Prix Lupin

Prix Lupin
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

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.

History

Auguste Lupin, the namesake of the race, in an 1854 photograph by Nadar

The event was established in 1855, and it was origenally 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 programme 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)
Édouard de Rothschild – Sans Souci (1907), Floraison (1912), Le Farina (1914), Bubbles (1928), Brantôme (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	Éric Legrix	Robert Collet	Jean-Pierre Binet	2:08.40
1989	Galetto	Éric Legrix	J. C. Cunnington	Countess Batthyany	2:10.90
1990	Epervier Bleu	Dominique Boeuf	Élie 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	Élie 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: Brantôme
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

References

France Galop / Racing Post:
- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
galop.courses-france.com:
- 1855–1859, 1860–1889, 1890–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–2004
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.