La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. The race was run at Maisons-Laffitte until its closure in October 2019.
| Group 3 race | |
.jpg) Trepan, winner in 1975, oil on canvas painted by Bob Demuyser (1920–2003) | |
| Location | Maisons-Laffitte France |
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| Inaugurated | 1906 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | france-galop.com |
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| Distance | 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 54 kg (3yo); 57 kg (4yo ) Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 3 kg if two Group 2 wins * 2 kg if one Group 2 win * 2 kg if two Group 3 wins * 1 kg if one Group 3 win * * since January 1 |
| Purse | €80,000 (2021) 1st: €40,000 |
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| Certain Lad | Haya Zark | Al Mubhir |
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| Naranco | Lord Charming | True Testament |
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| Monty | Riocorvo | Best Of Lips |
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| Dawn Intello | Seachange | Kenway |
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| Glycon | Villa Rosa | Les Vertus |
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| Villa Rosa | Intellogent | Trais Fluors |
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| Golden Legend | Robin Of Navan | Spotify |
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| Garlingari | One Foot In Heaven | Haggle |
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| Banzari | Ame Bleue | Floodlight |
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| Gailo Chop | Al Waab | Ectot |
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| Fractional | Smoking Sun | Planetaire |
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| Cirrus Des Aigles | Vally Jem | Smoking Sun |
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| Maxios | Reliable Man | Saga Dream |
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| One Clever Cat | Agent Secret | Kya One |
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| Akarlina | Reggane | Hermoun |
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| Chinchon | Putney Bridge | Sans Chichi |
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| Pallodio | Full Of Gold | Chinchon |
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| Musical Way | Kocab | Fontcia |
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| Musical Way | Advice | Corre Caminos |
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| Prospect Park | Royal Fantasy | Atlando |
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| Fair Mix | Marshall | Special Kaldoun |
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| Gruntled | Highdown | Secret Singer |
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| Fair Mix | Jim And Tonic | Cherbon |
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| Jim And Tonic | Visorhill | Cazoulias |
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| Agol Lack | Mont Rocher | Kutub |
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| Chelsea Manor | Agol Lack | Barbola |
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| Lord Of Men | Dragonada | Fado |
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| Turning Wheel | Perfect Vintage | Milford Track |
History
editThe event was established in 1906, and it was originally called La Coupe d'Or. One of its early trophies was a gold cup with two ivory figures sculpted by Henri Allouard. It was later decided that such valuable trophies would only be awarded to owners who won the race three times within twelve years, but this was never achieved.
La Coupe d'Or was abandoned throughout World War I. There was no running from 1914 to 1918. One person owns the 1908 Gold Cup in its original condition. I also have an original oil painting of Seasick, the horse that won the race. Painting done by Emil Adam in 1908. I will attempt to post pictures of these items shortly.
The race was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. The trophy scheme was discarded in 1941, and from this point the event was titled La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte. It was held at Longchamp in 1941 and 1942, and at Le Tremblay in 1944. It went back to Longchamp in 1945, and returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1946.
The distance of the race has remained unchanged throughout its history.
Records
editMost successful horse (2 wins):
- Jocker – 1948, 1949
- Fair Mix – 2002, 2004
- Musical Way – 2006, 2007
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Roger Poincelet – Cordon Rouge (1943), Un Gaillard (1944), Oural (1946), Dalama (1961), Tout Fait (1965)
- Olivier Peslier – Gunboat Diplomacy (1995), Running Flame (1996), Agol Lack (2000), Prospect Park (2005), Dawn Intello (2021)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- André Fabre – Nasr El Arab (1988), Tel Quel (1991), Dernier Empereur (1994), Fractional (2014), Agol Lack (2000)
- René Pelat – Cordon Rouge (1943), Oural (1946), Jocker (1948, 1949), Jolly Friar (1954)
Leading owner (4 wins):
- Marcel Boussac – Priam (1945), Pharsale (1952), Dalama (1961), Locris (1970)
- Sheikh Mohammed – Nasr El Arab (1988), Tel Quel (1991), Knifebox (1992), Lord of Men (1998)
Winners since 1980
edit| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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| 1980 | Discretion | 4 | Maurice Philipperon | John Cunnington Jr. | Sir Michael Sobell | |
| 1981 | Glenorum | 4 | Alain Lequeux | David Smaga | Helen Stollery | |
| 1982 | Coquelin | 3 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | |
| 1983 | Bylly the Kid | 7 | Serge Prou | Raymond Touflan | Yves Duffaut | |
| 1984 | Estrapade | 4 | Alain Lequeux | Maurice Zilber | Bruce McNall | 2:08.60 |
| 1985 | Palace Music | 4 | Éric Legrix | Patrick Biancone | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 2:02.00 |
| 1986 | Antheus | 4 | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | |
| 1987 | Tabayaan | 3 | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | |
| 1988 | Nasr El Arab | 3 | Éric Legrix | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:01.60 |
| 1989 | Petrullo | 4 | Guy Guignard | Richard Casey | C. A. Webster | 2:03.80 |
| 1990 | Dr Somerville | 3 | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 2:06.00 |
| 1991 | Tel Quel | 3 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | |
| 1992 | Knifebox | 4 | Darryll Holland | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:03.20 |
| 1993 | Hatoof | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Criquette Head | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 2:08.00 |
| 1994 | Dernier Empereur | 4 | Sylvain Guillot | André Fabre | Gary Tanaka | 2:04.10 |
| 1995 | Gunboat Diplomacy | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:06.20 |
| 1996 | Running Flame | 4 | Olivier Peslier | John Hammond | Gary Biszantz | 2:06.30 |
| 1997 | Turning Wheel | 4 | Cash Asmussen | Dominique Sépulchre | Niarchos Family | 2:06.70 |
| 1998 | Lord of Men | 5 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:00.80 |
| 1999 | Chelsea Manor | 3 | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary | Khalid Abdullah | 2:06.10 |
| 2000 | Agol Lack | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Sultan Al Kabeer | 1:59.90 |
| 2001 | Jim and Tonic | 7 | Thierry Thulliez | François Doumen | John Martin | 2:05.50 |
| 2002 | Fair Mix | 4 | Stéphane Pasquier | Marcel Rolland | Ecurie Week-End | 2:03.30 |
| 2003 | Gruntled | 4 | Thierry Gillet | John Hammond | Ecurie Chalhoub | 2:01.60 |
| 2004 | Fair Mix | 6 | Stéphane Pasquier | Marcel Rolland | Mrs Joseph Shalam | 1:59.40 |
| 2005 | Prospect Park | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Wertheimer et Frère | 2:05.40 |
| 2006 | Musical Way | 4 | Ronan Thomas | Philippe van de Poele | S. Constantinidis | 1:59.70 |
| 2007 | Musical Way | 5 | Ronan Thomas | Philippe van de Poele | S. Constantinidis | 2:03.20 |
| 2008 | Pallodio | 3 | Davy Bonilla | John Hammond | Anne-Marie Springer | 2:04.70 |
| 2009 | Chinchon | 4 | Gérald Mossé | Carlos Laffon-Parias | SARL Darpat France | 2:01.90 |
| 2010 | Akarlina | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Nicolas Clément | Nicolas Clément | 2:07.20 |
| 2011 | One Clever Cat | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Tony Clout | Patrick Hendrickx | 2:03.10 |
| 2012 | Maxios | 4 | Stéphane Pasquier | Jonathan Pease | Niarchos Family | 2:03.30 |
| 2013 | Cirrus des Aigles | 7 | Christophe Soumillon | Corine Barande-Barbe | Jean-Claude Dupouy | 2:11.19 |
| 2014 | Fractional | 5 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:06.35 |
| 2015 | Gailo Chop | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | Antoine de Watrigant | OTI Management Pty Ltd | 2:03.06 |
| 2016 | Banzari | 4 | Alexis Badel | Henri-François Devin | Rebecca Hillen | 2:09.58 |
| 2017 | Garlingari | 6 | Christophe Soumillon | Corine Barande-Barbe | Corine Barande-Barbe | 2:07.20 |
| 2018 | Golden Legend | 4 | Alexis Badel | Henri-François Devin | Mme Henri Devin | 2:00.36 |
| 2019 | Villa Rosa | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | Henri-François Devin | Mme Henri Devin | 2:05.09 |
| 2020 | Glycon | 4 | Cristian Demuro | Jean-Claude Rouget | Scea Haras De Saint Pair | 2:05.77 |
| 2021 | Dawn Intello | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Andreas Schütz | AB Racing & Ecurie Ades Hazan | 2:08.22 |
| 2022 | Monty | 7 | Gérald Mossé | Andreas Schütz | AB Racing & Ecurie Ades Hazan | 2:06.08 |
| 2023 | Naranco | 4 | Vaclav Janacek | G Arizkorreta Elosegui | Horses & Berries SL | 2:03.29 |
| 2024 | Certain Lad | 8 | George Bass | Jack Channon | C R Hirst | 2:08.94 |
Earlier winners
edit- 1906: Maintenon
- 1907: Ben
- 1908: Sea Sick
- 1909: Syphon
- 1910: Le Rubicon
- 1911: Cadet Roussel
- 1912: Martial
- 1913: Nimbus
- 1914–18: no race
- 1919: Bambino
- 1920: Le Rapin
- 1921: Harpocrate
- 1922: Bahadur
- 1923: Scopas
- 1924: Scaramouche
- 1925: Ptolemy
- 1926: Apelle
- 1927: Iberia
- 1928: Javelot
- 1929: Kantara
- 1930: Parth for Ever
- 1931: Sans Ame
- 1932: Jus de Raisin 1
- 1933: Magnus
- 1934: Sa Parade
- 1935: Rarity
- 1936: Davout
- 1937: Frexo
- 1938: Khasnadar
- 1939–40: no race
- 1941: Triancourt
- 1942: Fair Love
- 1943: Cordon Rouge
- 1944: Un Gaillard
- 1945: Priam
- 1946: Oural
- 1947: L'Imperial
- 1948: Jocker
- 1949: Jocker
- 1950: Violoncelle
- 1951:
- 1952: Pharsale
- 1953: Cosmos
- 1954: Jolly Friar
- 1955: The Parson
- 1956: Cobetto
- 1957: Franc Luron
- 1958: Fric
- 1959:
- 1960: Point d'Amour
- 1961: Dalama
- 1962: Djebel Traffic
- 1963: Monade
- 1964: Trac / Visavis 2
- 1965: Tout Fait
- 1966: Prominer / Red Vagabonde 2
- 1967: A Tempo
- 1968: Batitu
- 1969: Karabas
- 1970: Locris
- 1971: Gold Rod
- 1972: Tratteggio
- 1973: Amadou
- 1974: Wittgenstein
- 1975: Trepan
- 1976: Iron Duke
- 1977: Dona Barod
- 1978: Rusticaro
- 1979: Look Fast
1 The 1932 race finished as a dead-heat between Fenolo and Jus de Raisin, but a winner was decided by a run-off.
2 The 1964 and 1966 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.
See also
edit- List of French flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1906 – this race is included under its original title, La Coupe d'Or.
References
edit- France Galop / Racing Post:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte.
- galopp-sieger.de – La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte (2016).
- pedigreequery.com – La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte – Maisons-Laffitte.