La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte is a
Group 3 flat horse race
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in France open to
thoroughbred
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s aged three years or older. It is run at
Maisons-Laffitte over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
History
The event was established in 1906, and it was originally called La Coupe d'Or. One of its early trophies was a gold cup with two ivory figures sculpted by Henri Allouard. It was later decided that such valuable trophies would only be awarded to owners who won the race three times within twelve years, but this was never achieved.
La Coupe d'Or was abandoned throughout World War I. There was no running from 1914 to 1918. One person owns the 1908 Gold Cup in its original condition. I also have an original oil painting of Seasick, the horse that won the race. Painting done by Emil Adam in 1908. I will attempt to post pictures of these items shortly.
The race was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. The trophy scheme was discarded in 1941, and from this point the event was titled La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte. It was held at
Longchamp in 1941 and 1942, and at
Le Tremblay in 1944. It went back to Longchamp in 1945, and returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1946.
The distance of the race has remained unchanged throughout its history.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Jocker – ''1948, 1949''
* Fair Mix – ''2002, 2004''
* Musical Way – ''2006, 2007''
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Leading
jockey
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(5 wins):
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Roger Poincelet – ''Cordon Rouge (1943), Un Gaillard (1944), Oural (1946), Dalama (1961), Tout Fait (1965)''
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Olivier Peslier
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Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races. He was a retained joc ...
– ''Gunboat Diplomacy (1995), Running Flame (1996), Agol Lack (2000), Prospect Park (2005), Dawn Intello (2021)''
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Leading
trainer (5 wins):
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André Fabre
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The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in ...
– ''Nasr El Arab (1988), Tel Quel (1991), Dernier Empereur (1994), Fractional (2014), Agol Lack (2000)''
* René Pelat – ''Cordon Rouge (1943), Oural (1946), Jocker (1948, 1949), Jolly Friar (1954)''
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Leading owner (4 wins):
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Marcel Boussac – ''Priam (1945), Pharsale (1952), Dalama (1961), Locris (1970)''
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Sheikh Mohammed – ''Nasr El Arab (1988), Tel Quel (1991), Knifebox (1992), Lord of Men (1998)''
Winners since 1980
Earlier winners
* 1906:
Maintenon
* 1907: Ben
* 1908: Sea Sick
* 1909: Syphon
* 1910: Le Rubicon
* 1911: Cadet Roussel
* 1912: Martial
* 1913:
Nimbus
* 1914–18: ''no race''
* 1919: Bambino
* 1920: Le Rapin
* 1921: Harpocrate
* 1922: Bahadur
* 1923: Scopas
* 1924: Scaramouche
* 1925: Ptolemy
* 1926: Apelle
* 1927: Iberia
* 1928: Javelot
* 1929: Kantara
* 1930: Parth for Ever
* 1931: Sans Ame
* 1932: Jus de Raisin
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* 1933: Magnus
* 1934: Sa Parade
* 1935: Rarity
* 1936: Davout
* 1937: Frexo
* 1938: Khasnadar
* 1939–40: ''no race''
* 1941: Triancourt
* 1942: Fair Love
* 1943: Cordon Rouge
* 1944: Un Gaillard
* 1945: Priam
* 1946: Oural
* 1947: L'Imperial
* 1948: Jocker
* 1949: Jocker
* 1950: Violoncelle
* 1951:
* 1952: Pharsale
* 1953: Cosmos
* 1954: Jolly Friar
* 1955: The Parson
* 1956: Cobetto
* 1957: Franc Luron
* 1958: Fric
* 1959:
* 1960: Point d'Amour
* 1961: Dalama
* 1962: Djebel Traffic
* 1963:
Monade
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History
In the late 1990s, th ...
* 1964: Trac / Visavis
2
* 1965: Tout Fait
* 1966: Prominer / Red Vagabonde
2
* 1967: A Tempo
* 1968: Batitu
* 1969: Karabas
* 1970: Locris
* 1971: Gold Rod
* 1972: Tratteggio
* 1973: Amadou
* 1974: Wittgenstein
* 1975: Trepan
* 1976: Iron Duke
* 1977: Dona Barod
* 1978: Rusticaro
* 1979: Look Fast
1 The 1932 race finished as a dead-heat between Fenolo and Jus de Raisin, but a winner was decided by a run-off.
2 The 1964 and 1966 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.
See also
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List of French flat horse races
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Recurring sporting events established in 1906
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Mathematics and finance
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''– this race is included under its original title, La Coupe d'Or.''
References
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France Galop
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Racing Post
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france-galop.com– ''A Brief History: La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte.''
galopp-sieger.de– ''La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte.''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte (2016).''
pedigreequery.com– ''La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte – Maisons-Laffitte.''
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Open middle distance horse races
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Horse races in France
1906 establishments in France
Recurring sporting events established in 1906