Poule d’Essai des Poulains (historically)

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The Poule d’Essai des Poulains is a prestigious French Group 1 flat horse race for three-year-old colts, historically regarded as France’s equivalent of the 2000 Guineas.

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instanceOf Thoroughbred horse race
flat horse race
ageRestriction three-year-olds
breedsCompeting Thoroughbred
classification French classic race
country France
distance 1600 metres
distanceCategory mile race
distanceImperial about 1 mile
eligibility three-year-old Thoroughbred colts
equivalentCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
equivalentTo 2000 Guineas Stakes NERFINISHED
geographicScope French racing calendar
hasCounterpartRace Poule d’Essai des Pouliches NERFINISHED
historicalPrecursor Poule d’Essai NERFINISHED
historicalPrecursorEndYear 1882
historicalPrecursorStartYear 1840
importance major European three-year-old mile race
inception 1883
languageOfName French
locatedIn Paris
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
location Longchamp Racecourse NERFINISHED
meaningOfName Trial Stakes for Colts
notableFeature considered France’s equivalent of the 2000 Guineas
one of the French classic mile races
organiser France Galop NERFINISHED
qualification three-year-old colts
raceCategory international Group 1 race
raceClass Group 1
raceForFilliesCounterpart Poule d’Essai des Pouliches NERFINISHED
raceFormat flat, no obstacles
raceGroup Poule d’Essai races
raceSurface grass
raceType flat racing
raceTypeDetail classic race
sexRestriction colts
status active
surface turf
timeOfYear spring
track right-handed
typicalRunningStyle turf mile for three-year-olds
typicalVenue Hippodrome de Longchamp NERFINISHED
usualSchedule May

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Hippodrome de Longchamp hosts Poule d’Essai des Poulains (historically)