The Grand Prix de Paris is a

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open to three-year-old

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colts and

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. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

History

The event was created by the Société d'Encouragement, a former governing body of horse racing in France. It originally served as a showpiece for the best home-bred three-year-olds to compete against international opponents over 3,000 metres. It was established in 1863, and the inaugural running was won by a British colt called The Ranger. The initial prize of 100,000

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was raised by the

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, who obtained half of the money from the Paris Municipal Council and an equal share of the remainder from each of the five main regional railway companies. For a period it was France's richest and most prestigious race. The Grand Prix de Paris was abandoned because of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. It was cancelled throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It continued to be the country's leading flat race until the introduction of the

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in 1920. The event was temporarily switched to

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from 1988 to 1992, and the sponsorship of

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began in 2001. The distance of the Grand Prix de Paris was increased to 2,400 metres in 2005. It is normally held at an evening meeting on July 14, the French national holiday of

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. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 running was postponed to 13 September, replacing the

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, traditionally run at that time.

Records

Leading

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(6 wins): * Tom Lane – ''Stuart (1888), Fitz Roya (1890), Clamart (1891), Rueil (1892), Ragotsky (1893), Perth (1899)'' ---- Leading trainer (13 wins): *

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– ''Dancehall (1989), Subotica (1991), Homme de Loi (1992), Fort Wood (1993), Grape Tree Road (1996), Peintre Celebre (1997), Limpid (1998), Slickly (1999), Rail Link (2006), Cavalryman (2009), Meandre (2011), Flintshire (2013), Gallante (2014)'' ---- Leading owner (7 wins): *

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– ''Nubienne (1879), Clamart (1891), Rueil (1892), Andree (1895), Arreau (1896), Quo Vadis (1903), Ajax (1904)'' *

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- ''Charlottesville (1960), Sumayr (1985), Valanour (1995), Khalkevi (2002), Montmartre (2008), Behkabad (2010), Shakeel (2017)''

Winners since 1957

The 2016 and 2017 races took place at

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while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.
The 2016 winner ''Mont Ormel'' was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed ''Helene Charisma''.
The 2020 race was run in September owing to the

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Earlier winners

* 1863: The Ranger * 1864: Vermouth * 1865:

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* 1866: Ceylon * 1867: Fervacques * * 1868: The Earl * 1869: Glaneur * 1870: Sornette * 1871: ''no race'' * 1872: Cremorne * 1873: Boiard * 1874: Trent * 1875: Salvator * 1876: Kisber * 1877: Saint Christophe * 1878: Thurio * 1879: Nubienne * 1880:

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* 1881: Foxhall * 1882: Bruce * 1883: Frontin * 1884: Little Duck * 1885:

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* 1886:

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* 1887: Tenebreuse * 1888: Stuart * 1889: Vasistas * 1890: Fitz Roya * 1891: Clamart * 1892: Rueil * 1893: Ragotsky * 1894: Dolma Baghtche * 1895: Andree * 1896: Arreau * 1897: Doge * 1898: Le Roi Soleil * 1899: Perth * 1900: Semendria * 1901: Cheri * 1902: Kizil Kourgan * 1903: Quo Vadis * 1904:

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* 1905:

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* 1906:

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* 1907: Sans Souci * 1908: Northeast * 1909: Verdun * 1910: Nuage * 1911: As d'Atout * 1912: Houli * 1913: Bruleur * 1914:

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* 1915–16: ''no race'' * 1917: Brumelli * 1918: Montmartin * 1919: Galloper Light * 1920:

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* 1921: Lemonora * 1922: Kefalin * 1923: Filibert de Savoie * 1924: Transvaal * 1925: Reine Lumiere * 1926: Take My Tip * 1927: Fiterari * 1928: Cri de Guerre * 1929: Hotweed * 1930: Commanderie * 1931: Barneveldt * 1932: Strip the Willow * 1933: Cappiello * 1934: Admiral Drake * 1935: Crudité * 1936: Mieuxce * 1937:

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* 1938:

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* 1939: Pharis * 1940: Maurepas * 1941:

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* 1942: Magister * 1943: Pensbury * 1944: Deux Pour Cent * 1945:

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* 1946: Souverain * 1947: Avenger * 1948: My Love * 1949: Bagheera * 1950:

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* 1951:

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* 1952: Orfeo * 1953: Northern Light * 1954: Popof * 1955:

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* 1956: Vattel

History

Records

Winners since 1957

Earlier winners

See also

References