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s aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs) at Longchamp in May.

History

The event is named after Haras de Saint-Georges, a stud farm near Moulins owned by Emmanuel d'Harcourt (1844–1928). The race was established in 1929, and the first running was won by Clarawood. The Prix de Saint-Georges was cancelled in 1940, and held at

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from 1943 to 1945. It was staged at

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in 1968. The present race grading system was introduced in 1971, and the Prix de Saint-Georges was subsequently given Group 3 status. It is currently one of four open-age 1,000-metre Group races in France. The others are the

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, the

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Records

Most successful horse (3 wins): * Constans – ''1972, 1973, 1974'' ---- Leading

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– ''Jannic (1960), Fortino (1962), Montgomery (1971), Adraan (1980), Last Tycoon (1986)'' ---- Leading trainer (5 wins): * François Mathet – ''Polic (1957), Texana (1958), Jannic (1960), Fortino (1962), Adraan (1980)'' ---- Leading owner (4 wins): *

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– ''Polic (1957), Texana (1958), Jannic (1960), Fortino (1962)'' * Monica Sheriffe – ''Constans (1972, 1973, 1974), Sharpo (1981)''

Winners since 1980

Inxile finished first in 2009, but he was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.
The 2016 and 2017 runnings took place at

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while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment.

Earlier winners

* 1929: Clarawood * 1930: Zambelli * 1931: Dickens * 1932: My Beauty * 1933: La Pommeraie * 1934: Makila * 1935: If * 1936: Fingall * 1937: Iskandar * 1938: Turbator * 1939: Simone * 1940: ''no race'' * 1941: Thread * 1942: Djerme * 1943: Fine Art * 1944: Tango * 1945: * 1946: Boree * 1947: Thiercelin * 1948: Merry Maid * 1949: Rio * 1950: Sarrau * 1951: Fast Street * 1952: * 1953: Aria Viva * 1954: * 1955: Basque * 1956: Palariva * 1957: Polic * 1958: Texana * 1959: Blysmus * 1960: Jannic * 1961: Carissimo * 1962: Fortino * 1963: L'Épinay * 1964: Takawalk * 1965: Polyfoto * 1966: Yours * 1967: Yours * 1968: Tudor Black * 1969: Lear Jet * 1970: Prime Action * 1971: Montgomery * 1972: Constans * 1973: Constans * 1974: Constans * 1975:

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* 1976: Girl Friend * 1977: Girl Friend * 1978: Polyponder * 1979: King of Macedon

References

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History

Records

Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

See also

References