Grand Flaneur (1877-1900) was an outstanding

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racehorse and sire, who won nine successive races, including the

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, the Victoria Derby and the 1880 Melbourne Cup, before he retired undefeated. He had won races over distances ranging from five furlongs to three miles.Pring, Peter; "Analysis of Champion Racehorses", The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1977, He was the

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in 1895 and was close to the top of the list for a decade.

Pedigree

He was bred by Edward K. Cox at his Fernhill Stud near

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. Grand Flaneur was by the good racehorse and sire, Yattendon (sire of

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, who was also bred by Cox),Binney, Keith R., ''Horsemen of the First Frontier (1788–1900) and the Serpents Legacy'', Volcanic Productions, Sydney, 2005, his dam was the imported First Lady (by St. Albans) who traced directly to the noted mare, Banter.

Race record

Two-year-old

* Won 1880 VRC Normanby Stakes 5 furlongs (by a half length)

Three-year-old

* Won 1880

over 12 furlongs (by a half length) * Won 1880 AJC Mares Produce Stakes 10 furlongs (by 1½ lengths) * Won 1880 VRC Mares Produce Stakes 10 furlongs (by 1½ lengths) * Won 1880

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16 furlongs (by 1 length) * Won 1880 VRC Victoria Derby 12 furlongs (by 1 length) * Won 1881 VRC Champion Stakes 24 furlongs (by 1 length) * Won 1881 VRC St Leger Stakes 14 furlongs (by 1½ lengths) * Won 1881 VRC Town Plate 16 furlongs (by 1 length)ASB: Grand Flaneur
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Stud record

After an injury Grand Flaneur was retired to Andrew Town’s Hobartville Stud at Richmond, New South Wales.Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956 Grand Flaneur sired the Melbourne Cup winner, Bravo, in his first crop. He was the leading Australian sire in 1894–95 and was then standing at Long’s Chipping Norton Stud. Grand Flaneur sired 23 stakes winners for 45 stakes wins and more than £50,000, including, Hopscotch (AJC

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etc.),

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and GB

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), Parthian (AJC St Leger Stakes, VRC St Leger Stakes etc.) and

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(Melbourne Cup).Digby, John; "Thoroughbred Families and Sires of Australian and New Zealand", AJC & VRC, 2002 Grand Flaneur died in 1900 at the Chipping Norton Stud, near

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where he is buried. Grand Flaneur Beach in Chipping Norton is named after him. In 2007 Grand Flaneur was inducted into the

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