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 (3 wins): Tribalist - 2023, 2024, 2025

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 (12 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, 2024, 2025)

Leading owner (5 wins): Godolphin – Jimmy Two Times (2017), Persian King (2020), Tribalist (2023, 2024, 2025)

Winners since 1979 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1979 Tarek 4 Henri Samani Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 1980 American Prince 4 Christy Roche Stuart Murless Burt Bacharach 1981 Northjet 4 Freddy Head Olivier Douieb Serge Fradkoff 1982 Schwepperusschian 5 Serge Gorli Pierre Biancone Georges Laporte 1983 Prospero 6 Claude Ramonet C. Hervé Mrs Sylvain Aknin 1984 Redmead 4 Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1985 Pink 4 Freddy Head Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1986 Apeldoorn 4 Maurice Philipperon Philippe Barbe Philippe Barbe 1987 Art Francais 4 Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 1988 Pitchounet 4 Dominique Lawniczak Albert Hosselet Noël Pelat 1989 Gabina 4 Éric Legrix J. C. Cunnington Countess Batthyany 1:44.30 1990 Val des Bois 4 Guy Guignard Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1:39.50 1991 Colour Chart 4 Steve Cauthen André Fabre Sheikh Mohammed 1:45.30 1992 Exit to Nowhere 4 Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:45.80 1993 Hatoof 4 Walter Swinburn Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:43.60 1994 Zabar 6 Olivier Peslier Jonathan Pease Gerald Leigh 1:42.10 1995 Green Tune 4 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1:48.10 1996 Vetheuil 4 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 1:40.40 1997 Spinning World 4 Cash Asmussen Jonathan Pease Niarchos Family 1:43.80 1998 Marathon 4 Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Alec Head 1:45.10 1999 Gold Away 4 Gérald Mossé Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:49.60 2000 Dansili 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:47.00 2001 Proudwings 5 Yutaka Take Ralf Suerland Hyperion Breeding 1:48.20 2002 Keltos 4 Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Tanaka / Marinopoulos 1:39.90 2003 Dandoun 5 Olivier Peslier John Dunlop Prince A. A. Faisal 1:42.70 2004 Martillo 4 William Mongil Ralf Suerland Gestüt Höny-Hof 1:36.40 2005 Martillo 5 Stéphane Pasquier Ralf Suerland Gestüt Höny-Hof 1:37.50 2006 Krataios 6 Miguel Blancpain Carlos Laffon-Parias Leonidas Marinopoulos 1:41.50 2007 Racinger 4 Frankie Dettori Freddy Head Pierre Goral 1:39.10 2008 Gris de Gris 4 Thierry Thulliez Jean-Marc Capitte Jean-Claude Seroul 1:40.60 2009 Vertigineux 5 Philippe Sogorb Carole Dufrèche C. & P. Dufrèche 1:37.90 2010 Byword 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 1:39.50 2011 Rajsaman 4 Thierry Jarnet Freddy Head Saeed Al Romaithi 1:38.30 2012 Zinabaa 7 Yannick Letondeur Michel Macé Ecurie Victoria Dreams 1:39.80 2013 Don Bosco 6 Grégory Benoist David Smaga Omar El Sharif 1:39.00 2014 Sommerabend 7 Gérald Mossé Mirek Rulec Stall Am Alten 1:42.67 2015 Bawina 4 Maxime Guyon Carlos Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frère 1:40.86 2016 Vadamos 5 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Haras De Saint Pair 1:36.93 2017 Jimmy Two Times 4 Vincent Cheminaud André Fabre Godolphin 1:41.01 2018 Recoletos 4 Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Sarl Darpat France 1:42.49 2019 Plumatic 5 Vincent Cheminaud André Fabre Wertheimer et Frère 1:37.97 2020 Persian King 4 Pierre-Charles Boudot André Fabre Godolphin / Ballymore 1:39.09 2021 Duhail 5 Vincent Cheminaud André Fabre Al Shaqab Racing 1:36.75 2022 Sibila Spain 4 Aurelien Lemaitre Christopher Head Yeguada Centurion SL 1:41.84 2023 Tribalist 4 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:41.85 2024 Tribalist 5 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:39.10 2025 Tribalist 6 Mickael Barzalona André Fabre Godolphin 1:38.19 2026 No Lunch 5 Maxime Guyon Christophe Ferland Wertheimer et Frère 1:36.83

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

See also List of French flat horse races

References

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