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Poule d'Essai des Poulains

Flat horse race in France

Summary

Flat horse race in France

Field	Value
class	Group 1
horse race	Poule d'Essai des Poulains
(French 2000 Guineas)
image	ARRIVÉE DE LA POULE D'ESSAI DES POULAINS. (Le Sport universel illustré, 6 mai 1899).jpg
caption	1899 winner
location	Longchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
inaugurated	1883
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
website	france-galop.com
distance	1,600 metres (1 mile)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Three-year-old colts
weight	58 kg
purse	€600,000 (2022)
1st: €342,840

(French 2000 Guineas) Paris, France 1st: €342,840 |} The Poule d'Essai des Poulains is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Longchamp in May. It is France's equivalent of the 2000 Guineas run in Britain.

History

Origins

The Poule d'Essai, an event for three-year-old colts and fillies, was established in France in 1840. It was inspired by two races in England, the 2000 Guineas (for colts and fillies) and the 1000 Guineas (for fillies only).

The race was initially staged at the Champ de Mars. Its first running was over one full circuit of the track (about 2,000 metres). It was cut to a three-quarter lap (1,500 metres) in 1841. It was cancelled due to insufficient entries in 1843 and 1844.

The Poule d'Essai was transferred to Longchamp in 1857. It was extended to 1,600 metres in 1867. It was abandoned because of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. It continued to be run until 1882.

Modern version

The Poule d'Essai des Poulains was created in 1883, when the Poule d'Essai was divided into two separate races. The "Poulains" was restricted to colts, and the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches was reserved for fillies.

The events were cancelled throughout World War I, with no runnings from 1915 to 1918. There were two 1,800-metre replacement races at Chantilly in 1917. The version for colts was called the Critérium d'Essai des Poulains.

The "Poulains" and "Pouliches" were not run in the spring of 1940, but a substitute combining both races took place at Auteuil in October. Titled the Prix d'Essai, it was won by the colt Djebel.

The Poule d'Essai des Poulains was held at Le Tremblay in 1943, and Maisons-Laffitte in 1944 and 1945.

The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the event was given Group 1 status. It was switched from Longchamp's middle course (moyenne piste) to the main course (grande piste) in 1987.

The leading horses from the Poule d'Essai des Poulains sometimes go on to compete in the Prix du Jockey Club. The last to win both races was St Mark's Basilica in 2021.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Freddy Head – Green Dancer (1975), Red Lord (1976), Blushing John (1988), Linamix (1990), Hector Protector (1991), Shanghai (1992)

Leading trainer (11 wins):

Robert Denman – Regain (1883), Archiduc (1884), Vinicius (1903), Gouvernant (1904), Val d'Or (1905), Ouadi Halfa (1907), Lord Burgoyne (1911), Dagor (1913), Le Traquet (1921), Sir Gallahad (1923), Asterus (1926)

Leading owner (8 wins):

Edmond Blanc – Arreau (1896), Governor (1900), Vinicius (1903), Gouvernant (1904), Val d'Or (1905), Ouadi Halfa (1907), Lord Burgoyne (1911), Dagor (1913)
HH Aga Khan IV – Buisson Ardent (1956), Zeddaan (1968), Kalamoun (1973), Blushing Groom (1977), Nishapour (1978), Ashkalani (1996), Daylami (1997), Sendawar (1999)

Winners since 1970

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1970	Caro	Bill Williamson	Albert Klimscha	Countess Batthyany	1:41.30
1971	Zug	Jean-Claude Desaint	John Cunnington, Sr.	William Hawn	1:37.60
1972	Riverman	Jean-Claude Desaint	Alec Head	Germaine Wertheimer	1:38.60
1973	Kalamoun	Henri Samani	François Mathet	HH Aga Khan IV	1:41.80
1974	Moulines	Maurice Philipperon	Richard Carver, Jr.	Junzo Kashiyama	1:43.90
1975	Green Dancer	Freddy Head	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer	1:39.30
1976	Red Lord	Freddy Head	Alec Head	Jacques Wertheimer	1:42.30
1977	Blushing Groom	Henri Samani	François Mathet	HH Aga Khan IV	1:41.80
1978	Nishapour	Henri Samani	François Mathet	HH Aga Khan IV	1:46.10
1979	Irish River	Maurice Philipperon	John Cunnington, Jr.	Mrs Raymond Adès	1:39.80
1980	In Fijar	Georges Doleuze	Mitri Saliba	Mahmoud Fustok	1:38.40
1981	Recitation	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	Anthony Bodie	1:40.70
1982	Melyno	Yves Saint-Martin	François Mathet	Stavros Niarchos	1:38.60
1983	L'Emigrant	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:46.30
1984	Siberian Express	Alfred Gibert	André Fabre	Mahmoud Fustok	1:35.80
1985	No Pass No Sale	Yves Saint-Martin	Robert Collet	Richard Strauss	1:38.10
1986	Fast Topaze	Cash Asmussen	Georges Mikhalidès	Mahmoud Fustok	1:48.30
1987	Soviet Star	Greville Starkey	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:36.20
1988	Blushing John	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Allen Paulson	1:37.20
1989	Kendor	Maurice Philipperon	Raymond Touflan	Adolf Bader	1:36.10
1990	Linamix	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Jean-Luc Lagardère	1:35.90
1991	Hector Protector	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:37.60
1992	Shanghai	Freddy Head	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:38.20
1993	Kingmambo	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:39.10
1994	Green Tune	Olivier Doleuze	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	1:37.40
1995	Vettori	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Maktoum Al Maktoum / Godolphin	1:40.40
1996	Ashkalani	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	1:37.60
1997	Daylami	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	1:42.60
1998	Victory Note	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Magnier / Sangster	1:34.50
1999	Sendawar	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	1:36.20
2000	Bachir	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:39.40
2001	Vahorimix	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Jean-Luc Lagardère	1:35.40
2002	Landseer	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Magnier	1:36.80
2003	Clodovil	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	Lagardère Family	1:36.40
2004	American Post	Richard Hughes	Criquette Head-Maarek	Khalid Abdullah	1:36.50
2005	Shamardal	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:39.20
2006	Aussie Rules	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor / Salman	1:37.00
2007	Astronomer Royal	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Tabor / Magnier	1:37.10
2008	Falco	Olivier Peslier	Carlos Laffon-Parias	Wertheimer et Frère	1:35.60
2009	Silver Frost	Christophe Soumillon	Yves de Nicolay	John Cotton	1:35.43
2010	Lope de Vega	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	Gestüt Ammerland	1:36.10
2011	Tin Horse	Thierry Jarnet	Didier Guillemin	Marquesa de Moratalla	1:36.33
2012	Lucayan	Stéphane Pasquier	François Rohaut	Mouknass / Pandora	1:37.11
2013	Style Vendome	Thierry Thulliez	Nicolas Clément	André de Ganay / Baillet	1:34.68
2014	Karakontie	Stéphane Pasquier	Jonathan Pease	Niarchos Family	1:41.06
2015	Make Believe	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Prince A A Faisal	1:36.85
2016	The Gurkha	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Tabor / Magnier	1:36.97
2017	Brametot	Cristian Demuro	Jean-Claude Rouget	Al Shaqab / Augustin-Normand	1:36.82
2018	Olmedo	Cristian Demuro	Jean-Claude Rouget	Ecurie Antonio Caro & Gerard Augustin-Normand	1:37.72
2019	Persian King	Pierre-Charles Boudot	André Fabre	Godolphin & Ballymore Thoroughbred	1:38.98
2020	Victor Ludorum	Mickael Barzalona	André Fabre	Godolphin	1:34.14
2021	St Mark's Basilica	Ioritz Mendizabal	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Tabor / Magnier	1:40.15
2022	Modern Games	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin	1:34.98
2023	Marhaba Ya Sanafi	Mickael Barzalona	Andreas Schütz	Jaber Abdullah	1:38.56
2024	Metropolitan	Alexis Pouchin	Mario Baratti	Peter R Bradley III & Scuderia Scolari	1:37.84
2025	Henri Matisse	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien		Magnier, Tabor, Smith & Merriebelle Irish Farm	1:33.91

Faraway Son finished first in 1970, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry. River Mist finished first in 1985, but he was relegated to fourth place following a stewards' inquiry. Noverre was first in 2001, but he was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance. The 2016 and 2017 runnings took place at Deauville while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment. The 2020 running took place at Deauville on 1 June as Longchamp was closed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier winners

Poule d'Essai

1840: Giges
1841: Fiammetta
1842: Annetta
1843–44: no race
1845: Commodor Napier
1846: Philip Shah
1847: Tronquette
1848: Gambetti
1849: Experience
1850: Saint Germain
1851: First Born
1852: Bounty
1853: Moustique
1854: Nancy
1855: Monarque
1856: Nat
1857: Florin
1858: Brocoli
1859: Bakaloum
1860: Gustave
1861: Isabella
1862: Stradella
1863: Stentor
1864: Baronella
1865: Gontran
1866: Puebla
1867: Nicolet
1868: Gouvernail
1869: Consul
1870: Valois
1871: no race
1872: Revigny
1873: Sire
1874: Novateur
1875: Saint Cyr
1876: Enguerrande
1877: Fontainebleau
1878: Clementine
1879: Zut
1880: Le Destrier
1881: Promethee
1882: Barbe Bleu

Poule d'Essai des Poulains

1883: Regain
1884: Archiduc
1885: Xaintrailles
1886: Gamin
1887: Brio
1888: Reyezuelo
1889: Phlegethon
1890: Heaume
1891: Le Hardy
1892: Fra Angelico
1893: Le Nicham
1894: Beaujolais
1895: Launay
1896: Arreau
1897: Indian Chief
1898: Rodilard
1899: Perth
1900: Governor
1901: Cheri
1902: Retz
1903: Vinicius
1904: Gouvernant
1905: Val d'Or
1906: Eider
1907: Ouadi Halfa
1908: Monitor
1909: Verdun
1910: Sifflet
1911: Lord Burgoyne
1912: De Viris
1913: Dagor
1914: Listman
1915–18: no race
1919: McKinley
1920: Pendennis
1921: Le Traquet
1922: Mont Blanc
1923: Sir Gallahad
1924: Tapin
1925: Faraway
1926: Asterus
1927: Fiterari
1928: Dark Lantern
1929: Vatout
1930: Xandover
1931: Indus
1932: Le Becau
1933: Rodosto
1934: Brantome
1935: Kant
1936: Davout
1937: Drap d'Or
1938: Gaspillage
1939: Mac Kann
1940: Djebel
1941: Panipat
1942: Hexton
1943: Dogat
1944: Prince Bio
1945: Mistral
1946: Pactole
1947: Tourment
1948: Rigolo
1949: Amour Drake
1950: Tantieme
1951: Free Man
1952: Guersant
1953: Cobalt
1954: Cote d'Or
1955: Klairon
1956: Buisson Ardent
1957: Tyrone
1958: Pres du Feu
1959: Thymus
1960: Mincio
1961: Right Royal
1962: Adamastor
1963: Relko
1964: Neptunus
1965: Cambremont
1966: Soleil
1967: Blue Tom
1968: Zeddaan
1969: Don II

References

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References

"Poule d'Essai des Poulains".
"1868 Poule d'Essai". Ruff's Guide to the Turf for 1869.
(24 April 1882). "1882 Poule d'Essai". [[Le Figaro]].
(23 April 1883). "1883 Poule d'Essai des Poulains". Le Figaro.
(22 May 1917). "Courses à Chantilly". [[Le Gaulois]].
(22 May 1917). "1917 Critérium d'Essai des Poulains". Le Gaulois.
(28 October 1940). "Djebel enlève le Prix d'Essai". [[Le Matin (France).
(17 May 1943). "Résultats de samedi, au Tremblay". Le Matin.
(13 May 1944). "La journée des Poules d'Essai à Maisons-Laffitte". Le Matin.

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