Prix du Pin explained

Class:Group 3
Horse Race:Prix du Pin
Location:Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated:1883
Race Type:Flat / Thoroughbred
Website:france-galop.com
Distance:1,400 metres (7f)
Surface:Turf
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:Three-years-old and up
exc. G2 winners this year
Weight:56 kg (3yo); 57 kg (4yo+)
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
2 kg for G3 winners this year
Purse:€80,000 (2021)
1st: €40,000

|}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.

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):

----Leading jockey (5 wins):

----Leading trainer (7 wins):

----Leading owner (5 wins):

Winners since 1978

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YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1978width=130px Kaldoun3width=152px Jacques Helourywidth=159px François Mathetwidth=220px Aga Khan IV1:23.10
1979Kaldoun4Yves Saint-MartinFrançois MathetAga Khan IV
1980Princesse Lida3Freddy HeadAlec HeadJacques Wertheimer
1981Princely Ruler3Maurice PhilipperonJohn Cunnington, Jr.Ralph Wilson
1982Prospero5Claude RamonetC. HervéMrs Sylvain Aknin
1983Ice Hot3Gérard DubroeucqClaude BeniadaRichard Winn
1984Nikos3Alain BadelJ. C. Cunnington Countess Batthyany
1985River Drummer3Alain LequeuxFrançois BoutinStavros Niarchos
1986Made of Pearl3Gérald MosséCriquette HeadEcurie Aland
1987Allius4Yves Saint-MartinAlain de Royer-DupréEtti Plesch
1988Bitooh3Guy GuignardCriquette HeadMaktoum Al Maktoum
1989Malaspina5Guy GuignardCriquette HeadGhislaine Head
1990Philippi4Gérald MosséNicolas ClémentJean-Louis Beuzelin
1991Hello Pink3Alain BadelHenri van de PoeleLeseleuc de Kerouara1:24.00
1992Kenbu3Freddy HeadFrançois BoutinTomohiro Wada1:23.50
1993Sharp Prod3Lester PiggottLord HuntingdonElizabeth II1:24.70
1994Neverneyev4Olivier DoleuzeCriquette HeadJacques Wertheimer1:25.50
1995Poplar Bluff3Olivier PeslierAndré FabreDaniel Wildenstein1:28.20
1996Zarannda3Gérald MosséAlain de Royer-DupréAga Khan IV1:25.70
1997Vert Val 3Olivier DoleuzeCriquette HeadWertheimer et Frère1:22.80
1998Alamo Bay5Olivier PeslierAndré FabreDaniel Wildenstein1:24.40
1999Midnight Foxtrot3Olivier DoleuzeCriquette HeadMaktoum Al Maktoum1:22.70
2000Touch of the Blues3Dominique BoeufCarlos Laffon-PariasMaktoum Al Maktoum1:21.80
2001Amonita3Thierry JarnetPascal BaryMrs Paul de Moussac1:23.90
2002Cayoke5Thierry GilletSylvain GuillotPatricia Beck1:23.30
2003Etoile Montante3Olivier PeslierCriquette Head-MaarekKhalid Abdullah1:20.00
2004Comete5Davy BonillaMaxime CesandriMrs Jean-Claude Bouret1:20.10
2005Coupe de Champe4Stéphane PasquierPatrick TualJacques Seror1:19.90
2006Price Tag3Thierry ThulliezPascal BaryKhalid Abdullah1:22.70
2007Sabana Perdida4Christophe LemaireAlain de Royer-DupréScuderia Zaro1:19.80
2008Captain's Lover4Stéphane PasquierAndré FabreTeam Valor1:20.30
2009Proviso4Stéphane PasquierAndré FabreKhalid Abdullah1:22.13
2010Sahpresa5Christophe SoumillonRod ColletDouglas McIntyre1:19.67
2011Best Dating4Gregory BenoistStéphane WattelJean-Jacques Rabineau1:24.02
2012Blue Soave4Thierry ThulliezFabrice ChappetBelluteau / Gustave 1:20.13
2013Desert Blanc5Gregory BenoistChristian BailletEcurie Jarlan1:20.31
2014Bamiyan4Thierry JarnetThierry LemerHenri de la Chauvelais1:20.09
2015Taniyar3Christophe SoumillonAlain de Royer-DupréHH Aga Khan IV1:19.63
2016Jallota5Christophe SoumillonCharlie HillsFitri Hay1:24.16
2017Karar5Gregory BenoistFrancis-Henri GraffardAl Shaqab Racing1:24.05
2018Tornibush4Olivier PeslierPhilippe DecouzAntoine Griezmann & Ecurie Seyssel 1:18.93
2019City Light5Christophe SoumillonStephane WattelEcurie Jean-Louis Bouchard1:18.37
2020Earthlight3Mickael BarzalonaAndré FabreGodolphin1:17.42
2021Sagamiyra4Christophe SoumillonMikel DelzanglesHH Aga Khan IV1:20.40
2022Fang4Cristian DemuroJean-Claude RougetEcurie B Weill, Laurent Dassault Et Al.1:21.30
Keos finished first in 1997, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.
The 2016 & 2017 runnings took place at Chantilly while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le Pin National Stud . haras-national-du-pin.com . 6 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081117190301/http://www.haras-national-du-pin.com/en/le-haras-national-du-pin-se-devoile/history.html . 17 November 2008 . dead .