The Prix du Pin is a

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s aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

History

The event takes its name from France's oldest horse breeding establishment, located at

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in 1715, and the first horses it accommodated were transferred from the previous Royal Stud at Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines in 1717. The Prix du Pin was introduced at

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in 1883. It was run over 3,000 metres in late October, and was initially designed to test the aptitudes of horses for carrying unusually high weights. The burden for four-year-olds was 78½ kg (173 lb), while that for older horses was 80 kg (176 lb). It was cut to 2,000 metres in 1904. The event was cancelled in 1906 as an indirect result of public disorder at Longchamp. Three meetings were switched to Chantilly, and to make way for the extra races the Prix du Pin was dropped. It was moved to Longchamp and restored to 3,000 metres the following year. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. The original conditions were maintained until 1928. From this point the basic weight for horses aged four or older was 60 kg (132 lb). The race was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was held at

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in 1943 and

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(5 wins): *

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– ''Sahpresa (2010), Taniyar (2015), Jallota (2016), City Light (2019), Sagamiyra (2021)'' ---- Leading trainer (7 wins): *

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– ''Made of Pearl (1986), Bitooh (1988), Malaspina (1989), Neverneyev (1994), Vert Val (1997), Midnight Foxtrot (1999), Etoile Montante (2003)'' ---- Leading owner (5 wins): *

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– ''Perpetual (1969), Johannesburg (1974), Nurabad (1976), Poplar Bluff (1995), Alamo Bay (1998)'' *

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– ''Kaldoun (1978, 1979), Zarannda (1996), Taniyar (2015), Sagamiyra (2021)''

Winners since 1978

Keos finished first in 1997, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.
The 2016 & 2017 runnings took place at

while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners

* 1883: Athala * 1884: Louis d'Or * 1885: Fra Diavolo * 1886: Barberine * 1887: Presta * 1888: Bavarde * 1889: Bocage * 1890: Barberousse * 1891: Le Glorieux * 1892: Fitz Roya * 1893: Avoir * 1894: Boissiere * 1895: Mamiano * 1896: Mamiano * 1897: Champaubert * 1898: General Albert * 1899: Cazabat * 1900: Fourire * 1901: Ivoire * 1902: La Camargo * 1903: Exema * 1904: Hebron * 1905: Presto * 1906: ''no race'' * 1907: Moulins la Marche * 1908: L'Inconnu * 1909: Chatou * 1910: Ronde de Nuit * 1911: Cadet Roussel * 1912: Philippe * 1913: Afgar * 1914–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Marmouset * 1920: Simpri * 1921: As des As * 1922: Bassan * 1923: Bolet Satan * 1924: Quinze Mille * 1925: Catalin * 1926: Winner * 1927: Wonderful * 1928: Philemon * 1929: Mondovi / Suzerain * * 1930: Nil * 1931: Burlington Arcade * 1932: Rhone * 1933: Barneveldt * 1934: Gracchus * 1935: Porthos * 1936: Son in Love * 1937: Porthos * 1938: Vent du Nord * 1939–40: ''no race'' * 1941: Chambord * 1942: Threw * 1943: Kilbiri * 1944: Garde a Vous * 1945: Derio / Esope * * 1946: * 1947: * 1948: Diable Gris * 1949: Finaud * 1950: Petite Main * 1951: Templier * 1952: Minoutchehr * 1953: * 1954: Damelot * 1955: Hathor * 1956: Valcares * 1957: Chippendale * 1958: * 1959: Theodebert * 1960: * 1961: Succes * 1962: Esmar * 1963: * 1964: Aravios * 1965: Le Fabuleux * 1966: * 1967: Adjar * 1968: Iranovo * 1969: Perpetual * 1970: Moi Meme * 1971: * 1972: * 1973: * 1974: Johannesburg * 1975:

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* 1976: Nurabad * 1977: * The 1929 and 1945 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

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History

Winners since 1978

Earlier winners

See also

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