Prix Robert Papin

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The Prix Robert Papin is a Group 2 flat horse race in France for two-year-old thoroughbreds (excluding geldings) run over a distance of 1,100 metres (approximately 5½ furlongs) at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse in July.

It was first run in 1892 as the Omnium de Deux Ans, adopting its present name in 1928 in memory of Robert Papin, a prominent figure in French racing who died in 1926. When the European "pattern system" of grading races was introduced in 1971, the race was classed as a Group 1, a status which was maintained until the race was re-classed as a Group 2 in 1988.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Philippi	Alfred Gibert	Jacques-Charles Cunnington	1:05.2
1989	Ozone Friendly	Pat Eddery	Barry Hills	1:06.3
1990	Danseuse du Soir	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	1:07.4
1991	Arazi	Gérald Mossé	François Boutin	1:05.5
1992	Didyme	Gérald Mossé	Criquette Head	1:04.5
1993	Psychobabble	Cash Asmussen	Criquette Head	1:06.8
1994	General Monash	Brent Thomson	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:06.4
1995	Lucky Lionel	John Reid	Richard Hannon	1:06.1
1996	Ocean Ridge	Thierry Jarnet	Peter Chapple-Hyam	1:05.9
1997	Greenlander	Sylvain Guillot	Clive Brittain	1:04.9
1998	Black Amber	Cash Asmussen	Neville Callaghan	1:05.9
1999	Rossini	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	1:07.2
2000	Rolly Polly	Mirco Demuro	Bruno Grizzetti	1:04.2
2001	Zipping	Davy Bonilla	Robert Collet	1:05.3
2002	Never a Doubt	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	1:05.6
2003	Much Faster	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	1:07.3
2004	Divine Proportions	Christophe Lemaire	Pascal Bary	1:04.8
2005	New Girlfriend	Christophe Soumillon	Robert Collet	1:04.0
2006	Boccassini	Davy Bonilla	Miroslav Rulec	1:04.5