Prix du Muguet
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.
The Prix du Muguet was promoted to Group 2 level in 1995.
Records
Most successful horse :
- Tribalist - 2023, 2024, 2025
Leading jockey :
- Freddy Head – Ellora, Northjet, Pink, Exit to Nowhere
- Olivier Peslier – Zabar, Vetheuil, Keltos, Dandoun
Leading trainer :
- André Fabre – Colour Chart, Vetheuil, Dansili, Byword, Vadamos, Jimmy Two Times, Plumatic, Persian King, Duhail, Tribalist
Leading owner :
- Godolphin – Jimmy Two Times, Persian King, Tribalist
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