The Prix Lupin was a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. 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 May.
History
The event was established in 1855, and it was originally called the Prix de l'Empereur. It was initially held at the Champ de Mars, and was transferred to Longchamp in 1857. It was cancelled due to the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, and was renamed the Grande Poule des Produits in 1872.
The race 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 Hocquart, the Prix Noailles and the Prix Greffulhe. Unlike those races, the Grande Poule des Produits had no restrictions based on the nationality of a horse's sire or dam.
The event was renamed in memory of Auguste Lupin (1807–1895), a successful owner-breeder, in 1896.
The Prix Lupin was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was run at Le Tremblay over 2,150 metres in 1943, and at Maisons-Laffitte in 1944.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Lupin was classed at Group 1 level.
The race was last run in 2004. It was discontinued after France Galop restructured its Group 1 programme for three-year-olds in 2005.
Records Leading jockey (7 wins): George Stern – Saxon (1901), Ajax (1904), Genial (1905), Floraison (1912), Insensible (1919), Ksar (1921), Irismond (1924)
Leading trainer (7 wins): Tom Jennings – Mademoiselle de Chantilly (1857), Union Jack (1859), Le Mandarin (1865), Trocadero (1867), Braconnier (1876), Clementine (1878), Leon (1881)
Leading owner (7 wins): Frédéric de Lagrange – Mademoiselle de Chantilly (1857), Union Jack (1859), Le Mandarin (1865), Trocadero (1867), Braconnier (1876), Clementine (1878), Leon (1881) Edmond Blanc – Soukaras (1883), Gouverneur (1891), Gouvernail (1894), Saxon (1901), Caius (1903), Ajax (1904), Genial (1905) Édouard de Rothschild – Sans Souci (1907), Floraison (1912), Le Farina (1914), Bubbles (1928), Brantôme (1934), Aromate (1935), Bacchus (1939) Marcel Boussac – Irismond (1924), Tourbillon (1931), Ardan (1944), Djelal (1947), Ambiorix (1949), Dankaro (1974), Acamas (1978)
Winners since 1960 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1960 Charlottesville George Moore Alec Head HH Aga Khan IV 2:16.10 1961 Right Royal Roger Poincelet Etienne Pollet Elisabeth Couturié 2:12.90 1962 Montfleur A. P. Laborde William Head Mrs André Magnus 2:16.10 1963 Duc de Gueldre Louis Heurteur Geoffroy Watson Thierry van Zuylen 2:13.20 1964 Le Fabuleux Jean Massard William Head Mrs Guy Weisweiller 2:13.60 1965 Sea Bird Pat Glennon Etienne Pollet Jean Ternynck 2:15.90 1966 Behistoun Gérard Serpereau Joseph Lieux Alec Weisweiller 2:28.60 1967 Roi Dagobert Jean Deforge Etienne Pollet Countess de la Valdène 2:14.00 1968 Luthier Jean Deforge Geoffroy Watson Guy de Rothschild 2:14.20 1969 Prince Regent Jean Deforge Etienne Pollet Countess de la Valdène 2:23.00 1970 Stintino Gérard Thiboeuf François Boutin Gerry Oldham 2:16.20 1971 Tarbes Y. Josse Georges Bridgland Mrs Georges Bridgland 2:15.50 1972 Hard to Beat Lester Piggott Richard Carver Jr. S. Sokolov 2:20.60 1973 Kalamoun Henri Samani François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 2:14.40 1974 Dankaro Gérard Rivases Roger Poincelet Marcel Boussac 2:10.20 1975 Green Dancer Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 2:15.70 1976 Youth Freddy Head Maurice Zilber Nelson Bunker Hunt 2:13.60 1977 Pharly Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Antonio Blasco 2:18.70 1978 Acamas Yves Saint-Martin Guy Bonnaventure Marcel Boussac 2:14.80 1979 Top Ville Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 2:09.30 1980 Belgio Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Henri Boccara 2:09.00 1981 No Lute Pat Eddery Robert Sangster Robert Sangster 2:18.90 1982 Persepolis Lester Piggott François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 2:09.80 1983 L'Emigrant Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 2:19.30 1984 Dahar Alain Lequeux Maurice Zilber Bruce McNall 2:13.20 1985 Metal Precieux Alain Lequeux Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 2:12.70 1986 Fast Topaze Cash Asmussen Georges Mikhalidès Mahmoud Fustok 2:10.10 1987 Groom Dancer Dominique Boeuf Tony Clout Marvin Warner 2:12.00 1988 Exactly Sharp Éric Legrix Robert Collet Jean-Pierre Binet 2:08.40 1989 Galetto Éric Legrix J. C. Cunnington Countess Batthyany 2:10.90 1990 Epervier Bleu Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 2:10.00 1991 Cudas Freddy Head François Boutin Allen Paulson 2:11.90 1992 Johann Quatz Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 2:12.50 1993 Hernando Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 2:10.30 1994 Celtic Arms Gérald Mossé Pascal Bary Jean-Louis Bouchard 2:08.80 1995 Flemensfirth Frankie Dettori John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 2:17.20 1996 Helissio Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Enrique Sarasola 2:10.30 1997 Cloudings Olivier Peslier André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:18.20 1998 Croco Rouge Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Wafic Saïd 2:10.30 1999 Gracioso Olivier Peslier André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 2:10.90 2000 Ciro Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Magnier / Santulli 2:13.50 2001 Chichicastenango Alain Junk Philippe Demercastel Béatrice Brunet 2:10.50 2002 Act One Thierry Gillet Jonathan Pease Gerald Leigh 2:09.50 2003 Dalakhani Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 2:09.40 2004 Voix du Nord Dominique Boeuf David Smaga Thierry van Zuylen 2:08.50
Earlier winners
1855: Baroncino 1856: Isolier 1857: Mademoiselle de Chantilly 1858: Gouvieux 1859: Union Jack 1860: Beauvais 1861: Finlande 1862: Choisy le Roi 1863: Dollar 1864: Bois Roussel 1865: Le Mandarin 1866: 1867: Trocadero 1868: Suzerain 1869: Cerdagne 1870: Sornette 1871: no race 1872: Little Agnes 1873: Franc Tireur 1874: Sabre 1875: Almanza 1876: Braconnier 1877: Jongleur 1878: Clementine 1879: Salteador 1880: Beauminet 1881: Leon 1882: Vigilant 1883: Soukaras 1884: Archiduc 1885: Xaintrailles 1886: Jupin 1887: Tenebreuse 1888: Stuart 1889: Cleodore 1890: Puchero 1891: Gouverneur 1892: Chene Royal 1893: Callistrate 1894: Gouvernail 1895: Le Sagittaire 1896: Champignol 1897: Palmiste 1898: Gardefeu 1899: Holocauste 1900: Ivry 1901: Saxon 1902: Kizil Kourgan 1903: Caius 1904: Ajax 1905: Genial 1906: Maintenon 1907: Sans Souci 1908: Holbein 1909: Oversight 1910: Coquille 1911: Alcantara 1912: Floraison 1913: Ecouen 1914: La Farina 1915–18: no race 1919: Insensible 1920: Battersea 1921: Ksar 1922: Joyeux Drille 1923: Massine 1924: Irismond 1925: Aquatinte 1926: Biribi 1927: Mon Talisman 1928: Bubbles 1929: Hotweed 1930: Xandover 1931: Tourbillon 1932: Shred 1933: Cappiello 1934: Brantôme 1935: Aromate 1936: Mieuxce 1937: Clairvoyant 1938: Castel Fusano 1939: Bacchus 1940: no race 1941: Le Pacha 1942: Tornado 1943: Pensbury 1944: Ardan 1945: Mistral 1946: Prince Chevalier 1947: Djelal 1948: Rigolo 1949: Ambiorix 1950: Tantieme 1951: Mat de Cocagne 1952: Vamos 1953: Dandy Drake 1954: Sica Boy 1955: Nistralin 1956: Tanerko 1957: Al Mabsoot 1958: Alegrador 1959: Midnight Sun </div>
See also List of French flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1855 – this race is included under its original title, Prix de l'Empereur.
References France Galop / Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , galop.courses-france.com: 1855–1859, 1860–1889, 1890–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–2004 galopp-sieger.de – Prix Lupin (ex Prix de l'Empereur / Grande Poule des Produits). horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Lupin (2004). pedigreequery.com – Prix Lupin – Longchamp.