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
Prix du Pin
2024
Topgear
Ten Bob Tony
Dark Trooper
Previous years
2023
Fang
Dabawa
National Service
2022
Fang
Ever Given
Go Athletico
2021
Sagamiyra
Axdavali
Speak Of The Devil
2020-2011
2020
Earthlight
Tropbeau
Manjeer
2019
City Light
Graignes
Larchmont Lad
2018
Tornibush
Spaday
Inns Of Court
2017
Karar
Empire Of The Star
Dame Du Roi
2016
Jallota
Attendu
Karar
2015
Taniyar
La Berma
Ride Like The Wind
2014
Bamiyan
Another Party
American Devil
2013
Desert Blanc
Mayyadah
Sommerabend
2012
Blue Soave
So Long Malpic
Kendam
2011
Best Dating
Evaporation
Sommerabend
2010-2001
2010
Sahpresa
Dalghar
Evaporation
2009
Proviso
Varenar
Emergency
2008
Captain's Lover
Spirito Del Vento
Alnadana
2007
Sabana Perdida
King Jock
Bertranicus
2006
Price Tag
Gwenseb
Helios Quercus
2005
Coupe De Champe
Mirabilis
Silent Name
2004
Comete
Puppeteer
Keltos
2003
Etoile Montante
Star Valley
Bezrin
2002
Cayoke
Sforza
Avranches
2001
Amonita
Dionello
Greengroom
2000-1991
2000
Touch Of The Blues
Silver Desert
Acerbic
1999
Midnight Foxtrot
King Country
Berkoutchi
1998
Alamo Bay
Anntari
Yulara
1997
Vert Val
Alamo Bay
Keos
1996
Zarannda
Winning Smile
Naninja
1995
Poplar Bluff
Young Ern
Nec Plus Ultra
1994
Neverneyev
Nec Plus Ultra
Firm Friend
1993
Sharp Prod
Acteur Francais
Neverneyev
1992
Kenbu
Voleris
Celtic River
1991
Hello Pink
Monde Bleu
Pro Sugar
The Prix du Pin is a Group 3flathorse 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.
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)
Aga Khan IV – Kaldoun (1978, 1979), Zarannda (1996), Taniyar (2015), Sagamiyra (2021)
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.
