Formerly known as the ''Grand International d'Ostende'' (1898), the race was renamed Grand Prix Prince Rose in honor of the great Belgian crack,

Prince Rose Prince Rose (1928–1944) was a British-bred, Belgian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, often referred to as the best horse in Belgian racing. Background Bred in England by Lord Durham, Prince Rose was sired by Rose Prince out of the mare Indole ...

. It is run in July at the Ostend racecourse on the occasion of the Belgian National Day. In 1931 Prince Rose beat the French mare Pearl Cap who went on to win the

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, France, over a distance ...

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Palmarès from 1923 to 1988

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Thoroughbred database

Some famous winners

* Le Capucin (1924) *

(1931) * Corrida (1936 & 1937) * Rheingold (1973) *

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(1980)

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Palmarès from 1923 to 1988

Some famous winners

See also

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