Wikipedia / Prix Greffulhe
Wikipedia / Prix Greffulhe
|} 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 2,000metres (about 1¼miles) at Saint-Cloud in May.
History
The 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 2,100metres.
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 colts and fillies 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 WarI, with no running from 1915 to 1919. It was contested at Le Tremblay over 2,150metres from 1943 to 1945.
The Prix Greffulhe was transferred to Saint-Cloud and shortened to 2,000metres 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, which was previously restricted to colts and fillies, was opened to geldings from the 2020 running.
Records
Leading 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
Earlier winners
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
References
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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.