The Prix Greffulhe is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old horses. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Saint-Cloud in May.
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France |
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| Inaugurated | 1882 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres (1¼ miles)[1] |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds[1] |
| Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies[1] |
| Purse | €130,000 (2022) 1st: €74,100[1] |
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| Onesto | Agave | Sir Bob Parker |
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| Baby Rider | Smile Makers | Martial Eagle |
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| Gold Trip | Influx | In Swoop |
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| Roman Candle | Pappalino | Starmaniac |
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| Study Of Man | Alounak | Alhadab |
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| Recoletos | Waldgeist | Akihiro |
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| Cloth Of Stars | Robin Of Navan | Kidmenever |
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| Sumbal | Untold Secret | Kouros Jelois |
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| Prince Gibraltar | Earnshaw | Nolohay |
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| Ocovango | Bravodino | Wire To Wire |
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| Kesampour | Albion | Navel Orange |
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| Pour Moi | Bubble Chic | Vadamar |
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| 2010 | ||
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| Ice Blue | Handsome Devil | Green Rock |
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| Cutlass Bay | Cavalryman | Allybar |
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| Prospect Wells | Ripple | Trois Rois |
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| Quest For Honor | Sagara | Sunshine Kid |
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| Visindar | Onerous | Hello Sunday |
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| Vatori | Plea Bargain | Melanosporum |
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| Millemix | Day Or Night | Vassilievsky |
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| Dalakhani | Jipapibaquigrafo | Fairly Ransom |
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| Act One | Caesarion | Without Connexion |
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| Maille Pistol | Nolt | Chichicastenango |
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| Rhenium | Boutron | Aristotle |
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| Montjeu | Sendawar | Gracioso |
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| Croco Rouge | Cantilever | Petit Versailles |
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| Peintre Celebre | Astarabad | Kashwan |
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| Ragmar | Egeo | Radevore |
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| Diamond Mix | Angel Falls | Denver County |
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| Tikkanen | Solid Illusion | Dare And Go |
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| Hunting Hawk | Bigstone | Talloires |
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| Apple Tree | Break Bread | Silver Kite |
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| Suave Dancer | Beau Sultan | Toulon |
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| Epervier Bleu | Theatre Critic | Priolo |
History
editThe 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.[2]
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.[3]
The Prix Greffulhe was transferred to Saint-Cloud and shortened to 2,000 metres in 2005.
Twenty-three 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 Study of Man in 2018. Two winners, Sea Bird (1965) and Pour Moi (2011), subsequently won The Derby.
The Prix Greffulhe was previously restricted to colts and fillies. It was opened to geldings from the 2020 running.[4]
Records
editLeading jockey (6 wins):
- Stéphane Pasquier - Vatori (2005), Ice Blue (2010), Study Of Man (2018), Gold Trip (2020), Baby Rider (2021), Onesto (2022)
Leading trainer (13 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), Cloth Of Stars (2016), Roman Candle (2019)
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
edit| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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| 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 | Élie 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-François Gribomont | 2:13.56 |
| 2015 | Sumbal | Andrea Atzeni | Francis-Henri Graffard | Qatar Racing Ltd | 2:13.04 |
| 2016 | Cloth of Stars | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:03.70 |
| 2017 | Recoletos | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Sarl Darpat France | 2:13.97 |
| 2018 | Study Of Man | Stéphane Pasquier | Pascal Bary | Flaxman Holdings | 2:19.29 |
| 2019 | Roman Candle | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin | 2:12.55 |
| 2020 | Gold Trip[b] | Stéphane Pasquier | Fabrice Chappet | Jean-Louis Bouchard | 2:22.09 |
| 2021 | Baby Rider | Stéphane Pasquier | Pascal Bary | Jean-Louis Bouchard | 2:10.12 |
| 2022 | Onesto | Stéphane Pasquier | Fabrice Chappet | Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois | 2:11.43 |
| 2023 | Greenland | Christophe Soumillon | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Smith / Tabor, & Westerberg | 2:17.86 |
| 2024 | Wootton Verni | Cristian Demuro | Jerome Andreu | Dubois / Seroul | 2:14.79 |
- ^ Aristotle finished first in 2000, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry
- ^ The 2020 race was run at Lyon Parilly in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
Earlier winners
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Prix Greffulhe". The French Black Type. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Geldings' green light in French Group races
- galop.courses-france.com:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Greffulhe.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix Greffulhe.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Greffulhe (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix Greffulhe.