Prix du Pin

The Prix du Pin is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds 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.

Prix du Pin
Group 3 race
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1883
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance1,400 metres (7f)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
exc. G2 winners this year
Weight56 kg (3yo); 57 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
2 kg for G3 winners this year
Purse€80,000 (2016)
1st: €40,000
Prix du Pin
2020
Earthlight Tropbeau Manjeer

History

The event takes its name from France's oldest horse breeding establishment, located at Le Pin-au-Haras in Orne. The stud farm's construction was authorised by Louis XIV in 1715, and the first horses it accommodated were transferred from the previous Royal Stud at Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines in 1717.[1]

The Prix du Pin was introduced at Chantilly 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 Maisons-Laffitte in 1943 and Le Tremblay in 1944.

The distance of the Prix du Pin remained at 3,000 metres until 1949. It was subsequently contested over 2,500 metres (1950–51), 1,850 metres (1952–55), 2,600 metres (1956) and 2,000 metres (1957–59). In the 1960s, it was run over 1,850 metres (1960–61), 2,100 metres (1962–63), 2,000 metres (1964) and 1,800 metres (1965–69). It was shortened to 1,400 metres in 1970.

For a period the Prix du Pin held Listed status. It was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Mamiano – 1895, 1896
  • Porthos – 1935, 1937
  • Kaldoun – 1978, 1979

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Edouard Watkins – Avoir (1893), Boissiere (1894), Champaubert (1897), Cazabat (1899)
  • George Stern – Ivoire (1901), La Camargo (1902), Chatou (1909), Cadet Roussel (1911)
  • Yves Saint-Martin – Johannesburg (1974), Nurabad (1976), Kaldoun (1979), Allius (1987)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • Criquette Head-Maarek – Made of Pearl (1986), Bitooh (1988), Malaspina (1989), Neverneyev (1994), Vert Val (1997), Midnight Foxtrot (1999), Etoile Montante (2003)

Leading owner (5 wins):

  • Daniel Wildenstein – Perpetual (1969), Johannesburg (1974), Nurabad (1976), Poplar Bluff (1995), Alamo Bay (1998)

Winners since 1978
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1978 Kaldoun 3 Jacques Heloury François Mathet Aga Khan IV 1:23.10
1979 Kaldoun 4 Yves Saint-Martin François Mathet Aga Khan IV
1980 Princesse Lida 3 Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer
1981 Princely Ruler 3 Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington, Jr. Ralph Wilson
1982 Prospero 5 Claude Ramonet C. Hervé Mrs Sylvain Aknin
1983 Ice Hot 3 Gérard Dubroeucq Claude Beniada Richard Winn
1984 Nikos 3 Alain Badel J. C. Cunnington Countess Batthyany
1985 River Drummer 3 Alain Lequeux François Boutin Stavros Niarchos
1986 Made of Pearl 3 Gérald Mossé Criquette Head Ecurie Aland
1987 Allius 4 Yves Saint-Martin Alain de Royer-Dupré Etti Plesch
1988 Bitooh 3 Guy Guignard Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum
1989 Malaspina 5 Guy Guignard Criquette Head Ghislaine Head
1990 Philippi 4 Gérald Mossé Nicolas Clément Jean-Louis Beuzelin
1991 Hello Pink 3 Alain Badel Henri van de Poele Leseleuc de Kerouara 1:24.00
1992 Kenbu 3 Freddy Head François Boutin Tomohiro Wada 1:23.50
1993 Sharp Prod 3 Lester Piggott Lord Huntingdon Elizabeth II 1:24.70
1994 Neverneyev 4 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1:25.50
1995 Poplar Bluff 3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:28.20
1996 Zarannda 3 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré Aga Khan IV 1:25.70
1997 Vert Val [a] 3 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:22.80
1998 Alamo Bay 5 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:24.40
1999 Midnight Foxtrot 3 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:22.70
2000 Touch of the Blues 3 Dominique Boeuf Carlos Laffon-Parias Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:21.80
2001 Amonita 3 Thierry Jarnet Pascal Bary Mrs Paul de Moussac 1:23.90
2002 Cayoke 5 Thierry Gillet Sylvain Guillot Patricia Beck 1:23.30
2003 Etoile Montante 3 Olivier Peslier Criquette Head-Maarek Khalid Abdullah 1:20.00
2004 Comete 5 Davy Bonilla Maxime Cesandri Mrs Jean-Claude Bouret 1:20.10
2005 Coupe de Champe 4 Stéphane Pasquier Patrick Tual Jacques Seror 1:19.90
2006 Price Tag 3 Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 1:22.70
2007 Sabana Perdida 4 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupré Scuderia Zaro 1:19.80
2008 Captain's Lover 4 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Team Valor 1:20.30
2009 Proviso 4 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:22.13
2010 Sahpresa 5 Christophe Soumillon Rod Collet Douglas McIntyre 1:19.67
2011 Best Dating 4 Gregory Benoist Stéphane Wattel Jean-Jacques Rabineau 1:24.02
2012 Blue Soave 4 Thierry Thulliez Fabrice Chappet Belluteau / Gustave 1:20.13
2013 Desert Blanc 5 Gregory Benoist Christian Baillet Ecurie Jarlan 1:20.31
2014 Bamiyan 4 Thierry Jarnet Thierry Lemer Henri de la Chauvelais 1:20.09
2015 Taniyar 3 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 1:19.63
2016 Jallota[b] 5 Christophe Soumillon Charlie Hills Fitri Hay 1:24.16
2017 Karar[b] 5 Gregory Benoist Francis-Henri Graffard Al Shaqab Racing 1:24.05
2018 Tornibush 4 Olivier Peslier Philippe Decouz Antoine Griezmann & Ecurie Seyssel 1:18.93
2019 City Light 5 Christophe Soumillon Stephane Wattel Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard 1:18.37
2020 Earthlight 3 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:17.42

a Keos finished first in 1997, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.
b The 2016 & 2017 runnings took place at Chantilly 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: Northern Taste
  • 1976: Nurabad
  • 1977:

* The 1929 and 1945 races were dead-heats and have joint winners.

See also

References
  1. "Le Pin National Stud". haras-national-du-pin.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
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