Prix Greffulhe

Turf race infobox
class = Group 2
horse race = Prix Greffulhe


caption =
location = Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
inaugurated = 1882
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat race
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1540&no_cache=1&numero_id=94 France-Galop.com]
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%
bonuses = 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 it 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.

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)"----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)"----Leading owner (7 wins):
* Marcel Boussac – "Asterus (1926), Tourbillon (1931), Cillas (1938), Ardan (1944), Ambiorix (1949), Scratch (1950), Dankaro (1974)"

Winners since 1980

note label|2000|1|1 Aristotle finished first in 2000 but was relegated to third place following a Stewards' Inquiry.

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 -
* 1894 - Gospodar
* 1895 - Le Sagittaire
* 1896 - Montreuil
* 1897 - Palmiste
* 1898 - Le Roi Soleil
* 1899 - Tapis Vert
* 1900 - Cymbalier
* 1901 -
* 1902 - Maximum
* 1903 - Chatte Blanche
* 1904 - Monsieur Charvet
* 1905 - Genial
* 1906 -
* 1907 - Kalisz
* 1908 - Kenilworth
* 1909 - Union
* 1910 - Nuage
* 1911 - Combourg
* 1912 -
* 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 -
* 1933 - Antenor
* 1934 -
* 1935 - Mansur
* 1936 - Fastnet
* 1937 -
* 1938 - Cillas
* 1939 - Bacchus
* 1940 -
* 1941 - Le Pacha
* 1942 -
* 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 -
* 1957 - Amber
* 1958 - Upstart
* 1959 - Herbager
* 1960 - Hautain
* 1961 -
* 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
* 1974 - Dankaro
* 1975 - Mariacci
* 1976 - Youth
* 1977 - Rex Magna
* 1978 - Naasiri
* 1979 - Le Marmot

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

References

* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1540&no_cache=1&numero_id=94 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=581 PedigreeQuery.com]
* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=90285&r_date=1988-4-17 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=94489&r_date=1989-4-23 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=98886&r_date=1990-4-22 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=103701&r_date=1991-4-21 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=108559&r_date=1992-4-26 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=113560&r_date=1993-4-25 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=118628&r_date=1994-4-24 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=123943&r_date=1995-4-23 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=202672&r_date=1996-4-21 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=238019&r_date=1997-4-20 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=251282&r_date=1998-4-19 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=266634&r_date=1999-4-25 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=280816&r_date=2000-4-23 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=300098&r_date=2001-4-15 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=315489&r_date=2002-4-14 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=332025&r_date=2003-4-20 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=351277&r_date=2004-4-25 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=385880&r_date=2005-5-16 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=409718&r_date=2006-5-15 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=433559&r_date=2007-5-14 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=458397&r_date=2008-5-12 2008]
* "galop.courses-france.com:"
** [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-Greffulhe-1860-1889.php 1882-1889] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-Greffulhe-1890-1919.php 1890-1919] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-Greffulhe-1920-1949.php 1920-1949] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-Greffulhe-1950-1979.php 1950-1979] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-Greffulhe-1980-2009.php 1980-present]

ee also

* List of French flat horse races