Prix du Muguet

Turf race infobox
class = Group 2
horse race = Prix du Muguet


caption =
location = Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Saint-Cloud, France
inaugurated = 1967
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat race
website = [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1543&no_cache=1&numero_id=91 France-Galop.com]
distance = 1,600 metres (1 mile)
track = Turf, left-handed
qualification = Four-years-old and up
weight = 56 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
1½ kg for Group 2 winners *
* "since January 1 last year"
purse = €130,000 "(2008)"
Distribution
1st: 57%, 2nd: 22%
3rd: 10.5%, 4th: 7%
5th: 3.5%
bonuses = The Prix du Muguet is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Saint-Cloud Racecourse, and it takes place annually, usually on May 1.

The race was first run in its present form in 1967, although there had been another race of the same name prior to this. This earlier version of the Prix du Muguet had been restricted to three-year-olds and contested over 2,000 metres.

The present race for older horses was given Group 3 status in 1972 and promoted to Group 2 level in 1995. It has been run at Longchamp on six occasions, the first of which, in 1968, was over 2,000 metres. The subsequent runnings at this course were in 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983 and 1985.

"Muguet" is the French name for the spring flowering plant Lily of the Valley.

Records

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)"----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 1980

Earlier winners

* 1967 - Agy
* 1968 -
* 1969 -
* 1970 - Regent Street
* 1971 - "no race"

* 1972 - Blinis
* 1973 - Jan Ekels
* 1974 - "no race"
* 1975 - Brinkmanship
* 1976 - Ellora

* 1977 - Mittainvilliers
* 1978 - Faraway Times
* 1979 - Tarek

References

* [http://www.france-galop.com/All-the-races.233+M52087573ab0.0.html?&course_id=1543&no_cache=1&numero_id=91 France-Galop.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=783 PedigreeQuery.com]
* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=94605&r_date=1989-5-1 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=99032&r_date=1990-5-1 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=104031&r_date=1991-5-10 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=108785&r_date=1992-5-8 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=113789&r_date=1993-5-7 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=118858&r_date=1994-5-6 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=124090&r_date=1995-5-1 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=203120&r_date=1996-5-1 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=238504&r_date=1997-5-1 1997] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=252036&r_date=1998-5-1 1998]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=266632&r_date=1999-4-24 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=281278&r_date=2000-5-1 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=300802&r_date=2001-5-1 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=316388&r_date=2002-5-1 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=332762&r_date=2003-5-1 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=351760&r_date=2004-5-1 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=384692&r_date=2005-5-1 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=408529&r_date=2006-5-1 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=432089&r_date=2007-5-1 2007] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=457211&r_date=2008-5-1 2008]
* "galop.courses-france.com:"
** [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-du-Muguet-1950-1979.php 1967-1979] , [http://galop.courses-france.com/plat/courses/Prix-du-Muguet-1980-2009.php 1980-present]

ee also

* List of French flat horse races