François Boutin

Francois Boutin
Francois Boutin
Occupation	Trainer
Born	27 January 1937; Beaunay, Marne, France
Died	1 February 1995 (aged 58)
Career wins	Not found
Major racing wins
	Critérium de Saint-Cloud; (1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1989); Prix Lupin; (1970, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993); Prix Morny; (1973, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993); Prix Jacques Le Marois; (1974, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994); Prix de la Salamandre; (1974, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993); Prix d'Ispahan (1975, 1976, 1988); Prix Jean Prat; (1975, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1990); Grand Critérium (1975, 1977, 1990, 1991); Prix du Moulin de Longchamp; (1975, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1993); Prix Vermeille (1976, 1981, 1984); Prix Marcel Boussac (1977, 1981, 1986) ; Prix d'Astarté (1978, 1992); Prix Maurice de Gheest (1979, 1980); Prix Ganay (1980, 1984, 1986); Poule d'Essai des Pouliches; (1982, 1987, 1993, 1994); Poule d'Essai des Poulains; (1983, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993) French Classic Races:; Grand Prix de Paris (1974); Prix du Jockey Club (1974, 1993); Prix de Diane (1984, 1986, 1988, 1994) 1,000 Guineas (1987) Other major wins:; St. James's Palace Stakes (1993); Matron Stakes (1994) Washington, D.C. International Stakes; (1982, 1984); Hollywood Derby (1984) Breeders' Cup Turf Mile (1987, 1988); Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1991)
Racing awards
	Leading trainer in France by earnings; (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984); Daily Telegraph Award of Merit (1993)
Honours
	Prix François Boutin at Deauville Racecourse
Significant horses
	Nonoalco, Sagaro, Nureyev, April Run, Miesque, Blushing John, Hector Protector, Arazi, Kingmambo, East of the Moon

François Boutin (21 January 1937 – 1 February 1995) was a French Thoroughbred horse trainer.^[1]

The son of a

flat racing

apprentice, obtained his license as a trainer in 1964.

François Boutin was the trainer for the stables of Jean-Luc Lagardère and for the Stavros Niarchos family. During his more than thirty-year career he was the leading money winner in France seven times (1976, 1978–81, 1983–84). Although victory eluded him in France's most prestigious horse race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Boutin won the Poule d'Essai des Poulains on six occasions and most every other important race in the country multiple times.

Racing outside France Boutin's horse

Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational at Belmont Park

.

Boutin is best remembered in the United States as the trainer of the Hall of Fame filly Miesque who had back-to-back wins in the Breeders' Cup Mile in 1987 and 1988 and for Arazi, whose breathtaking victory in the 1991 Breeders' Cup Juvenile was followed by his shocking upset in the 1992 Kentucky Derby.

From his first marriage he had one son, Eric, and two daughters, Patricia and Nathalie. A widower, he remarried in 1989 to Princess Lucy Young Ruspoli, the daughter of William T. Young of Lexington, Kentucky. Patricia is currently in the racing business.

In 1995, François Boutin died from

Hippodrome Deauville-La Touques race course in Deauville

is named in his honor. His grand children give back the trophy.

References

^ Joseph Durso (February 2, 1995). "Francois Boutin, Horse Trainer, Dies at 58". The New York Times. p. B11.
^ "Boutin, a great trainer, finally loses a long fight". The Independent. February 2, 1995.

[1] Joseph Durso (February 2, 1995). "Francois Boutin, Horse Trainer, Dies at 58". The New York Times. p. B11.

[2] "Boutin, a great trainer, finally loses a long fight". The Independent. February 2, 1995.

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