The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a

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horse race in France open to three-year-old

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. It is run at

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over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June. It is France's equivalent of The Oaks, a famous race in England.

History

The event is named after the mythological goddess Diana (in French, "Diane"). It was established in 1843, and was originally restricted to horses born and bred in France. Its distance was set at 2,100 metres, around 300 metres shorter than the English version. It was switched to

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during the

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of 1848, and was cancelled due to the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. The Prix de Diane was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. The first two post-war editions were held at Longchamp, and it returned to Chantilly in 1921. It took place at Longchamp again in 1936. The race was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was staged at Longchamp in 1941 and 1942, and at

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. The event was sponsored by

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from 1977 to 1982, and by

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from 1983 to 2007. It was not sponsored from 2008 to 2010, and has been backed by

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since 2011. Two fillies have won both the Prix de Diane and the English Oaks – Fille de l'Air in 1864 and

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in 1976. Six Prix de Diane winners have subsequently won the

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, most recently Treve in 2013.

Records

Leading

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(5 wins): * Spreoty – ''Serenade (1848), Hervine (1851), Dame d'Honneur (1856), Mademoiselle de Chantilly (1857), Etoile du Nord (1858)'' * Charles Pratt – ''Geologie (1859), Finlande (1861), Stradella (1862), Fille de l'Air (1864), Sornette (1870)'' *

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– ''La Sega (1962), Rescousse (1972), Allez France (1973), Pawneese (1976), Madelia (1977)'' *

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– ''Restless Kara (1988), Shemaka (1993), Vereva (1997), Zainta (1998), Daryaba (1999)'' Leading trainer (9 wins): * Henry Jennings – ''Nativa (1843), Lanterne (1844), Dorade (1846), Serenade (1848), Fleur de Marie (1850), Geologie (1859), Surprise (1860), Destinee (1874), Tyrolienne (1875)'' Leading owner (7 wins): * HH Aga Khan IV – ''Shemaka (1993), Vereva (1997), Zainta (1998), Daryaba (1999), Zarkava (2008), Sarafina (2010), Valyra (2012)''

Winners since 1969

Earlier winners

* 1843: Nativa * 1844: Lanterne * 1845: Suavita * 1846: Dorade * 1847: Wirthschaft * 1848: Serenade * 1849: Vergogne * 1850: Fleur de Marie * 1851: Hervine * 1852: Bounty * 1853: Jouvence * 1854: Honesty * 1855: Ronzi * 1856: Dame d'Honneur * 1857: Mademoiselle de Chantilly * 1858: Etoile du Nord * 1859: Geologie * 1860: Surprise * 1861: Finlande * 1862: Stradella * 1863: La Toucques * 1864: Fille de l'Air * 1865: Deliane * 1866: Victorieuse * 1867: Jeune Premiere * 1868: Jenny * 1869: Peripetie * 1870: Sornette * 1871: ''no race'' * 1872: Little Agnes * 1873: Campeche * 1874: Destinee * * 1875: Tyrolienne * * 1876: Mondaine * 1877: La Jonchere * 1878: Brie * 1879: Nubienne * 1880: Versigny * 1881: Serpolette * 1882: Mademoiselle de Senlis * 1883: Verte Bonne * 1884: Fregate * 1885: Barberine * 1886: Presta * 1887: Bavarde * 1888: Solange * 1889: Criniere * 1890: Wandora * 1891: Primrose * 1892: Annita * 1893: Praline * 1894: Brisk * 1895: Kasbah * 1896: Liane * 1897: Roxelane * 1898: Cambridge * 1899: Germaine * 1900: Semendria * 1901: La Camargo * 1902: Kizil Kourgan * 1903: Rose de Mai * 1904: Profane * 1905: Clyde * 1906: Flying Star * 1907: Saint Astra * 1908: Medeah * 1909: Union * 1910: Marsa * 1911: Rose Verte * 1912: Qu'elle Est Belle * 1913: Moia * 1914: Alerte * 1915–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Quenouille * 1920: Flowershop * 1921: Doniazade * 1922: Pellsie * 1923: Quoi * 1924: Uganda * 1925: Aquatinte * 1926: Dorina * 1927: Fairy Legend * 1928: Mary Legend * 1929: Ukrania * 1930: Commanderie * 1931: Pearl Cap * 1932: Perruche Bleue * 1933: Vendange * 1934: Adargatis * 1935: Peniche * 1936: Mistress Ford * 1937: En Fraude * 1938: Feerie * 1939: Lysistrata * 1940: ''no race'' * 1941: Sapotille * 1942: Vigilance * 1943: Caravelle * 1944: Pointe a Pitre * 1945: Nikellora * 1946: Pirette * 1947: Montenica * 1948: Corteira * 1949: Bagheera * 1950: Aglae Grace * 1951: Stratonice * 1952: Seria * 1953: La Sorellina * 1954: Tahiti * 1955: Douve * 1956: Apollonia * 1957: Cerisoles * 1958: Dushka * 1959: Barquette * 1960: Timandra * 1961: Hermieres * 1962: La Sega * 1963: Belle Ferronniere * 1964: Belle Sicambre * 1965: Blabla * 1966: Fine Pearl * 1967: Gazala * 1968: Roseliere * The 1874 and 1875 races finished as dead-heats, but each was decided by a run-off.

References

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