Alain de Royer-Dupré (born 24 September 1944
[http://www.breederscup.com/bio.aspx?id=2334 Breeders' Cup trainer profile]) is a retired French thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
Early life
He grew up at the
Haras de Saint Lô,
a national stud farm in
Normandy
Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
of which his father was Assistant Director and later Director, responsible for government-owned stallions (thoroughbreds, half-breds, trotters and in particular the
Selle Français saddle horse) based at farms in the local region.
Training career
He worked at the
Haras du Mesnil, Mme Jean Couturié's stud in Normandy, for eight years and started his career there training three of his own jumpers.
On 23 April 1972 he trained his first winner, El Morucho, in a steeplechase at Nantes.
After setting up as a public trainer at Montfort Le Rotrou in Normandy, training second-string horses for
the Aga Khan and
Baron Guy de Rothschild with considerable success in the French provinces, he moved to Aiglemont,
Chantilly to take over as the Aga Khan's principal trainer in 1981 after the death of
François Mathet.
He has trained many notable winners around the world for the Aga Khan.
Achievements
Alain de Royer-Dupré has won Group/Grade 1 races in eight countries on three continents. He has won all of the French classics at least twice. Among his best horses in recent years are
Dalakhani (
Prix du Jockey Club and
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe () is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris over a distance ...
) and
Zarkava, unbeaten winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and four other Group 1 races, thanks to whom he became French Champion Trainer for the first time in 2008, winning 50 races and $15 million in prize money.
Other top Royer-Dupré-trained horses include the French Derby winner Darsi and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe second Pride, winner of the
Champion Stakes and the
Hong Kong Cup.
In 2010 he was responsible for the first French-trained
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the ...
winner
Americain.
[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/americain-high-french-revel-in-win-20101102-17cfa.html "Americain high: French revel in win", smh.com.au, 11.3.2010]
Major wins
France
*
Critérium International – (1) – ''
Dalakhani (2002)''
*
Critérium de Saint-Cloud – (2) – ''
Darshaan (1983),
Mouktar (1984)''
*
Grand Prix de Paris – (5) – ''Sumayr (1985),
Valanour (1995),
Khalkevi (2002),
Montmartre
Montmartre ( , , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement of Paris, 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Rive Droite, Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for its a ...
(2008),
Shakeel (2017)''
*
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud – (2) – ''Pride (2006), Sarafina (2011)''
*
Poule d'Essai des Poulains
Molof (Ampas, Poule, Powle-Ma) is a poorly documented Papuan languages, Papuan language spoken by about 200 people in :id:Molof, Senggi, Keerom, Molof village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency.
Classification
Stephen Wurm, Wurm (1975) placed it a ...
– (3) – ''Ashkalani (1996),
Daylami (1997), Sendawar (1999)''
*
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) ...
– (4) – ''Masarika (1984), Zalaiyka (1998), Darjina (2007),
Zarkava (2008)''
*
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe () is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris over a distance ...
– (2) – ''
Dalakhani (2003),
Zarkava (2008)''
*
Prix d'Astarté – (2) – ''
Mandesha (2006), Darjina (2007)''
*
Prix du Cadran – (2) – ''Tajoun (1999), Vazirabad (2017)''
*
Prix de Diane – (6) – ''Shemaka (1993), Vereva (1997), Zainta (1998), Daryaba (1999),
Zarkava (2008), Sarafina (2010)''
*
Prix de la Forêt
The Prix de la Forêt is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and ...
– (1) – ''Varenar (2009)''
*
Prix Ganay
The Prix Ganay is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at L ...
– (5) – ''Kartajana (1991), Valanour (1996), Astarabad (1998), Dark Moondancer (1999), Dariyan (2016)''
*
Prix d'Ispahan
The Prix d'Ispahan is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,850 metres (about 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs), ...
– (2) – ''Sendawar (2000), Sageburg (2008)''
*
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère – (2) – ''Danishkada (1986), Siyouni (2009)''
*
Prix Jean Romanet – (2) – ''Pride (2005), Alpine Rose (2009)''
*
Prix du Jockey Club – (6) – ''Darshaan (1984), Mouktar (1985), Natroun (1987),
Dalakhani (2003), Darsi (2006), Reliable Man (2011)''
*
Prix Lupin – (1) – ''
Dalakhani (2003)''
*
Prix Marcel Boussac
The Prix Marcel Boussac is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is s ...
– (2) – ''
Zarkava (2007), Rosanara (2009)''
*
Prix Morny - (1) - ''Chargé d'Affaires (1997)''
*
Prix du Moulin de Longchamp – (3) – ''Ashkalani (1996), Sendawar (1999), Darjina (2007)''
*
Prix de l'Opéra
The Prix de l'Opéra is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) each ...
– (2) – ''Mandesha (2006), Dalkala (2013)''
*
Prix Royal-Oak – (3) – ''Tiraaz (1998), Vazirabad (2015, 2016)''
*
Prix Saint-Alary – (6) – ''Behera (1989), Zainta (1998), Belle et Celebre (2008), Sarafina (2010), Sagawara (2012), Vazira (2014)''
*
Prix Vermeille – (7) – ''Sharaya (1983),
Darara (1986), Daryaba (1999), Shawanda (2005), Mandesha (2006),
Zarkava (2008), Shareta (2012)''
----
Australia
*
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the ...
– (1) – ''Americain (2010)''
----
Canada
*
E.P. Taylor Stakes – (2) – ''Khariyda (1987), Reggane (2010)''
----
Germany
*
Bayerisches Zuchtrennen – (1) – ''Kartajana (1991)''
*
Preis von Europa
The Preis von Europa is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse, Cologne over a distance ...
– (1) – ''Sumayr (1985)''
----
Great Britain
*
Champion Stakes – (1) – ''Pride (2006)''
*
Falmouth Stakes – (1) – ''Giofra (2012)''
*
St James's Palace Stakes
The St James's Palace Stakes is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old Colt (horse), colts. It is run at Ascot Racecourse, Ascot ...
– (1) – ''Sendawar (1999)''
*
Yorkshire Oaks – (1) – ''Shareta (2012)''
----
Hong Kong
*
Hong Kong Cup – (1) – ''Pride (2006)''
*
Hong Kong Vase – (1) – ''Daryakana (2009)''
----
Ireland
*
Irish Oaks – (2) – ''Shawanda (2005), Chicquita (2013)''
----
Italy
*
Derby Italiano – (1) – ''Houmayoun (1990)''
*
Gran Premio di Milano – (2) – ''Dark Moondancer (1999), Shamdala (2006)''
*
Premio Lydia Tesio – (1) – ''Pracer (1993)''
*
Premio Vittorio di Capua – (1) – ''Linngari (2007)''
----
United States
*
Breeders' Cup Turf – (1) – ''Lashkari (1984)''
*
Secretariat Stakes
The Secretariat Stakes is a Graded stakes race, Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of one mile on the Grass, turf. The event was originally raced at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Arlingto ...
– (1) – ''Bayrir (2012)''
----
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
*
Dubai Sheema Classic – (1)- ''Dolniya (2015)''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Royer-Dupre, Alain De
1944 births
Living people
French horse trainers