The Prix Lupin was a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It was run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in May.
| Group 1 race (discontinued) | |
| Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1855 |
| Last run | 16 May 2004 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds excluding geldings |
| Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
| Purse | €200,000 (2004) 1st: €114,280 |
History
The event was established in 1855, and it was originally called the Prix de l'Empereur. It was initially held at the Champ de Mars, and was transferred to Longchamp in 1857. It was cancelled due to the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, and was renamed the Grande Poule des Produits in 1872.
The race was one of several trials for the Prix du Jockey Club collectively known as the Poules des Produits. The others (listed by their modern titles) were the Prix Daru, the Prix Hocquart, the Prix Noailles and the Prix Greffulhe. Unlike those races, the Grande Poule des Produits had no restrictions based on the nationality of a horse's sire or dam.
The event was renamed in memory of Auguste Lupin (1807–1895), a successful owner-breeder, in 1896.
The Prix Lupin was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was run at Le Tremblay over 2,150 metres in 1943, and at Maisons-Laffitte in 1944.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Lupin was classed at Group 1 level.
The race was last run in 2004. It was discontinued after France Galop restructured its Group 1 program for three-year-olds in 2005.
Records
Leading jockey (7 wins):
- George Stern – Saxon (1901), Ajax (1904), Genial (1905), Floraison (1912), Insensible (1919), Ksar (1921), Irismond (1924)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Tom Jennings – Mademoiselle de Chantilly (1857), Union Jack (1859), Le Mandarin (1865), Trocadero (1867), Braconnier (1876), Clementine (1878), Leon (1881)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Frédéric de Lagrange – Mademoiselle de Chantilly (1857), Union Jack (1859), Le Mandarin (1865), Trocadero (1867), Braconnier (1876), Clementine (1878), Leon (1881)
- Edmond Blanc – Soukaras (1883), Gouverneur (1891), Gouvernail (1894), Saxon (1901), Caius (1903), Ajax (1904), Genial (1905)
- Edouard de Rothschild – Sans Souci (1907), Floraison (1912), Le Farina (1914), Bubbles (1928), Brantome (1934), Aromate (1935), Bacchus (1939)
- Marcel Boussac – Irismond (1924), Tourbillon (1931), Ardan (1944), Djelal (1947), Ambiorix (1949), Dankaro (1974), Acamas (1978)
Winners since 1960
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Charlottesville | George Moore | Alec Head | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:16.10 |
| 1961 | Right Royal | Roger Poincelet | Etienne Pollet | Elisabeth Couturié | 2:12.90 |
| 1962 | Montfleur | A. P. Laborde | William Head | Mrs André Magnus | 2:16.10 |
| 1963 | Duc de Gueldre | Louis Heurteur | Geoffroy Watson | Thierry van Zuylen | 2:13.20 |
| 1964 | Le Fabuleux | Jean Massard | William Head | Mrs Guy Weisweiller | 2:13.60 |
| 1965 | Sea Bird | Pat Glennon | Etienne Pollet | Jean Ternynck | 2:15.90 |
| 1966 | Behistoun | Gérard Serpereau | Joseph Lieux | Alec Weisweiller | 2:28.60 |
| 1967 | Roi Dagobert | Jean Deforge | Etienne Pollet | Countess de la Valdène | 2:14.00 |
| 1968 | Luthier | Jean Deforge | Geoffroy Watson | Guy de Rothschild | 2:14.20 |
| 1969 | Prince Regent | Jean Deforge | Etienne Pollet | Countess de la Valdène | 2:23.00 |
| 1970 | Stintino | Gérard Thiboeuf | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | 2:16.20 |
| 1971 | Tarbes | Y. Josse | Georges Bridgland | Mrs Georges Bridgland | 2:15.50 |
| 1972 | Hard to Beat | Lester Piggott | Richard Carver, Jr. | S. Sokolov | 2:20.60 |
| 1973 | Kalamoun | Henri Samani | François Mathet | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:14.40 |
| 1974 | Dankaro | Gérard Rivases | Roger Poincelet | Marcel Boussac | 2:10.20 |
| 1975 | Green Dancer | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 2:15.70 |
| 1976 | Youth | Freddy Head | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 2:13.60 |
| 1977 | Pharly | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington, Jr. | Antonio Blasco | 2:18.70 |
| 1978 | Acamas | Yves Saint-Martin | Guy Bonnaventure | Marcel Boussac | 2:14.80 |
| 1979 | Top Ville | Yves Saint-Martin | François Mathet | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:09.30 |
| 1980 | Belgio | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington, Jr. | Henri Boccara | 2:09.00 |
| 1981 | No Lute | Pat Eddery | Robert Sangster | Robert Sangster | 2:18.90 |
| 1982 | Persepolis | Lester Piggott | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 2:09.80 |
| 1983 | L'Emigrant | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 2:19.30 |
| 1984 | Dahar | Alain Lequeux | Maurice Zilber | Bruce McNall | 2:13.20 |
| 1985 | Metal Precieux | Alain Lequeux | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:12.70 |
| 1986 | Fast Topaze | Cash Asmussen | Georges Mikhalidès | Mahmoud Fustok | 2:10.10 |
| 1987 | Groom Dancer | Dominique Boeuf | Tony Clout | Marvin Warner | 2:12.00 |
| 1988 | Exactly Sharp | Eric Legrix | Robert Collet | Jean-Pierre Binet | 2:08.40 |
| 1989 | Galetto | Eric Legrix | J. C. Cunnington | Countess Batthyany | 2:10.90 |
| 1990 | Epervier Bleu | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:10.00 |
| 1991 | Cudas | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Allen Paulson | 2:11.90 |
| 1992 | Johann Quatz | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 2:12.50 |
| 1993 | Hernando | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 2:10.30 |
| 1994 | Celtic Arms | Gérald Mossé | Pascal Bary | Jean-Louis Bouchard | 2:08.80 |
| 1995 | Flemensfirth | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:17.20 |
| 1996 | Helissio | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | Enrique Sarasola | 2:10.30 |
| 1997 | Cloudings | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:18.20 |
| 1998 | Croco Rouge | Sylvain Guillot | Pascal Bary | Wafic Saïd | 2:10.30 |
| 1999 | Gracioso | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:10.90 |
| 2000 | Ciro | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Magnier / Santulli | 2:13.50 |
| 2001 | Chichicastenango | Alain Junk | Philippe Demercastel | Béatrice Brunet | 2:10.50 |
| 2002 | Act One | Thierry Gillet | Jonathan Pease | Gerald Leigh | 2:09.50 |
| 2003 | Dalakhani | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:09.40 |
| 2004 | Voix du Nord | Dominique Boeuf | David Smaga | Thierry van Zuylen | 2:08.50 |
Earlier winners
- 1855: Baroncino
- 1856: Isolier
- 1857: Mademoiselle de Chantilly
- 1858: Gouvieux
- 1859: Union Jack
- 1860: Beauvais
- 1861: Finlande
- 1862: Choisy le Roi
- 1863: Dollar
- 1864: Bois Roussel
- 1865: Le Mandarin
- 1866:
- 1867: Trocadero
- 1868: Suzerain
- 1869: Cerdagne
- 1870: Sornette
- 1871: no race
- 1872: Little Agnes
- 1873: Franc Tireur
- 1874: Sabre
- 1875: Almanza
- 1876: Braconnier
- 1877: Jongleur
- 1878: Clementine
- 1879: Salteador
- 1880: Beauminet
- 1881: Leon
- 1882: Vigilant
- 1883: Soukaras
- 1884: Archiduc
- 1885: Xaintrailles
- 1886: Jupin
- 1887: Tenebreuse
- 1888: Stuart
- 1889: Cleodore
- 1890: Puchero
- 1891: Gouverneur
- 1892: Chene Royal
- 1893: Callistrate
- 1894: Gouvernail
- 1895: Le Sagittaire
- 1896: Champignol
- 1897: Palmiste
- 1898: Gardefeu
- 1899: Holocauste
- 1900: Ivry
- 1901: Saxon
- 1902: Kizil Kourgan
- 1903: Caius
- 1904: Ajax
- 1905: Genial
- 1906: Maintenon
- 1907: Sans Souci
- 1908: Holbein
- 1909: Oversight
- 1910: Coquille
- 1911: Alcantara
- 1912: Floraison
- 1913: Ecouen
- 1914: La Farina
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Insensible
- 1920: Battersea
- 1921: Ksar
- 1922: Joyeux Drille
- 1923: Massine
- 1924: Irismond
- 1925: Aquatinte
- 1926: Biribi
- 1927: Mon Talisman
- 1928: Bubbles
- 1929: Hotweed
- 1930: Xandover
- 1931: Tourbillon
- 1932: Shred
- 1933: Cappiello
- 1934: Brantome
- 1935: Aromate
- 1936: Mieuxce
- 1937: Clairvoyant
- 1938: Castel Fusano
- 1939: Bacchus
- 1940: no race
- 1941: Le Pacha
- 1942: Tornado
- 1943: Pensbury
- 1944: Ardan
- 1945: Mistral
- 1946: Prince Chevalier
- 1947: Djelal
- 1948: Rigolo
- 1949: Ambiorix
- 1950: Tantieme
- 1951: Mat de Cocagne
- 1952: Vamos
- 1953: Dandy Drake
- 1954: Sica Boy
- 1955: Nistralin
- 1956: Tanerko
- 1957: Al Mabsoot
- 1958: Alegrador
- 1959: Midnight Sun
See also
- List of French flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1855 – this race is included under its original title, Prix de l'Empereur.
References
- France Galop / Racing Post:
- galop.courses-france.com:
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Lupin (ex Prix de l'Empereur / Grande Poule des Produits).
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Lupin (2004).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Lupin – Longchamp.