La Coupe prize money
La Coupe is worth €80,000 for the 2022 running , €40,000 of it to the winner . That makes it the 783rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 62nd richest in France.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the La Coupe is
Group 3 · 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) · Turf · Longchamp Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Longchamp Racecourse
- Country
- France
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Four-years-old and up exc. G2 winners this year
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1865
The winner takes 50% of the fund, and the four places behind share the remaining €40,000 on a ladder France Galop publishes rather than one the racecourse sets race by race. Both ladders are below: what each place is worth, and what each of the owner, the trainer and the rider takes out of the €80,000.
Run in 2:01.99 in 2026, La Coupe pays €656 for every second of the race, which is 480th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 95th in France.
Where the La Coupe prize money goes
France Galop sets the shares
| Finishing place | Share of the fund | What it is worth |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 50% | €40,000 |
| Second | 20% | €16,000 |
| Third | 15% | €12,000 |
| Fourth | 10% | €8,000 |
| Fifth | 5% | €4,000 |
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 75% | €60,000 |
| Trainer | 14% | €11,200 |
| Jockey | 8.5% | €6,800 |
| Social charges | 2.5% | €2,000 |
Every share here is a percentage of the €80,000 fund rather than of the winner's cheque, and the rider's figure covers the whole field rather than the winning rider alone. The same rule pays every race in the country, and where a purse goes in France works it out across all of them.
What a French-bred horse adds on top
Four-year-olds and up, so the rate is 45%
France is the one country here where the purse is not the end of the money.
| Horse | Rate | Premium on the race | Premium to the winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horses of 4 and over, outside Group 1 | 45% | €36,000 | €18,000 |
The premium is paid on top of the purse rather than out of it, and in full. A second premium goes to the breeder who produced the horse, charged on the prize and the owner's premium together: 13% where the covering took place in France.
Every La Coupe winner
47 runnings, 1980 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nitoi4 · 2:01:99 | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | Wertheimer et Frère |
| 2025 | Goliath5 · 2:08.62 | Christophe Soumillon | Francis-Henri Graffard | Resolute Bloodstock & Philip Baron von Ullman |
| 2024 | Calif5 · 2:4.07 | Alexis Pouchin | C & Y Lerner | Victorious |
| 2023 | West Wind Blows4 · 2:02.72 | Christophe Soumillon | Simon & Ed Crisford | Abdulla Al Mansoori |
| 2022 | Monty7 · 2:08.13 | Olivier Peslier | Andreas Schütz | AB Racing Limited, Ecurie Ades Hazan & Davy Bonilla |
| 2021 | Iresine4 · 2:06.25 | Mlle Marie Velon | Jean-Pierre Gauvin | Bertrand Milliere |
| 2020 | Telecaster4 · 2:01.98 | Christophe Soumillon | Hughie Morrison | Castle Down Racing |
| 2019 | Danceteria4 · 2:09.63 | Jamie Spencer | David Menuisier | Australian / Washbourn |
| 2018 | Dallas Affair4 · 2:04.91 | Aurélien Lemaitre | Freddy Head | George Strawbridge Jr. |
| 2017 | Robin of Navan4 · 1:59.45 | Cristian Demuro | Harry Dunlop | Cross, Deal, Foden, Sieff |
| 2016 | Air Pilot7 · 2:07.66 | Christophe Soumillon | Ralph Beckett | Lady Cobham |
| 2015 | Bello Matteo4 · 2:04.80 | Alexis Badel | Romain Le Gal | Rocci Stasi |
| 2014 | Narniyn4 · 2:10.19 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan |
| 2013 | Slow Pace5 · 2:09.24 | Olivier Peslier | Freddy Head | Wertheimer et Frère |
| 2012 | No Risk at All5 · 2:08.95 | Ioritz Mendizabal | Jean-Paul Gallorini | Jean-Paul Gallorini |
| 2011 | Cirrus des Aigles5 · 2:07.66 | Franck Blondel | Corine Barande-Barbe | Jean-Claude Dupouy |
| 2010 | Stacelita4 · 2:08.90 | Christophe Soumillon | Jean-Claude Rouget | Martin Schwartz |
| 2009 | Stotsfold6 · 2:05.10 | Adam Kirby | Walter Swinburn | Peter Harris |
| 2008 | Crossharbour4 · 2:02.00 | Johan Victoire | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah |
| 2007 | Stage Gift4 · 2:06.60 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 2006 | Blue Monday5 · 2:10.50 | Steve Drowne | Roger Charlton | Mountgrange Stud |
| 2005 | Artiste Royal4 · 2:07.00 | Stéphane Pasquier | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein |
| 2004 | Aubonne4 · 2:05.00 | Christophe Soumillon | Eric Libaud | Ingeborg von Schubert |
| 2003 | Carnival Dancer5 · 2:06.60 | Olivier Peslier | Amanda Perrett | Cheveley Park Stud |
| 2002 | Equerry4 · 2:07.50 | Yutaka Take | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 2001 | Slew the Red4 · 2:06.70 | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre | Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| 2000 | Slickly4 · 2:04.70 | Sylvain Guillot | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 1999 | Ultimately Lucky4 · 2:05.40 | Alain Junk | Jean-Paul Gallorini | Jocelyne Sénéchal |
| 1998 | Public Purse4 · 2:03.50 | Alain Junk | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah |
| 1997 | For Valour4 · 2:09.30 | Thierry Gillet | André Fabre | Tony Richards |
| 1996 | Dance Treat4 · 2:03.40 | Olivier Doleuze | Dominique Sépulchre | Peter Pritchard |
| 1995 | Marildo8 · 2:01.30 | Guy Guignard | David Smaga | David Smaga |
| 1994 | Flag Down4 · 2:05.20 | Gérald Mossé | John Hammond | Cheveley Park Stud |
| 1993 | D'Arros4 · 2:07.60 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Stavros Niarchos |
| 1992 | Wiorno4 · 2:15.20 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Etti Plesch |
| 1991 | Art Bleu4 · 2:09.30 | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Daniel Wildenstein |
| 1990 | French Glory4 · 2:32.50 | Cash Asmussen | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah |
| 1989 | Athyka4 · 2:36.50 | Guy Guignard | Criquette Head | Jacques Wertheimer |
| 1988 | Lesotho5 · 2:30.00 | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Khalid Abdullah |
| 1987 | Lesotho4 · 2:34.40 | Gary W. Moore | Criquette Head | Khalid Abdullah |
| 1986 | Triptych4 · 2:38.40 | Yves Saint-Martin | Patrick Biancone | Alan Clore |
| 1985 | Romildo5 · 2:25.10 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham |
| 1984 | Garde Royale4 · 2:39.40 | Gérard Dubroeucq | André Fabre | Ella Widener Wetherill |
| 1983 | Zalataia4 · 2:24.50 | Freddy Head | André Fabre | Francis Baral |
| 1982 | Terreno4 · 2:39.70 | Cash Asmussen | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham |
| 1981 | Perrault4 · 2:49.40 | Yves Saint-Martin | Pierre Pelat | Thierry van Zuylen |
| 1980 | Prove It Baby4 · 2:31.90 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Walter Haefner |
47 of the 47 runnings name the rider, 47 name the trainer and 47 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the La Coupe more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of La Coupe in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 773 | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | €87,750 | £75,000 |
| 774 | Oddschecker Handicap ChaseCheltenham Racecourse, | Great Britain | €87,750 | £75,000 |
| 775 | Persian War Novices' HurdleChepstow Racecourse | Great Britain | €87,750 | £75,000 |
| 776 | Rising Stars Novices' ChaseWincanton, | Great Britain | €87,750 | £75,000 |
| 777 | Silver Trophy Handicap HurdleChepstow Racecourse | Great Britain | €87,750 | £75,000 |
| 778 | Burj NahaarMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | €82,596 | AED 350,000 |
| 779 | Mahab Al ShimaalMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | €82,596 | AED 350,000 |
| 780 | Ontario Lassie StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | €82,517 | CA$131,385 |
| 781 | Molyneux HurdleAintree Racecourse, | Great Britain | €81,900 | £70,000 |
| 782 | Westow StakesYork | Great Britain | €81,900 | £70,000 |
| 784 | La Coupe de Maisons-LaffitteMaisons-Laffitte | France | €80,000 | €80,000 |
| 785 | Leopardstown Derby TrialLeopardstown | Ireland | €80,000 | €80,000 |
| 786 | Preis der Deutschen EinheitHoppegarten Racecourse | Germany | €80,000 | €80,000 |
| 787 | Prix Allez FranceChantilly Racecourse | France | €80,000 | €80,000 |
| 788 | Prix Belle de NuitSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | €80,000 | €80,000 |
| 789 | Prix Bertrand de TarragonChantilly | France | €80,000 | €80,000 |
| 790 | Prix Bertrand du BreuilChantilly Racecourse | France | €80,000 | €80,000 |
| 791 | Prix ChloéChantilly Racecourse | France | €80,000 | €80,000 |
| 792 | Prix CléopâtreSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | €80,000 | €80,000 |
| 793 | Prix d'ArenbergChantilly Racecourse | France | €80,000 | €80,000 |
The 20 races closest to La Coupe in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in France
131 races, 62nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Maurice de Nieuil | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| Prix Niel | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| Prix Robert Papin | Chantilly | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| Prix Jean de Chaudenay | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 2 | €95,000 |
| La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte | Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| Prix Allez France | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| Prix Belle de Nuit | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| Prix Bertrand de Tarragon | Chantilly | Group 3 | €80,000 |
Every race in France we hold a purse for is on the France prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the La Coupe winner get?
€40,000. That is 50% of the €80,000 La Coupe is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total La Coupe prize money?
€80,000, for the 2022 running.
Where does the La Coupe rank among the richest races in the world?
783rd of 997. 782 races pay more, the nearest of them Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle. In France it is 62nd of 131.
Which horse has won the La Coupe most often?
Lesotho, 2 times, in 1987, 1988.
Which jockey has won the La Coupe most often?
Christophe Soumillon, with 7 wins between 2004 and 2025.
When was the La Coupe first run?
1865. This page holds 47 runnings, from 1980 to 2026.
How far is the La Coupe?
2,000 metres (1¼ miles), on turf, at Longchamp Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money
Racing by country
Elsewhere in racing
- Every race at Longchamp Racecourse
- Where a purse goes in France
- French-bred premiums, and what they are worth
- The richest races in the world
- Horse racing prize money per second
- The 100 most successful racehorses
- The jockeys with the most wins
- The trainers with the most wins
- The owners with the most wins
- Horse racing prize money