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La Coupe

Flat horse race in France

Summary

Flat horse race in France

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	La Coupe
location	Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
inaugurated	1865
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
website	france-galop.com
distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
exc. G2 winners this year
weight	57 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 kg for Group 1 winners *
2 kg for Group 2 winners *
1 kg for Group 3 winners *
since September 1 last year*
purse	€80,000 (2022)
1st: €40,000

Paris, France exc. G2 winners this year Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares Penalties 3 kg for Group 1 winners * 2 kg for Group 2 winners * 1 kg for Group 3 winners *

since September 1 last year 1st: €40,000 |} La Coupe is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

History

The event was established in 1865, and the first edition was won by Fille de l'Air. The race was named after its original trophy, which at that time was worth 10,000 francs. It was initially open to horses aged three or older and contested over 3,200 metres. It was shortened to 3,000 metres in 1895.

La Coupe was cancelled throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1919. During World War II, it was temporarily switched to Le Tremblay (1943) and Maisons-Laffitte (1944–45).

The race was closed to three-year-olds and cut to 2,600 metres in 1969. It was held at Chantilly in 1980, and from this point its distance was 2,400 metres. It returned to Chantilly in 1982, 1983 and 1985.

The distance of the race was reduced to 2,100 metres in 1991. It was cut to 2,000 metres in 1993. The event was staged at Saint-Cloud in 1994, Évry in 1995, and Saint-Cloud again in 1996.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Nougat – 1875, 1876
Lutin – 1894, 1895
Elf – 1897, 1898
Lesotho – 1987, 1988

Leading jockey (7 wins):

Christophe Soumillon – Aubonne (2004), Stacelita (2010), Narniyn (2014), Air Pilot (2016), Telecaster (2020), West Wind Blows (2023), Goliath (2025)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

Tom Jennings – Fille de l'Air (1865), Gladiateur (1866), Nelusco (1868), Trocadero (1869), Mortemer (1870), Nougat (1875, 1876), Balagny (1878), Castillon (1880, dead-heat)

Leading owner (9 wins):

Frédéric de Lagrange – Fille de l'Air (1865), Gladiateur (1866), Nelusco (1868), Trocadero (1869), Mortemer (1870), Nougat (1875, 1876), Balagny (1878), Castillon (1880, dead-heat)

Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Prove It Baby	4	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	Walter Haefner	2:31.90
1981	Perrault	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Pierre Pelat	Thierry van Zuylen	2:49.40
1982	Terreno	4	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Gerry Oldham	2:39.70
1983	Zalataia	4	Freddy Head	André Fabre	Francis Baral	2:24.50
1984	Garde Royale	4	Gérard Dubroeucq	André Fabre	Ella Widener Wetherill	2:39.40
1985	Romildo	5	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Gerry Oldham	2:25.10
1986	Triptych	4	Yves Saint-Martin	Patrick Biancone	Alan Clore	2:38.40
1987	Lesotho	4	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Khalid Abdullah	2:34.40
1988	Lesotho	5	Gary W. Moore	Criquette Head	Khalid Abdullah	2:30.00
1989	Athyka	4	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	2:36.50
1990	French Glory	4	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:32.50
1991	Art Bleu	4	Dominique Boeuf	Élie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	2:09.30
1992	Wiorno	4	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	Etti Plesch	2:15.20
1993	D'Arros	4	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	2:07.60
1994	Flag Down	4	Gérald Mossé	John Hammond	Cheveley Park Stud	2:05.20
1995	Marildo	8	Guy Guignard	David Smaga	David Smaga	2:01.30
1996	Dance Treat	4	Olivier Doleuze	Dominique Sépulchre	Peter Pritchard	2:03.40
1997	For Valour	4	Thierry Gillet	André Fabre	Tony Richards	2:09.30
1998	Public Purse	4	Alain Junk	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:03.50
1999	Ultimately Lucky	4	Alain Junk	Jean-Paul Gallorini	Jocelyne Sénéchal	2:05.40
2000	Slickly	4	Sylvain Guillot	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:04.70
2001	Slew the Red	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:06.70
2002	Equerry	4	Yutaka Take	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:07.50
2003	Carnival Dancer	5	Olivier Peslier	Amanda Perrett	Cheveley Park Stud	2:06.60
2004	Aubonne	4	Christophe Soumillon	Eric Libaud	Ingeborg von Schubert	2:05.00
2005	Artiste Royal	4	Stéphane Pasquier	Élie Lellouche	Ecurie Wildenstein	2:07.00
2006	Blue Monday	5	Steve Drowne	Roger Charlton	Mountgrange Stud	2:10.50
2007	Stage Gift	4	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:06.60
2008	Crossharbour	4	Johan Victoire	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:02.00
2009	Stotsfold	6	Adam Kirby	Walter Swinburn	Peter Harris	2:05.10
2010	Stacelita	4	Christophe Soumillon	Jean-Claude Rouget	Martin Schwartz	2:08.90
2011	Cirrus des Aigles	5	Franck Blondel	Corine Barande-Barbe	Jean-Claude Dupouy	2:07.66
2012	No Risk at All	5	Ioritz Mendizabal	Jean-Paul Gallorini	Jean-Paul Gallorini	2:08.95
2013	Slow Pace	5	Olivier Peslier	Freddy Head	Wertheimer et Frère	2:09.24
2014	Narniyn	4	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan	2:10.19
2015	Bello Matteo	4	Alexis Badel	Romain Le Gal	Rocci Stasi	2:04.80
2016	Air Pilot	7	Christophe Soumillon	Ralph Beckett	Lady Cobham	2:07.66
2017	Robin of Navan	4	Cristian Demuro	Harry Dunlop	Cross, Deal, Foden, Sieff	1:59.45
2018	Dallas Affair	4	Aurélien Lemaitre	Freddy Head	George Strawbridge Jr.	2:04.91
2019	Danceteria	4	Jamie Spencer	David Menuisier	Australian / Washbourn	2:09.63
2020	Telecaster	4	Christophe Soumillon	Hughie Morrison	Castle Down Racing	2:01.98
2021	Iresine	4	Mlle Marie Velon	Jean-Pierre Gauvin	Bertrand Milliere	2:06.25
2022	Monty	7	Olivier Peslier	Andreas Schütz	AB Racing Limited, Ecurie Ades Hazan & Davy Bonilla	2:08.13
2023	West Wind Blows	4	Christophe Soumillon	Simon & Ed Crisford	Abdulla Al Mansoori	2:02.72
2024	Calif	5	Alexis Pouchin	C & Y Lerner	Victorious	2:4.07
2025	Goliath	5	Christophe Soumillon	Francis-Henri Graffard	Resolute Bloodstock & Philip Baron von Ullman	2:08.62

Earlier winners

1865: Fille de l'Air
1866: Gladiateur
1867: Normandie
1868: Nelusco
1869: Trocadero
1870: Mortemer
1871: no race
1872: Clotaire
1873: Barbillon
1874: Franc Tireur
1875: Nougat
1876: Nougat
1877: Stracchino
1878: Balagny
1879: Brie
1880: Castillon / Fitz Plutus
1881: Le Destrier
1882: Bariolet
1883: Mademoiselle de Senlis
1884: Formalite
1885: Fra Diavolo
1886: The Condor
1887: Alger
1888: Brisolier
1889: Fligny
1890: Prix Fixe
1891: Barberousse
1892: Amadis
1893: Medium
1894: Lutin
1895: Lutin
1896: Addy
1897: Elf
1898: Elf
1899: Rembrandt
1900: Apex
1901:
1902: Kakimono
1903: Sans Profit
1904: Iermak
1905: Rataplan
1906: Marsan
1907: Moulins la Marche
1908: L'Inconnu
1909: Drapeau
1910: Chulo
1911: Rire aux Larmes
1912: Corton
1913: Amadou
1914: Tortika
1915–19: no race
1920: Passebreul
1921: Lord Frey
1922: Binic
1923: Sens
1924: Rusa
1925: Hohneck
1926: The Wolf
1927: Bois Josselyn
1928: Mars en Careme
1929: Feb
1930: Zeus II
1931: Raeburn
1932: Taxodium
1933: Bleu Horizon
1934: Pons Legend
1935: Bokbul
1936: Le Vizir
1937: Cormery
1938: The Spy
1939: Sesterce
1940:
1941: Marjolet
1942: L'Aligote
1943:
1944:
1945:
1946: Flossie
1947: Diable Gris
1948:
1949: Bye Bye
1950: Miel Rosa
1951: Belphegor
1952: Ksiri
1953: Romantisme
1954: Ranchiquito
1955: Pasithee
1956: Jithaka
1957:
1958: Pepin le Bref
1959: Birum
1960: Norok
1961: Galoubet
1962: Saint Florent
1963: Darling Boy
1964: Waldmeister
1965: Fantomas
1966: Vleuten
1967: Timour
1968: Excalibur
1969: Taineval
1970: Park Top
1971: High Game
1972: Karoon
1973: Sang Bleu
1974: Balompie
1975: Campo Moro
1976: Beau Buck
1977: Palei
1978: Guadanini
1979: African Hope

References

France Galop / Racing Post:
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france-galop.com – A Brief History: La Coupe.
galop.courses-france.com – La Coupe – Palmarès depuis 1980.
galopp-sieger.de – La Coupe.
ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – La Coupe (2019).
pedigreequery.com – La Coupe – Longchamp.

References

"La Coupe".

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