The Prix Juigné is a flat

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in France open to three-year-old

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and

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s. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Longchamp in April. It is restricted to horses which have not raced previously.

History

The event was established in 1894, and it was originally called the Prix de la Reine Marguerite. It was initially contested by colts and

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over 2,000 metres, and had prize money of 20,000 francs. The inaugural running was won by Sesame. The race continued with its original title until 1900, and was renamed the Prix Juigné in 1901. It was named in memory of Gustave de Juigné, a member of the Société d'Encouragement. The distance of the race was extended to 2,100 metres in 1925. Its prize money increased throughout the 1920s, reaching 100,000 francs in 1929. It was held at Auteuil in 1943, and

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in 1944. Its prize was 300,000 francs on both occasions. During the post-war period, the Prix Juigné was contested by several notable horses. The runner-up in 1955, Phil Drake, subsequently won that year's

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. The event was closed to fillies and shortened to 2,000 metres in 1990. It was restored to 2,100 metres in 2017.

Records

Leading

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since 1980 (6 wins): *

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– ''Sea Boy (1980), Fin Gourmet (1981), Comtal (1982), Donato (1985), Deja (1991), Red Victory (1994)'' ---- Leading trainer since 1980 (10 wins): *

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– ''Galant Vert (1983), Klimt (1986), Raneen (1989), Topelius (1990), Turners Hill (1993), Bobinski (1995), Water Poet (1996), Kocab (2005), Last Train (2012), Sand Fox (2017)'' ---- Leading owner since 1980 (7 wins): * Khalid Abdullah – ''Turners Hill (1993), Red Victory (1994), Kocab (2005), Zambezi Sun (2007), Last Train (2012), Teletext (2014), Bugle Major (2018)''

Winners since 1980

Tremel finished first in 1997, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
The 2017 race took place at

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while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners

* 1894: Sesame * 1895: Chrome * 1896: Indus * 1897: Rouge Daim * 1898: Taillebourg * 1899: Sylphe * 1900: Ganymede * 1901: Pontife * 1902: Linaro * 1903: Theocles * 1904: Amiante * 1905: Phoenix * 1906: Fellah * 1907: Francois * 1908: Gigolo * 1909: Darwin * 1910: Cadet Roussel * 1911: Traversin * 1912: Ultimatum * 1913: El Tango * 1914: Mon Petiot * 1919: Cesaire * 1920: Calabar * 1921: Rambour * 1922: Keror * 1923: Anna Bolena * 1924: Vineuil * 1925: Myrio * 1926: Dark Japan * 1927:

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* 1928: Ivanoe * 1929: Cheval de Troie * 1930: Fayoum * 1931: Valreas * 1932: Shred * 1933: Jumbo * 1934: Revendi * 1935: Furlico * 1936: Petit Jean * 1937: Chesham * 1938:

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* 1939: Hunter's Moon * 1940: King of Trumps * 1941: Morosini * 1942: Erromango * 1943: Vatelys * 1944: Bucephale * 1946: Laurentis * 1947: Parisien * 1948: Goyaz * 1949: Highlander * 1950: Fast Fox * 1951: Stymphale * 1952: Magyar * 1953: Northern Light * 1954: Popof * 1955: Datour * 1956: Tanerko * 1957: Le Tricolore * 1958: Noelor * 1959: Vamour * 1960: Nymphellor * 1961:

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* 1962: Ray * 1963: Beau Persan * 1965: Sunday * 1966: Premier Violon * 1967: Misyaaf * 1968: Tapalque * 1969: Chimo * 1970: Kautokeino * 1971: Charonville * 1972: Mr Long * 1973: Palikare * 1975: Sanctum * 1976: Aberdeen Park * 1977: Vagaries * 1979: Simiso

History

Records

Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

See also

References