Prix du Muguet
Group 2 race | |
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Location |
Saint-Cloud Racecourse Saint-Cloud, France |
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Inaugurated | 1967 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | france-galop.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres (1 mile)[1] |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up[1] |
Weight |
57 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 1½ kg for Group 2 winners * * since 1 July last year |
Purse |
€130,000 (2017) 1st: €74,100 |
The Prix du Muguet is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Saint-Cloud in early May.
History
The event is traditionally held at Saint-Cloud on May 1, the French public holiday of Fête du Travail and Fête du Muguet. It is named after Muguet, the French word for the spring-flowering plant Lily of the Valley.
The Prix du Muguet was formerly a 2,000-metre race restricted to three-year-olds. The present version, a 1,600-metre race for older horses, was introduced in 1967. It was contested over 2,000 metres at Longchamp in 1968.
The race was not run in 1971, and it resumed with Group 3 status in 1972. It was absent again in 1974, and for a period thereafter it was sometimes staged at Longchamp (1976–77, 1982–83 and 1985).
The Prix du Muguet was promoted to Group 2 level in 1995.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Martillo – 2004, 2005
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Freddy Head – Ellora (1976), Northjet (1981), Pink (1985), Exit to Nowhere (1992)
- Olivier Peslier – Zabar (1994), Vetheuil (1996), Keltos (2002), Dandoun (2003)
- André Fabre - Colour Chart (1991), Vetheuil (1996), Dansili (2000), Byword (2010), Vadamos (2016), Jimmy Two Times (2017)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Criquette Head-Maarek – Pink (1985), Val des Bois (1990), Hatoof (1993), Green Tune (1995), Marathon (1998), Gold Away (1999)
Leading owner (3 wins):
- Stavros Niarchos – Redmead (1984), Exit to Nowhere (1992), Spinning World (1997)
- Jacques Wertheimer – Pink (1985), Val des Bois (1990), Green Tune (1995)
Winners since 1979
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
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1979 | Tarek | 4 | Henri Samani | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | |
1980 | American Prince | 4 | Christy Roche | Stuart Murless | Burt Bacharach | |
1981 | Northjet | 4 | Freddy Head | Olivier Douieb | Serge Fradkoff | |
1982 | Schwepperusschian | 5 | Serge Gorli | Pierre Biancone | Georges Laporte | |
1983 | Prospero | 6 | Claude Ramonet | C. Hervé | Mrs Sylvain Aknin | |
1984 | Redmead | 4 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | |
1985 | Pink | 4 | Freddy Head | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | |
1986 | Apeldoorn | 4 | Maurice Philipperon | Philippe Barbe | Philippe Barbe | |
1987 | Art Francais | 4 | Tony Cruz | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | |
1988 | Pitchounet | 4 | Dominique Lawniczak | Albert Hosselet | Noël Pelat | |
1989 | Gabina | 4 | Eric Legrix | J. C. Cunnington | Countess Batthyany | 1:44.30 |
1990 | Val des Bois | 4 | Guy Guignard | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 1:39.50 |
1991 | Colour Chart | 4 | Steve Cauthen | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:45.30 |
1992 | Exit to Nowhere | 4 | Freddy Head | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos | 1:45.80 |
1993 | Hatoof | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Criquette Head | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 1:43.60 |
1994 | Zabar | 6 | Olivier Peslier | Jonathan Pease | Gerald Leigh | 1:42.10 |
1995 | Green Tune | 4 | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 1:48.10 |
1996 | Vetheuil | 4 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:40.40 |
1997 | Spinning World | 4 | Cash Asmussen | Jonathan Pease | Niarchos Family | 1:43.80 |
1998 | Marathon | 4 | Olivier Doleuze | Criquette Head | Alec Head | 1:45.10 |
1999 | Gold Away | 4 | Gérald Mossé | Criquette Head | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:49.60 |
2000 | Dansili | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:47.00 |
2001 | Proudwings | 5 | Yutaka Take | Ralf Suerland | Hyperion Breeding | 1:48.20 |
2002 | Keltos | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Tanaka / Marinopoulos | 1:39.90 |
2003 | Dandoun | 5 | Olivier Peslier | John Dunlop | Prince A. A. Faisal | 1:42.70 |
2004 | Martillo | 4 | William Mongil | Ralf Suerland | Gestüt Höny-Hof | 1:36.40 |
2005 | Martillo | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | Ralf Suerland | Gestüt Höny-Hof | 1:37.50 |
2006 | Krataios | 6 | Miguel Blancpain | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Leonidas Marinopoulos | 1:41.50 |
2007 | Racinger | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Freddy Head | Pierre Goral | 1:39.10 |
2008 | Gris de Gris | 4 | Thierry Thulliez | Jean-Marc Capitte | Jean-Claude Seroul | 1:40.60 |
2009 | Vertigineux | 5 | Philippe Sogorb | Carole Dufrèche | C. & P. Dufrèche | 1:37.90 |
2010 | Byword | 4 | Maxime Guyon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 1:39.50 |
2011 | Rajsaman | 4 | Thierry Jarnet | Freddy Head | Saeed Al Romaithi | 1:38.30 |
2012 | Zinabaa | 7 | Yannick Letondeur | Michel Macé | Ecurie Victoria Dreams | 1:39.80 |
2013 | Don Bosco | 6 | Gregory Benoist | David Smaga | Omar El Sharif | 1:39.00 |
2014 | Sommerabend | 7 | Gérald Mossé | Mirek Rulec | Stall Am Alten | 1:42.67 |
2015 | Bawina | 4 | Maxime Guyon | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Wertheimer et Frère | 1:40.86 |
2016 | Vadamos | 5 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | André Fabre | Haras De Saint Pair | 1:36.93 |
2017 | Jimmy Two Times | 4 | Vincent Cheminaud | André Fabre | Godolphin | 1:41.01 |
2018 | Recoletos | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Sarl Darpat France | 1:42.49 |
Earlier winners
- 1967: Agy
- 1968: Frontal
- 1969: Prince Jet
- 1970: Regent Street
- 1971: no race
- 1972: Blinis
- 1973: Jan Ekels
- 1974: no race
- 1975: Brinkmanship
- 1976: Ellora
- 1977: Mittainvilliers
- 1978: Faraway Times
See also
References
- 1 2 "Prix du Muguet". The French Black Type. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- France Galop / Racing Post:
- galop.courses-france.com:
- france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix du Muguet.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix du Muguet.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix du Muguet (2017).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix du Muguet – Saint-Cloud.