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). It is 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	Owner	Time
1988	Philippi	Alfred Gibert	Jacques-Charles Cunnington	Comtesse Batthyany	1:05.20
1989	Ozone Friendly	Pat Eddery	Barry Hills	Bill Gredley	1:06.30
1990	Danseuse du Soir	Dominique Boeuf	Elie Lellouche	Daniel Wildenstein	1:07.40
1991	Arazi	Gerald Mosse	Francois Boutin	Allen E. Paulson	1:05.50
1992	Didyme	Gerald Mosse	Criquette Head	Jacques Wertheimer	1:04.50
1993	Psychobabble	Cash Asmussen	Criquette Head	Stavros Niarchos	1:06.80
1994	General Monash	Brent Thomson	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Sangster	1:06.40
1995	Lucky Lionel	John A. Reid	Richard Hannon	Antonio Balzarini	1:06.10
1996	Ocean Ridge	Thierry Jarnet	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Sangster	1:05.90
1997	Greenlander	Sylvain Guillot	Clive Brittain	Sheikh Mohammed	1:04.90
1998	Black Amber	Cash Asmussen	Neville Callaghan	M. Tabor & S. Magnier	1:05.90
1999	Rossini	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	M. Tabor & S. Magnier	1:07.20
2000	Rolly Polly	Mirco Demuro	Bruno Grizzetti	Mack Ferrer	1:04.20
2001	Zipping	Davy Bonilla	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	1:05.30
2002	Never a Doubt	Michael Hills	Barry Hills	D. M. James	1:05.60
2003	Much Faster	Thierry Thulliez	Pascal Bary	Ecurie J-L Bouchard	1:07.30
2004	Divine Proportions	Christophe Lemaire	Pascal Bary	Niarchos family	1:04.80
2005	New Girlfriend	Christophe Soumillon	Robert Collet	Richard C. Strauss	1:04.00
2006	Boccassini	Davy Bonilla	Miroslav Rulec	Stall Nik	1:04.50
2007	Natagora	Christophe Lemaire	Pascal Bary	Stefan Friborg	1:03.02