The Prix Messidor is a

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horse race in France open to

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s aged three years or older. It is run at

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over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

History

The event was established in 1949, and it was originally held at

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. It was initially called the Prix de Messidor, a name derived from ''messis'', the Latin word for "harvest". The present title, without the "''de''", was introduced in 1955. For a period the race was switched between Maisons-Laffitte (1963–65, 1968–69) and Saint-Cloud (1966–67, 1970–72). It began a longer spell at Maisons-Laffitte in 1973. The race was transferred to

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in 1997. It returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 2005.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Catilina – ''1962, 1963'' ---- Leading

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(6 wins): *

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– ''Catilina (1962, 1963), Cripton (1964), Irish Minstrel (1969), Tassmoun (1980), Ya Zaman (1981)'' ---- Leading trainer (13 wins): *

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– ''Mille Balles (1984), Fitzwilliam Place (1987), Mill Native (1988), Polish Precedent (1989), Acteur Francais (1991), Fanmore (1993), Neuilly (1997), Dansili (1999), Valixir (2005), Intello (2013), Fractional (2015), Vadamos (2016), Impulsif (2019)'' ---- Leading owner (4 wins): *

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– ''Cripton (1964), Tassmoun (1980), Valixir (2005), Alnadana (2009)''

Winners since 1978

The 2019 running moved to

during unsafely track.
The 2021 running moved to

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due to the closure of

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The 2022 running moved to

due to the closure of

Earlier winners

* 1949: Beverly * 1950: Philactis * 1951: * 1952: ''no race'' * 1953: Pomare * 1954: Phlox * 1955: Chargeur * 1956: Cigalon * 1957–59: ''no race'' * 1960: Fin Bec * 1961: Pen Mane * 1962: Catilina * 1963: Catilina * 1964: Cripton * 1965: Red Slipper * 1966: Agy * 1967: Morris Dancer * 1968: Fisc * 1969: Irish Minstrel * 1970: Brabant * 1971: Joshua * 1972: Arosa * 1973: Martinmas * 1974: El Toro * 1975: Son of Silver * 1976: Dona Barod * 1977: Malecite

References

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france-galop.com
– ''A Brief History: Prix Messidor.''
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– ''Prix Messidor – Palmarès depuis 1980.''
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– ''Prix Messidor.''
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– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prix Messidor (2016).''
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– ''Prix Messidor.'' Open mile category horse races Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse Horse races in France

History

Records

Winners since 1978

Earlier winners

See also

References