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 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 collectively known as the Poules des Produits. The others (listed by their modern titles) were the Prix Daru, the Prix Lupin, the Prix Hocquart and the Prix Noailles. The Prix Greffulhe was restricted to the colts and fillies 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, Sea Bird (1965) and Pour Moi (2011), subsequently won The Derby.

The Prix Greffulhe, which was previously restricted to colts and fillies, was opened to geldings from the 2020 running.Geldings' green light in French Group races

Records Leading jockey (6 wins): Stéphane Pasquier - Vatori (2005), Ice Blue (2010), Study Of Man (2018), Gold Trip (2020), Baby Rider (2021), Onesto (2022)

Leading trainer (13 wins): André Fabre – 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)

Leading owner (7 wins): Marcel Boussac – Asterus (1926), Tourbillon (1931), Cillas (1938), Ardan (1944), Ambiorix (1949), Scratch (1950), Dankaro (1974) HH Aga Khan IV – Hafiz (1955), Naasiri (1978), Darshaan (1984), Mouktar (1985), Dalakhani (2003), Visindar (2006), Kesampour (2012)

Winners since 1979 YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwner Time 1973 Roi Lear Freddy Head Alec Head Germaine Wertheimer 2:13.50 1974 Dankaro Gerard Rivases Roger Poincelet Marcel Boussac 2:16.10 1975 Mariacci Gerard Rivases Jean-Michel de Choubersky Guy de Rothschild 2:28.10 1976 Youth Gerard Dubroeucq Maurice Zilber Nelson Bunker Hunt 2:20.70 1977 Rex Magna Philippe Paquet François Boutin Mme J Couturie 2:25.10 1978 Naasiri Henri Samani François Mathet Aga Khan IV 2:16.20 1979 Le Marmot Philippe Paquet François Boutin Rodolph Schafer 2:25.20 1980 Providential Philippe Paquet François Boutin Serge Fradkoff 2:13.10 1981 The Wonder Lester Piggott Jacques de Chevigny Mrs Alain du Breil 2:15.20 1982 Bois de Grace Henri Samani François Mathet Guy de Rothschild 2:17.70 1983 Dom Pasquini Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet Mrs Daniel Bertrand 2:32.90 1984 Darshaan Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:19.30 1985 Mouktar Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 2:35.60 1986 Arokar Cash Asmussen Jacques de Chevigny Prince Kais Al Said 2:28.30 1987 Persifleur Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 2:12.80 1988 Soft Machine Alfred Gibert Patrick Rago Bertrand Lavelot 2:13.70 1989 Along All Cash Asmussen André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:18.90 1990 Epervier Bleu Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 2:19.80 1991 Suave Dancer Cash Asmussen John Hammond Henri Chalhoub 2:16.30 1992 Apple Tree Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Paul de Moussac 2:14.70 1993 Hunting Hawk Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:18.40 1994 Tikkanen Cash Asmussen Jonathan Pease George Strawbridge 2:14.50 1995 Diamond Mix Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Jean-Luc Lagardère 2:21.50 1996 Ragmar Gérald Mossé Pascal Bary Jean-Louis Bouchard 2:10.60 1997 Peintre Celebre Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 2:14.00 1998 Croco Rouge Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Wafic Saïd 2:25.30 1999 Montjeu Cash Asmussen John Hammond Michael Tabor 2:20.10 2000 Rhenium Thierry Jarnet Jean-Claude Rouget Robert Bousquet 2:30.00 2001 Maille Pistol Jean-René Dubosc Jean-Claude Rouget Michel Roussel 2:28.50 2002 Act One Thierry Gillet Jonathan Pease Gerald Leigh 2:18.50 2003 Dalakhani Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:17.30 2004 Millemix Christophe Lemaire Criquette Head-Maarek Alec Head 2:12.90 2005 Vatori Stéphane Pasquier Philippe Demercastel Ecurie Bader 2:08.20 2006 Visindar Christophe Soumillon André Fabre HH Aga Khan IV 2:03.10 2007 Quest for Honor Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Moussac Family 2:09.90 2008 Prospect Wells Olivier Peslier André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 2:11.60 2009 Cutlass Bay Frankie Dettori André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:14.50 2010 Ice Blue Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 2:07.80 2011 Pour Moi Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Magnier / Smith / Tabor 2:03.20 2012 Kesampour Christophe Lemaire Mikel Delzangles HH Aga Khan IV 2:09.40 2013 Ocovango Pierre-Charles Boudout André Fabre Prince A A Faisal 2:06.96 2014 Prince Gibraltar Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude Rouget Jean-François Gribomont 2:13.56 2015 Sumbal Andrea Atzeni Francis-Henri Graffard Qatar Racing Ltd 2:13.04 2016 Cloth of Stars Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 2:03.70 2017 Recoletos Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Sarl Darpat France 2:13.97 2018 Study Of Man Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Flaxman Holdings 2:19.29 2019 Roman Candle Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 2:12.55 2020 Gold Trip Stéphane Pasquier Fabrice Chappet Jean-Louis Bouchard 2:22.09 2021 Baby Rider Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Jean-Louis Bouchard 2:10.12 2022 Onesto Stéphane Pasquier Fabrice Chappet Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois 2:11.43 2023 Greenland Christophe Soumillon Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Smith / Tabor, & Westerberg 2:17.86 2024 Wootton Verni Cristian Demuro Jerome Andreu Dubois / Seroul 2:14.79 2025 Midak Mickael Barzalona Francis-Henri Graffard Aga Khan Studs SCEA 2:11.64 2026 Alam Antoine Hamelin Mikel Delzangles Al Shaqab Racing 2:13:82

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 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 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 1950: Scratch 1951: Sicambre 1952: Silnet 1953: Marly Knowe 1954: Major 1955: Hafiz 1956: Patras 1957: Amber 1958: Upstart 1959: Herbager 1960: Hautain 1961: Devon 1962: Whippoorwill 1963: Le Mesnil 1964: Free Ride 1965: Sea Bird 1966: Hauban 1967: Roi Dagobert 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

References

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