Alain de Royer-Dupré

Alain de Royer-Dupré (born 24 September 1944[1]) is a retired French thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

He grew up at the Haras de Saint Lô,[1] a national stud farm in Normandy 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.

[2] 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.

[1] 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.

[1] 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.