La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte

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La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte is a Group 3 flat horse race in France for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a straight distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse in September.

It was first run in 1906 as La Coupe d'Or, changing to the present name in 1941. Throughout its history the distance of the race has remained unaltered, and aside from some wartime venue changes and cancellations it has always been held at Maisons-Laffitte.

[edit] Winners since 1992

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1992	Knifebox	4	Darryll Holland	John Gosden	2:03.2
1993	Hatoof	4	Walter Swinburn	Criquette Head	2:08.0
1994	Dernier Empereur	4	Sylvain Guillot	André Fabre	2:04.1
1995	Gunboat Diplomacy	4	Olivier Peslier	Elie Lellouche	2:06.2
1996	Running Flame	4	Olivier Peslier	John Hammond	2:06.3
1997	Turning Wheel	4	Cash Asmussen	Dominique Sépulchre	2:06.7
1998	Lord of Men	5	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	2:00.8
1999	Chelsea Manor	3	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	2:06.1
2000	Agol Lack	4	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	1:59.9
2001	Jim and Tonic	7	Thierry Thulliez	François Doumen	2:05.5
2002	Fair Mix	4	Stéphane Pasquier	Marcel Rolland	2:03.3
2003	Gruntled	4	Thierry Gillet	John Hammond	2:01.6
2004	Fair Mix	6	Stéphane Pasquier	Marcel Rolland	1:59.4
2005	Prospect Park	4	Olivier Peslier	Carlos Laffon-Parias	2:05.4
2006	Musical Way	4	Ronan Thomas	Philippe Van de Poële	1:59.7
2007	Musical Way	5	Ronan Thomas	Philippe Van de Poële	2:03.2