Prix Greffulhe

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Group 2 race
Prix Greffulhe
Location	Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France
Inaugurated	1882
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat race
Website	France-Galop.com
Race information
Distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
Track	Turf, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds excluding geldings
Weight	58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies
Purse	€130,000 (2008) Distribution 1st: 57%, 2nd: 22% 3rd: 10.5%, 4th: 7% 5th: 3.5%

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 (approximately 1¼ miles) at Saint-Cloud Racecourse and takes place annually in May.

First run in 1882, it was named in memory of Henri Greffulhe, a prominent French racing administrator who died in 1879. Originally at Longchamp over 2,100 metres, it was one of five poules des produits trial races for the Prix du Jockey Club. The specific condition for the Prix Greffulhe was that the dams of participating horses were born and bred in France.

With the exception of 1943 to 1945, when it took place at Tremblay over 2,150 metres, the race continued to be run at Longchamp over 2,100 metres until 2004. It moved to its present venue in 2005, with a slightly shorter distance of 2,000 metres.

Contents 1 Records 2 Winners since 1980 3 Earlier winners 4 References 5 See also

[edit] 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)

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Leading trainer (8 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)

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Leading owner (7 wins):

• Marcel Boussac – Asterus (1926), Tourbillon (1931), Cillas (1938), Ardan (1944), Ambiorix (1949), Scratch (1950), Dankaro (1974)

[edit] Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Providential	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Serge Fradkoff	2:13.1
1981	The Wonder	Lester Piggott	Jacques de Chevigny	Mrs Alain du Breil	2:15.2
1982	Bois de Grace	Henri Samani	François Mathet	Baron Guy de Rothschild	2:17.7
1983	Dom Pasquini	Yves Saint-Martin	Robert Collet	Mrs Daniel Bertrand	2:32.9
1984	Darshaan	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:19.3
1985	Mouktar	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:35.6
1986	Arokar	Cash Asmussen	Jacques de Chevigny	Prince Kais Al Said	2:28.3
1987	Persifleur	Tony Cruz	Patrick Biancone	Daniel Wildenstein	2:12.8
1988	Soft Machine	Alfred Gibert	Patrick Rago	Bertrand Lavelot	2:13.7
1989	Along All	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:18.9
1990	Epervier Bleu	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:19.8
1991	Suave Dancer	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Henri Chalhoub	2:16.3
1992	Apple Tree	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Paul de Moussac	2:14.7
1993	Hunting Hawk	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:18.4
1994	Tikkanen	Cash Asmussen	Jonathan Pease	George Strawbridge	2:14.5
1995	Diamond Mix	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	2:21.5
1996	Ragmar	Gérald Mossé	Pascal Bary	Jean-Louis Bouchard	2:10.6
1997	Peintre Celebre	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Daniel Wildenstein	2:14.0
1998	Croco Rouge	Sylvain Guillot	Pascal Bary	Wafic Saïd	2:25.3
1999	Montjeu	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Michael Tabor	2:20.1
2000	Rhenium *	Thierry Jarnet	Jean-Claude Rouget	Robert Bousquet	2:30.0
2001	Maille Pistol	Jean-René Dubosc	Jean-Claude Rouget	Michel Roussel	2:28.5
2002	Act One	Thierry Gillet	Jonathan Pease	Gerald W. Leigh	2:18.5
2003	Dalakhani	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:17.3
2004	Millemix	Christophe Lemaire	Criquette Head-Maarek	Alec Head	2:12.9
2005	Vatori	Stéphane Pasquier	Philippe Demercastel	Ecurie Bader	2:08.2
2006	Visindar	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	HH Aga Khan IV	2:03.1
2007	Quest for Honor	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	De Moussac Family	2:09.9
2008	Prospect Wells	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Wertheimer et Frère	2:11.6

* Aristotle finished first in 2000 but was relegated to third place following a Stewards' Inquiry.

[edit] Earlier winners

* The 1924 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.

[edit] References

• France-Galop.com
• PedigreeQuery.com
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008
• galop.courses-france.com:
  • 1882-1889, 1890-1919, 1920-1949, 1950-1979, 1980-present

[edit] See also

• List of French flat horse races