Wikipedia / Prix Lupin
Wikipedia / Prix Lupin
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
The event was established in 1855, and it was originally 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
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
See also
Recurring sporting events established in 1855 – this race is included under its original title, Prix de l'Empereur.
References
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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.