:10.11, booked to ride was Johnny Murtagh by the trainer J-C Rouget.
These are the top three quickest-run Prix de Diane over the last 20 renewals:
- Treve (2:03.77) in 2013
- Blue Rose Cen (2:05.09) in 2023
- Avenir Certain (2:05.37) in 2014
Prix de Diane Past Winners
Here are the Prix de Diane past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer at the time of winning the Prix de Diane and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:07.64 | Sparkling Plenty (FR) 3yo 9-0 (11 of 14) 147/10 | Tony Piccone P Cottier (FR) |
| 2023 2:05.09 | Blue Rose Cen (IRE) 3yo 9-1 (1 of 15) 16/5F | Aurelien Lemaitre Christopher Head (FR) |
| 2022 2:06.63 | Nashwa (GB) 3yo 9-0 (2 of 17) 3/1F | Hollie Doyle John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2021 2:09.05 | Joan Of Arc (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (5 of 17) 53/10 | Ioritz Mendizabal A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2020 2:05.46 | Fancy Blue (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (7 of 11) 81/10 | Pierre-Charles Boudot Donnacha Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2019 2:08.70 | Channel (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (7 of 16) 91/10 | Pierre-Charles Boudot F-H Graffard (FR) |
| 2018 2:06.11 | Laurens (FR) 3yo 9-0 (12 of 13) 76/10 | P J McDonald K R Burke (GB) |
| 2017 2:05.97 | Senga (USA) 3yo 9-1 (8 of 16) 218/10 | Stephane Pasquier P Bary (FR) |
| 2016 2:09.45 | La Cressonniere (FR) 3yo 9-0 (9 of 16) 11/4F | Cristian Demuro J-C Rouget (FR) |
| 2015 2:05.69 | Star Of Seville (GB) 3yo 9-0 (15 of 17) 16/1 | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Prix de Diane have been based:
- FR: 14 winners with an additional 34 placings from 227 runners
- GB: 4 winners with an additional 1 placing from 15 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 4 placings from 16 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 8 runners
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- SPA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- ITY: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Prix de Diane Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Prix de Diane over the last 20 renewals is J-C Rouget who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Stacelita (2009), Valyra (2012), Avenir Certain (2014) and La Cressonniere (2016). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Prix de Diane are A De Royer-Dupre (2 wins) and P Bary (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Prix de Diane, C Laffon-Parias has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Prix de Diane trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| J-C Rouget | 27-4-7 | +10.35 | -1.16 |
| A De Royer-Dupre | 20-2-4 | -16.42 | -13.15 |
| P Bary | 6-2-2 | +18.33 | +7.22 |
| A Fabre | 30-1-6 | -27.00 | -19.95 |
| A P O'Brien | 12-1-4 | -5.70 | -4.86 |
| F-H Graffard | 9-1-4 | +1.10 | +3.55 |
| John Gosden | 4-1-1 | +13.00 | +5.00 |
| Mme Christiane Head | 3-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.60 |
| Christopher Head | 3-1-1 | +1.20 | -0.08 |
| K R Burke | 2-1-1 | +6.60 | +3.56 |
Prix de Diane Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Prix de Diane over the last 20 renewals is Christophe-Patrice Lemaire who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Divine Proportions (2005), Stacelita (2009) and Sarafina (2010). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Prix de Diane are Pierre-Charles Boudot (2 wins) and Frankie Dettori (2 wins). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Prix de Diane, Olivier Peslier (0-17), Mickael Barzalona (0-13) and Gerald Mosse (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.
Here are some of the top Prix de Diane jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 11-3-3 | -5.12 | -6.27 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 8-2-5 | +11.20 | +9.41 |
| Frankie Dettori | 7-2-2 | +15.50 | +5.70 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 19-1-4 | -17.67 | -16.22 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 16-1-3 | +6.80 | -0.29 |
| Maxime Guyon | 14-1-4 | -11.00 | -10.30 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 10-1-3 | -3.70 | -4.75 |
| Gregory Benoist | 8-1-1 | -2.50 | -4.30 |
| Cristian Demuro | 8-1-2 | -4.25 | -5.12 |
| Thierry Jarnet | 7-1-2 | +5.00 | +4.40 |
2025 Prix de Diane Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 2, (8, 14), 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 8, 4, 11, 1, 4, 7, 6, 2, 2, 1, 1, 4
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 20 / 20 (60%) - Highest Run is not G2-3/LST/Cl3-4
- 20 / 20 (60%) - Within the first 8 of the market
- 20 / 20 (65%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (66%) - Achieved an RPR of 94+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Off a break of 9 - 35 days
- 20 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Career Place)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Break of 14 - 63 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 14/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not in a Cl3-5 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Highest Won is not Cl3-5
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Not on HY/GF (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Furthest Won 7½f - 1m3f
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not on GF/STD (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 26/1 (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Chantilly racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Prix de Diane. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Prix de Diane Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +34.66 is when runners had 2 season wins. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner was when runners ran in a Class 1 (G3) last time out, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-65.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 11 (8,4) [14 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 1 (3,10) [15 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 2 (6,17) [17 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (8,14) [17 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 7 (1,4) [11 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Prix de Diane is Longchamp, there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Longchamp last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Chantilly, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Chantilly last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Prix de Diane:
- Galileo (2 Wins)
- Le Havre (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Prix de Diane despite multiple attempts:
- Dubawi (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Sea The Stars (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Anabaa (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Dansili (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Valyra in 2012, winning for J-C Rouget at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Johnny Murtagh. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Prix de Diane. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Prix de Diane Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
Other Principal Races in France
Here are some other notable races throughout France which take place during the racing season that we also have blogs for.
Races at Auteuil Racecourse
Races at Chantilly Racecourse
Races at Deauville Racecourse
Races at Longchamp Racecourse
- Grand Prix de Paris
- Poule d'Essai des Poulains
- Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
- Prix de la Foret
- Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Prix de l'Opera
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
- Prix Ganay
- Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere
- Prix Marcel Boussac
- Prix Royal-Oak
- Prix Vermeille
Races at Saint Cloud Racecourse
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