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Prix du Cadran
The Prix du Cadran 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 4,000 metres (about 21⁄2 miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.
| Group 1 race | |
Shafaraz, oil on canvas Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920–2003) | |
| Location | Longchamp Racecourse Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1837 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Qatar |
| Website | france-galop.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 4,000 metres (2½ miles)[1] |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed[1] |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up[1] |
| Weight | 58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies and mares[1] |
| Purse | €300,000 (2021) 1st: €171,420[1] |
| 2023 | ||
| Trueshan | Moon Wolf | Run For Oscar |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||
| Kyprios | Almacado Gree | Tashkhan |
| 2021 | ||
| Trueshan | Stradivarius | Bubble Smart |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Princess Zoe | Alkuin | Call The Wind |
| 2019 | ||
| Holdthasigreen | Call The Wind | Dee Ex Bee |
| 2018 | ||
| Call The Wind | Holdthasigreen | Morgan Le Faye |
| 2017 | ||
| Vazirabad | Mille Et Mille | Trip To Rhodos |
| 2016 | ||
| Quest For More | Vazirabad | Nearly Caught |
| 2015 | ||
| Mille Et Mille | Kicky Blue | Fun Mac |
| 2014 | ||
| High Jinx | Bathyrhon | Pale Mimosa |
| 2013 | ||
| Altano | Tac De Boistron | Times Up |
| 2012 | ||
| Molly Malone | High Jinx | Colour Vision |
| 2011 | ||
| Kasbah Bliss | Tres Rock Danon | Brigantin |
| 2010–2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Gentoo | Winter Dream | Kasbah Bliss |
| 2009 | ||
| Alandi | Kasbah Bliss | Yeats |
| 2008 | ||
| Bannaby | Incanto Dream | Orion Star |
| 2007 | ||
| Le Miracle | Varevees | Yeats |
| 2006 | ||
| Sergeant Cecil | Shamdala | Le Miracle |
| 2005 | ||
| Reefscape | Alcazar | Ostankino |
| 2004 | ||
| Westerner | Cut Quartz | Le Carre |
| 2003 | ||
| Westerner | Germinis | Darasim |
| 2002 | ||
| Give Notice | Pushkin | Cut Quartz |
| 2001 | ||
| Germinis | Generic | San Sebastian |
| 2000–1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| San Sebastian | Persian Punch | Royal Rebel |
| 1999 | ||
| Tajoun | San Sebastian | Divination |
| 1998 | ||
| Invermark | Tiraaz | San Sebastian |
| 1997 | ||
| Chief Contender | Celeric | Persian Punch |
| 1996 | ||
| Nononito | Moonax | Always Earnest |
| 1995 | ||
| Always Earnest | Moonax | Nononito |
| 1994 | ||
| Molesnes | Always Earnest | Safety In Numbers |
| 1993 | ||
| Assessor | Sought Out | Sonus |
| 1992 | ||
| Sought Out | Drum Taps | Dariyoun |
It is France's most prestigious race for "stayers" – horses which specialise in racing over long distances. It is the French equivalent of the Gold Cup, the leading stayers' race in Great Britain.
History edit
The event is named after a clock face (cadran) at the École Militaire, a building located alongside its original venue, the Champ de Mars. It was first run in 1837, and was initially contested over one and a quarter laps of the track, about 2,500 metres.
The race was extended to 4,000 metres in 1843, and increased to 4,200 metres in 1846. It was held at Versailles in 1848, due to that year's French Revolution. It was not run in 1850, and its distance changed several times in the following decade. It was restricted to four-year-olds in 1854. It was transferred to Longchamp in 1857, and reverted to 4,200 metres in 1858. It was cancelled in 1871, because of the Franco-Prussian War.
The Prix du Cadran was re-opened to horses aged five or older and cut to 4,000 metres in 1913. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was staged at Le Tremblay over 4,100 metres from 1943 to 1945. It was abandoned because of student protests in 1968.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix du Cadran was classed at the highest level, Group 1. For a period it took place in late May. It was opened to geldings in 1986.
The race was moved to the Saturday of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 1991. It was later switched to the same day as the "Arc", usually the first Sunday in October.
Records edit
Most successful horse (4 wins):
- Marsyas – 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Yves Saint-Martin – Waldmeister (1965), Danseur (1967), Recupere (1974), Buckskin (1977, 1978)
Leading trainer (15 wins):
- Tom Jennings – La Cloture (1851), Hervine (1852), Papillon (1854), Monarque (1856), Compiegne (1862), Alerte (1863), Beatrix (1865), La Fortune (1866), Auguste (1867), Longchamps (1868), Le Sarrazin (1869), Boulogne (1870), Saint Christophe (1878), Rayon d'Or (1880), Milan (1881)
- (note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)
Leading owner (11 wins):
- Frédéric de Lagrange – Compiegne (1862), Alerte (1863), Beatrix (1865), La Fortune (1866), Auguste (1867), Longchamps (1868), Le Sarrazin (1869), Boulogne (1870), Saint Christophe (1878), Rayon d'Or (1880), Milan (1881)
Winners since 1969 edit
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Levmoss | 4 | Bill Williamson | Seamus McGrath | Seamus McGrath | 4:42.70 |
| 1970 | Le Chouan | 4 | Bill Pyers | Maurice Zilber | Daniel Wildenstein | 4:28.70 |
| 1971 | Ramsin | 4 | Henri Samani | Geoffroy Watson | Thierry van Zuylen | 4:49.00 |
| 1972 | Rock Roi | 5 | Duncan Keith | Peter Walwyn | Roger Hue-Williams | 4:30.60 |
| 1973 | Lassalle | 4 | Jimmy Lindley | Richard Carver Jr. | Zenya Yoshida | 4:40.50 |
| 1974 | Recupere | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Gilles Delloye | Alan Clore | 4:40.50 |
| 1975 | Le Bavard | 4 | Alfred Gibert | Max Bonaventure | Henry Aubert | 4:40.00 |
| 1976 | Sagaro | 5 | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin | Gerry Oldham | 4:20.90 |
| 1977 | Buckskin | 4 | Yves Saint-Martin | Angel Penna | Daniel Wildenstein | 4:36.00 |
| 1978 | Buckskin | 5 | Yves Saint-Martin | Peter Walwyn | Daniel Wildenstein | 4:38.10 |
| 1979 | El Badr | 4 | Henri Samani | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | 4:17.30 |
| 1980 | Shafaraz | 7 | Maurice Philipperon | Pierre Biancone | Yurk Skalka | 4:17.40 |
| 1981 | Gold River | 4 | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 4:38.00 |
| 1982 | El Badr | 7 | Alfred Gibert | Mitri Saliba | Mahmoud Fustok | 5:19.10 |
| 1983 | Karkour | 5 | Freddy Head | Joseph Audon | Ecurie Manhattan | 4:49.60 |
| 1984 | Neustrien | 5 | Éric Legrix | Patrick Biancone | Naji Pharaon | 4:45.50 |
| 1985 | Balitou | 6 | Éric Legrix | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 4:17.90 |
| 1986 | Air de Cour | 4 | Éric Legrix | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 4:21.10 |
| 1987 | Royal Gait | 4 | Olindo Mongelluzzo | Gerardo Villarta | Manuel Pereira-Arias | 4:28.90 |
| 1988 | Yaka | 5 | Cash Asmussen | Alain Chelet | Mrs Arthur Dewez | 4:34.00 |
| 1989 | Trebrook | 5 | Éric Legrix | Jean Lesbordes | Georges Blizniansky | 4:23.10 |
| 1990 | Mercalle | 4 | Maurice Bouland | Maurice Bouland | Raymond Le Poder | 4:19.20 |
| 1991 | Victoire Bleue | 4 | Thierry Jarnet | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 4:27.00 |
| 1992 | Sought Out | 4 | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond | Lord Weinstock | 4:41.10 |
| 1993 | Assessor | 4 | John Reid | Richard Hannon Sr. | Bjorn Nielsen | 4:38.20 |
| 1994 | Molesnes | 4 | Olivier Peslier | Marcel Rolland | Mitaab bin Abdullah | 4:27.50 |
| 1995 | Always Earnest | 7 | Alain Badel | Myriam Bollack-Badel | Mrs Claude Bourg | 4:36.50 |
| 1996 | Nononito | 5 | Thierry Jarnet | Jean Lesbordes | Patrick Sebagh | 4:31.50 |
| 1997 | Chief Contender | 4 | Olivier Doleuze | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Sue Magnier | 4:16.40 |
| 1998 | Invermark | 4 | Richard Hughes | James Fanshawe | Sir David Wills | 4:47.80 |
| 1999 | Tajoun | 5 | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 4:51.80 |
| 2000 | San Sebastian | 6 | Davy Bonilla | John Dunlop | Mrs Michael Watt | 4:14.10 |
| 2001 | Germinis | 7 | Renaud Janneau | Patrice Chevillard | Robert Sallet | 4:46.30 |
| 2002 | Give Notice | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | John Dunlop | Stewart-Brown / Meacock | 4:23.80 |
| 2003 | Westerner | 4 | Dominique Boeuf | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 4:37.50 |
| 2004 | Westerner | 5 | Olivier Peslier | Élie Lellouche | Ecurie Wildenstein | 4:19.80 |
| 2005 | Reefscape | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 4:36.00 |
| 2006 | Sergeant Cecil | 7 | Frankie Dettori | Rod Millman | Terry Cooper | 4:20.90 |
| 2007 | Le Miracle | 6 | Dominique Boeuf | Werner Baltromei | R'stall Gestüt Hachtsee | 4:29.80 |
| 2008 | Bannaby | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | M. Delcher Sánchez | Cuadra Miranda SL | 4:22.20 |
| 2009 | Alandi | 4 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | HH Aga Khan IV | 4:12.70 |
| 2010 | Gentoo | 6 | Gérald Mossé | Alain Lyon | Serge Tripier-Mondancin | 4:40.80 |
| 2011 | Kasbah Bliss | 9 | Gérald Mossé | François Doumen | Henri de Pracomtal | 4:30.52 |
| 2012 | Molly Malone | 4 | Umberto Rispoli | Mikel Delzangles | Dieter Bürkle | 4:43.60 |
| 2013 | Altano | 7 | Eduardo Pedroza | Andreas Wohler | Frau Dr I Hornig | 4:24.38 |
| 2014 | High Jinx | 6 | Ryan Moore | James Fanshawe | Mr & Mrs W. J. Williams | 4:12.22 |
| 2015 | Mille Et Mille | 5 | Thierry Thulliez | Carlos Lerner | Nicolas Saltiel | 4:22.61 |
| 2016 | Quest For More[a] | 6 | George Baker | Roger Charlton | Sultan Ahmad Shah | 4:23.57 |
| 2017 | Vazirabad[a] | 5 | Christophe Soumillon | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 4:34.60 |
| 2018 | Call The Wind | 4 | Aurelien Lemaitre | Freddy Head | George Strawbridge | 4:24.41 |
| 2019 | Holdthasigreen | 7 | Tony Piccone | Bruno Audouin | Jean Gilbert & Claude Le Lay | 4:41.83 |
| 2020 | Princess Zoe | 5 | Joey Sheridan | Anthony Mullins | Patrick Kehoe & Mrs P Crampton | 4:38.88 |
| 2021 | Trueshan | 5 | James Doyle | Alan King | Singula Partnership | 4:28.10 |
| 2022 | Kyprios | 4 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Moyglare Stud / Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 4:31.62 |
| 2023 | Trueshan | 7 | Hollie Doyle | Alan King | Singula Partnership | 4:19.52 |
Earlier winners edit
- 1837: Miss Annette
- 1838: Franck
- 1839: Nautilus
- 1840: Nautilus
- 1841: Deception
- 1842: Nautilus
- 1843: Annetta
- 1844: Nativa
- 1845: Edwin
- 1846: Tomate
- 1847: Liverpool
- 1848: Morok
- 1849: Nanetta
- 1850: no race
- 1851: La Cloture
- 1852: Hervine
- 1853: Trust
- 1854: Papillon
- 1855: Remuneration
- 1856: Monarque
- 1857: Nat
- 1858: Potocki
- 1859: Martel en Tete
- 1860: Geologie
- 1861: Pretendant
- 1862: Compiegne
- 1863: Alerte
- 1864: Guillaume le Taciturne
- 1865: Beatrix
- 1866: La Fortune
- 1867: Auguste
- 1868: Longchamps
- 1869: Le Sarrazin
- 1870: Boulogne
- 1871: no race
- 1872: Veranda
- 1873: Revigny
- 1874: Boiard
- 1875: Saltarelle
- 1876: Saint Cyr
- 1877: Enguerrande
- 1878: Saint Christophe
- 1879: Clocher
- 1880: Rayon d'Or
- 1881: Milan
- 1882: Bariolet
- 1883: Seigneur
- 1884: Regain
- 1885: Archiduc
- 1886: Lapin
- 1887: Sauterelle
- 1888: Krakatoa
- 1889: Siberie
- 1890: Clover
- 1891: Mirabeau
- 1892: Berenger
- 1893: Chene Royal
- 1894: Fousi Yama
- 1895: Excuse
- 1896: Omnium II
- 1897: Olmutz
- 1898: Chambertin
- 1899: Le Roi Soleil
- 1900: Perth
- 1901: Ivoire
- 1902: La Camargo
- 1903: Astronome
- 1904: Camisole
- 1905: Gouvernant
- 1906: Strozzi
- 1907: Ris Orangis
- 1908: Kalisz
- 1909: Sauge Pourpree
- 1910: Aveu
- 1911: La Francaise
- 1912: Combourg
- 1913: Predicateur
- 1914: Nimbus
- 1915–18: no race
- 1919: Bridaine
- 1920: Samourai
- 1921: Odol
- 1922: Ksar
- 1923: Le Prodige
- 1924: Filibert de Savoie
- 1925: Cadum
- 1926: Priori
- 1927: Asteroide
- 1928: Nino
- 1929: Cacao
- 1930: Hotweed
- 1931: Chateau Bouscaut
- 1932: Brulette
- 1933: Gris Perle
- 1934: Thor
- 1935: Brantôme
- 1936: Chaudiere
- 1937: Fantastic
- 1938: Dadji
- 1939: Foxlight
- 1940: no race
- 1941: Maurepas
- 1942: Nepenthe
- 1943: Hern the Hunter
- 1944: Marsyas
- 1945: Marsyas
- 1946: Marsyas
- 1947: Marsyas
- 1948: Arbar
- 1949: Turmoil
- 1950: Ciel Etoile
- 1951: Ysard
- 1952: Mat de Cocagne
- 1953: Feu du Diable *
- 1954: Silex
- 1955: Elpenor
- 1956: Bewitched
- 1957: Cambremer
- 1958: Scot
- 1959: Tello
- 1960: Le Loup Garou
- 1961: Puissant Chef
- 1962: Taine
- 1963: Taine
- 1964: Azincourt
- 1965: Waldmeister
- 1966: Fantomas
- 1967: Danseur
- 1968: no race
* Vamos finished first in 1953, but he was disqualified.
See also edit
References edit
- France Galop (1979–1989) / Racing Post (1990–present) :
- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- galop.courses-france.com:
- 1837–1859, 1860–1889, 1890–1919, 1920–1949, 1950–1979, 1980–2009
- – A Brief History: Prix du Cadran.
- galopp-sieger.de – Prix du Cadran.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix du Cadran (2018).
- pedigreequery.com – Prix du Cadran – Longchamp.
- tbheritage.com – Prix du Cadran.