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 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at
Saint-Cloud
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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 2,100 metres.
The Prix Greffulhe was one of several trials for the
Prix du Jockey Club
The Prix du Jockey Club, sometimes referred to as the French Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Chantilly over ...
collectively known as the Poules des Produits. The others (listed by their modern titles) were the
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.
His ...
, the
Prix Lupin, the
Prix Hocquart and the
Prix Noailles. The Prix Greffulhe was restricted to the produce of mares 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 War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919. It was contested at
Le Tremblay over 2,150 metres from 1943 to 1945.
The Prix Greffulhe was transferred to Saint-Cloud and shortened to 2,000 metres 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,
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(1965) and
Pour Moi (2011), subsequently won
The Derby.
The Prix Greffulhe was previously restricted to colts and fillies. It was opened to geldings from the 2020 running.
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Records
Leading
jockey (6 wins):
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Stéphane Pasquier - ''Vatori (2005), Ice Blue (2010), Study Of Man (2018), Gold Trip (2020), Baby Rider (2021), Onesto (2022)''
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Leading
trainer (13 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 ...
– ''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)''
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Leading owner (7 wins):
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Marcel Boussac
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Born in Châteauroux, Indre, ...
– ''Asterus (1926), Tourbillon (1931), Cillas (1938), Ardan (1944), Ambiorix (1949), Scratch (1950), Dankaro (1974)''
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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
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* 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
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* 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
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* 1950: Scratch
* 1951: Sicambre
* 1952: Silnet
* 1953: Marly Knowe
* 1954: Major
* 1955: Hafiz
* 1956: Patras
* 1957: Amber
* 1958: Upstart
* 1959: Herbager
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Background
Herbager was sired by Vandale, a stayer who won the 1946 Prix du Conseil Municipal and whom Herbag ...
* 1960: Hautain
* 1961: Devon
* 1962: Whippoorwill
* 1963: Le Mesnil
* 1964: Free Ride
* 1965: Sea Bird
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* 1966: Hauban
* 1967: Roi Dagobert
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Racing career
From eight starts he won four races, including t ...
* 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
* List of French flat horse races
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– ''A Brief History: Prix Greffulhe.''
galopp-sieger.de
– ''Prix Greffulhe.''
ifhaonline.org
– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Greffulhe (2019).''
pedigreequery.com
– ''Prix Greffulhe.''
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Horse races in France
1882 establishments in France
Recurring sporting events established in 1882