The Prix Daru was a

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open to three-year-old

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s. It was run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in mid-April.

History

The event was established in 1841, and it was originally called the Poule des Produits. It was initially staged at the

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, and was later transferred to Longchamp. For a period it was held in May. The race continued as the Poule des Produits until 1876. It was renamed in memory of Viscount Paul Daru, who served as president of the Société d'Encouragement, in 1877. The Prix Daru was one of several trials for the

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collectively known as the Poules des Produits. The others (listed by their modern titles) were the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. From 1885, the Prix Daru was restricted to horses whose dams were born outside France. The event was funded by entries submitted before a horse's birth, in the year of its conception. The race merged with the Prix Noailles during the 1940s. The combined event, the Prix Daru-Noailles, was contested over 2,150 metres at

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in 1944 and 1945, and Longchamp in 1946. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix Daru was classed at Group 2 level. It was discontinued after 1977. Its last winner was Carwhite, ridden by

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, trained by

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and owned by

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Winners

* 1841: Cauchemar * 1842: Angora * 1843: Governor * 1844: Commodor Napier * 1846: Fleet * 1847: Glands * 1848: Lioubliou * 1850: Babiega * 1851: Illustration * 1852: Aguila * 1853: Fontaine * 1854: Lysisca * 1855: Monarque * 1856: Nat * 1857: Florin * 1858: Gouvieux * 1859: Geologie * 1860: Violette * 1862: Benjamin * 1863: Pergola * 1864: Bois Roussel * 1865: Tourmalet * 1866: Marengo * 1867: Cerf Volant * 1868: Ouragan * 1869: Peripetie * 1871: ''no race'' * 1872: Nethon * 1873: Boiard * 1874: Destinee * 1875: Almanza * 1876: Braconnier * 1877: La Jonchere * 1878: Stathouder * 1879: Salteador * 1880: Voilette * 1881: Albion IV * 1882: Mademoiselle de Senlis * 1883: Rubens * 1884: Archiduc

* 1885: Extra * 1886: Jupin * 1887: Le Sancy * 1888: Stuart * 1889: Thomery * 1890: Flibustier * 1891: Ermak * 1892: Diarbek * 1893: Fousi Yama * 1894: Idle Boy * 1895: Arioviste * 1896: Champaubert * 1897: Quilda * 1898: Le Samaritain * 1899: Perth * 1900: Solon * 1901: Saxon * 1902: Arizona * 1903: Caius * 1904: Sam Sam * 1905: Jardy * 1906: Crillon * 1907: Sans Souci * 1908: Gigolo * 1909:

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* 1910: Or du Rhin * 1911: Shetland * 1912: Floraison * 1913: Ecouen * 1914: La Farina * 1920: Boscobel * 1921: Le Majordome * 1922: Zariba * 1923: Le Capucin * 1924: Pot au Feu * 1925: Lucide * 1926: Soubadar * 1927:

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* 1928: Mondovi * 1929: Donatello

* 1930: Potiphar * 1931: Barneveldt * 1932: Shred * 1933: Vareuse * 1934: Le Gosse * 1935: Ipe * 1936: Bel Aethel * 1937: Victrix * 1938: Astrologer * 1939: Mon Tresor * 1940: Loliondo * 1941: Le Corail * 1942: Tornado * 1943–46: ''see

'' * 1947: Tharsis * 1948: Boby * 1949: Norval * 1950: Damasco * 1951: Aquino * 1952: Luzon * 1953: Buisson d'Or * 1954: Popof * 1955: Kurun * 1956: Ambiax * 1957: Amber * 1958: Yoggi * 1959: Gric * 1960: Pharamond * 1961: Moutiers * 1962:

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* 1963: Beau Persan * 1964: Papaya * 1965: Jacambre * 1966: Pasha * 1967: Carmarthen * 1968: Scherzo * 1969: Budapest * 1970: Gyr * 1971: Irish Ball * 1972:

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* 1973: Rose Laurel * 1974:

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* 1975: Easy Regent * 1976:

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* 1977: Carwhite

References

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– ''A Brief History: Prix Noailles.''
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– ''Prix Daru (ex Poule des Produits).''
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– ''Prix Daru – Longchamp.'' Horse races in France Longchamp Racecourse Flat horse races for three-year-olds Discontinued horse races

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