Wikipedia / Prix Daru
Wikipedia / Prix Daru
The Prix Daru was a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. 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 mid-April.
History
The event was established in 1841, and it was originally called the Poule des Produits. It was initially staged at the Champ de Mars, and was later transferred to Longchamp. For a period it was held in May.
The race continued as the Poule des Produits until 1876. It was renamed in memory of Viscount Paul Daru, who served as president of the Société d'Encouragement, in 1877.
The Prix Daru 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 Lupin, the Prix Hocquart, the Prix Noailles and the Prix Greffulhe. From 1885, the Prix Daru was restricted to horses whose dams were born outside France. The event was funded by entries submitted before a horse's birth, in the year of its conception.
The race merged with the Prix Noailles during the 1940s. The combined event, the Prix Daru-Noailles, was contested over 2,150 metres at Le Tremblay in 1943. It took place at Maisons-Laffitte in 1944 and 1945, and Longchamp in 1946.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Daru was classed at Group 2 level. It was discontinued after 1977. Its last winner was Carwhite, ridden by Freddy Head, trained by Alec Head and owned by Jacques Wertheimer.
Winners
1841: Cauchemar
1842: Angora
1843: Governor
1844: Commodor Napier
1846: Fleet
1847: Glands
1848: Lioubliou
1850: Babiega
1851: Illustration
1852: Aguila
1853: Fontaine
1854: Lysisca
1855: Monarque
1856: Nat
1857: Florin
1858: Gouvieux
1859: Geologie
1860: Violette
1862: Benjamin
1863: Pergola
1864: Bois Roussel
1865: Tourmalet
1866: Marengo
1867: Cerf Volant
1868: Ouragan
1869: Peripetie
1871: no race
1872: Nethon
1873: Boiard
1874: Destinee
1875: Almanza
1876: Braconnier
1877: La Jonchere
1878: Stathouder
1879: Salteador
1880: Voilette
1881: Albion IV
1882: Mademoiselle de Senlis
1883: Rubens
1884: Archiduc
1885: Extra
1886: Jupin
1887: Le Sancy
1888: Stuart
1889: Thomery
1890: Flibustier
1891: Ermak
1892: Diarbek
1893: Fousi Yama
1894: Idle Boy
1895: Arioviste
1896: Champaubert
1897: Quilda
1898: Le Samaritain
1899: Perth
1900: Solon
1901: Saxon
1902: Arizona
1903: Caius
1904: Sam Sam
1905: Jardy
1906: Crillon
1907: Sans Souci
1908: Gigolo
1909: Oversight
1910: Or du Rhin
1911: Shetland
1912: Floraison
1913: Ecouen
1914: La Farina
1920: Boscobel
1921: Le Majordome
1922: Zariba
1923: Le Capucin
1924: Pot au Feu
1925: Lucide
1926: Soubadar
1927: Mon Talisman
1928: Mondovi
1929: Donatello
1930: Potiphar
1931: Barneveldt
1932: Shred
1933: Vareuse
1934: Le Gosse
1935: Ipe
1936: Bel Aethel
1937: Victrix
1938: Astrologer
1939: Mon Tresor
1940: Loliondo
1941: Le Corail
1942: Tornado
1943–46: see Prix Noailles
1947: Tharsis
1948: Boby
1949: Norval
1950: Damasco
1951: Aquino
1952: Luzon
1953: Buisson d'Or
1954: Popof
1955: Kurun
1956: Ambiax
1957: Amber
1958: Yoggi
1959: Gric
1960: Pharamond
1961: Moutiers
1962: Exbury
1963: Beau Persan
1964: Papaya
1965: Jacambre
1966: Pasha
1967: Carmarthen
1968: Scherzo
1969: Budapest
1970: Gyr
1971: Irish Ball
1972: Lyphard
1973: Rose Laurel
1974: Dankaro
1975: Easy Regent
1976: Youth
1977: Carwhite
See also
Recurring sporting events established in 1841 – this race is included under its original title, Poule des Produits.
References
france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Noailles.
galopp-sieger.de – Prix Daru (ex Poule des Produits).
pedigreequery.com – Prix Daru – Longchamp.