Prix du Muguet
# Prix du Muguet

The Prix du Muguet is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Saint-Cloud in early May.

## History

The event is traditionally held at Saint-Cloud on 1 May, the French public holiday of Fête du Travail and Fête du Muguet. It is named after Muguet, the French word for the spring-flowering plant Lily of the Valley.

The Prix du Muguet was formerly a 2,000-metre race restricted to three-year-olds. The present version, a 1,600-metre race for older horses, was introduced in 1967. It was contested over 2,000 metres at Longchamp in 1968.

The race was not run in 1971, and it resumed with Group 3 status in 1972. It was absent again in 1974, and for a period thereafter it was sometimes staged at Longchamp (1976–77, 1982–83 and 1985).

The Prix du Muguet was promoted to Group 2 level in 1995.

## Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

* Martillo – 2004, 2005

Leading jockey (4 wins):

* Freddy Head – Ellora (1976), Northjet (1981), Pink (1985), Exit to Nowhere (1992)
* Olivier Peslier – Zabar (1994), Vetheuil (1996), Keltos (2002), Dandoun (2003)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

* André Fabre – Colour Chart (1991), Vetheuil (1996), Dansili (2000), Byword (2010), Vadamos (2016), Jimmy Two Times (2017), Plumatic (2019), Persian King (2020), Duhail (2021), Tribalist (2023)

Leading owner (3 wins):

* Godolphin – Jimmy Two Times (2017), Persian King (2020), Tribalist (2023)
* Stavros Niarchos – Redmead (1984), Exit to Nowhere (1992), Spinning World (1997)
* Jacques Wertheimer – Pink (1985), Val des Bois (1990), Green Tune (1995)
* Wertheimer et Frère – Gold Away (1999), Bawina (2015), Plumatic (2019)

## Winners since 1979

* ↑ The 2020 race was run in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France

## Earlier winners

* 1967: Agy
* 1968: Frontal
* 1969: Prince Jet
* 1970: Regent Street
* 1971: no race
* 1972: Blinis
* 1973: Jan Ekels
* 1974: no race
* 1975: Brinkmanship
* 1976: Ellora
* 1977: Mittainvilliers
* 1978: Faraway Times
