Prix Greffulhe
| Group 2 race | |
| Location |
Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1882 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification |
Three-year-olds excluding geldings |
| Weight |
58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies |
| Purse |
€130,000 (2015) 1st: €74,100 |
The Prix Greffulhe is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Saint-Cloud in May.
History
The event is named in memory of Henri Greffulhe (1815–1879), a long-serving member of the Société d'Encouragement. It was established in 1882, and was originally run at Longchamp over 2,100 metres.[1]
The Prix Greffulhe 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 Lupin, the Prix Hocquart and the Prix Noailles. The Prix Greffulhe was restricted to the produce of mares born and bred in France. It was funded by entries submitted before a horse's birth, in the year of conception.
The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919. It was contested at Le Tremblay over 2,150 metres from 1943 to 1945.[2]
The Prix Greffulhe was transferred to Saint-Cloud and shortened to 2,000 metres in 2005.
Twenty-two winners of the Prix Greffulhe have achieved victory in the Prix du Jockey Club. The first was Gospodar in 1894, and the most recent was Dalakhani in 2003. Two winners, Sea Bird (1965) and Pour Moi (2011), subsequently won the Epsom Derby.
Records
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Roger Poincelet – Mistral (1945), Ambiorix (1949), Silnet (1952), Hafiz (1955), Le Mesnil (1963)
- Yves Saint-Martin – Roi Dagobert (1967), Val d'Aoste (1968), Dom Pasquini (1983), Darshaan (1984), Mouktar (1985)
- Cash Asmussen – Arokar (1986), Along All (1989), Suave Dancer (1991), Tikkanen (1994), Montjeu (1999)
Leading trainer (11 wins):
- André Fabre – Along All (1989), Apple Tree (1992), Hunting Hawk (1993), Diamond Mix (1995), Peintre Celebre (1997), Visindar (2006), Quest for Honor (2007), Prospect Wells (2008), Cutlass Bay (2009), Pour Moi (2011), Ocovango (2013)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Marcel Boussac – Asterus (1926), Tourbillon (1931), Cillas (1938), Ardan (1944), Ambiorix (1949), Scratch (1950), Dankaro (1974)
- HH Aga Khan IV – Hafiz (1955), Naasiri (1978), Darshaan (1984), Mouktar (1985), Dalakhani (2003), Visindar (2006), Kesampour (2012)
Winners since 1979
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Roi Lear | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Germaine Wertheimer | 2:13.50 |
| 1974 | Dankaro | Gerard Rivases | Roger Poincelet | Marcel Boussac | 2:16.10 |
| 1975 | Mariacci | Gerard Rivases | Jean-Michel de Choubersky | Guy de Rothschild | 2:28.10 |
| 1976 | Youth | Gerard Dubroeucq | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 2:20.70 |
| 1977 | Rex Magna | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Mme J Couturie | 2:25.10 |
| 1978 | Naasiri | Henri Samani | François Mathet | Aga Khan IV | 2:16.20 |
| 1979 | Le Marmot | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Rodolph Schafer | 2:25.20 |
| 1980 | Providential | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Serge Fradkoff | 2:13.10 |
| 1981 | The Wonder | Lester Piggott | Jacques de Chevigny | Mrs Alain du Breil | 2:15.20 |
| 1982 | Bois de Grace | Henri Samani | François Mathet | Guy de Rothschild | 2:17.70 |
| 1983 | Dom Pasquini | Yves Saint-Martin | Robert Collet | Mrs Daniel Bertrand | 2:32.90 |
| 1984 | Darshaan | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:19.30 |
| 1985 | Mouktar | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Aga Khan IV | 2:35.60 |
| 1986 | Arokar | Cash Asmussen | Jacques de Chevigny | Prince Kais Al Said | 2:28.30 |
| 1987 | Persifleur | Tony Cruz | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:12.80 |
| 1988 | Soft Machine | Alfred Gibert | Patrick Rago | Bertrand Lavelot | 2:13.70 |
| 1989 | Along All | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:18.90 |
| 1990 | Epervier Bleu | Dominique Boeuf | Elie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:19.80 |
| 1991 | Suave Dancer | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond | Henri Chalhoub | 2:16.30 |
| 1992 | Apple Tree | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Paul de Moussac | 2:14.70 |
| 1993 | Hunting Hawk | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:18.40 |
| 1994 | Tikkanen | Cash Asmussen | Jonathan Pease | George Strawbridge | 2:14.50 |
| 1995 | Diamond Mix | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Jean-Luc Lagardère | 2:21.50 |
| 1996 | Ragmar | Gérald Mossé | Pascal Bary | Jean-Louis Bouchard | 2:10.60 |
| 1997 | Peintre Celebre | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:14.00 |
| 1998 | Croco Rouge | Sylvain Guillot | Pascal Bary | Wafic Saïd | 2:25.30 |
| 1999 | Montjeu | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond | Michael Tabor | 2:20.10 |
| 2000 | Rhenium [a] | Thierry Jarnet | Jean-Claude Rouget | Robert Bousquet | 2:30.00 |
| 2001 | Maille Pistol | Jean-René Dubosc | Jean-Claude Rouget | Michel Roussel | 2:28.50 |
| 2002 | Act One | Thierry Gillet | Jonathan Pease | Gerald Leigh | 2:18.50 |
| 2003 | Dalakhani | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:17.30 |
| 2004 | Millemix | Christophe Lemaire | Criquette Head-Maarek | Alec Head | 2:12.90 |
| 2005 | Vatori | Stéphane Pasquier | Philippe Demercastel | Ecurie Bader | 2:08.20 |
| 2006 | Visindar | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:03.10 |
| 2007 | Quest for Honor | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Moussac Family | 2:09.90 |
| 2008 | Prospect Wells | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:11.60 |
| 2009 | Cutlass Bay | Frankie Dettori | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:14.50 |
| 2010 | Ice Blue | Stéphane Pasquier | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdullah | 2:07.80 |
| 2011 | Pour Moi | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Magnier / Smith / Tabor | 2:03.20 |
| 2012 | Kesampour | Christophe Lemaire | Mikel Delzangles | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:09.40 |
| 2013 | Ocovango | Pierre-Charles Boudout | André Fabre | Prince A A Faisal | 2:06.96 |
| 2014 | Prince Gibraltar | Christophe Soumillon | Jean-Claude Rouget | Jean-Francois Gribomont | 2:13.56 |
| 2015 | Sumbal | Andrea Atzeni | Francis-Henri Graffard | Qatar Racing Ltd | 2:13.04 |
a Aristotle finished first in 2000, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.
Earlier winners
- 1882: Clio
- 1883: Farfadet
- 1884: Serge
- 1885: Palamede
- 1886: Sauterelle
- 1887: Brio
- 1888: Bocage
- 1889: Chopine
- 1890: Cerbere
- 1891: Reverend
- 1892: Fra Angelico
- 1893: Arkansas
- 1894: Gospodar
- 1895: Le Sagittaire
- 1896: Montreuil
- 1897: Palmiste
- 1898: Le Roi Soleil
- 1899: Tapis Vert
- 1900: Cymbalier
- 1901: Passaro
- 1902: Maximum
- 1903: Chatte Blanche
- 1904: Monsieur Charvet
- 1905: Genial
- 1906: Brisecoeur
- 1907: Kalisz
- 1908: Kenilworth
- 1909: Union
- 1910: Nuage
- 1911: Combourg
- 1912: Patrick
- 1913: Nimbus
- 1914: Diderot
- 1915–19: no race
- 1920: Flowershop
- 1921: Tacite
- 1922: Kefalin
- 1923: Checkmate
- 1924: Tapin / Nethou *
- 1925: Belfonds
- 1926: Asterus
- 1927: Lusignan
- 1928: Ivanoe
- 1929: Verdi
- 1930: Veloucreme
- 1931: Tourbillon
- 1932: Sagace
- 1933: Antenor
- 1934: Maravedis
- 1935: Mansur
- 1936: Fastnet
- 1937: Samy
- 1938: Cillas
- 1939: Bacchus
- 1940: Tresor
- 1941: Le Pacha
- 1942: Arcot
- 1943: Pensbury
- 1944: Ardan
- 1945: Mistral
- 1946: Prince Chevalier
- 1947: Chesterfield
- 1948: Rigolo
- 1949: Ambiorix
- 1950: Scratch
- 1951: Sicambre
- 1952: Silnet
- 1953: Marly Knowe
- 1954: Major
- 1955: Hafiz
- 1956: Patras
- 1957: Amber
- 1958: Upstart
- 1959: Herbager
- 1960: Hautain
- 1961: Devon
- 1962: Whippoorwill
- 1963: Le Mesnil
- 1964: Free Ride
- 1965: Sea Bird
- 1966: Hauban
- 1967: Roi Dagobert
- 1968: Val d'Aoste
- 1969: Prince Regent
- 1970: Magic Hope
- 1971: Rheffic
- 1972: Sancy
- 1973: Roi Lear
* The 1924 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
References
- ↑ "Courses au Bois du Boulogne". La Presse (in French). 22 April 1882. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Résultats d'hier, au Tremblay". Le Matin (in French). 18 April 1944. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- France Galop / Racing Post:
- galop.courses-france.com:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Greffulhe.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Greffulhe.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Greffulhe (2015).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Greffulhe.
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