The Prix du Prince d'Orange is a group-3

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horse race in France open to three-year-old

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s. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

History

The event is named after William of Orange (1840–1879), the eldest son of William III of the Netherlands. The Prince became a member of the

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in 1863, and took up racehorse ownership shortly before his death. The Prix du Prince d'Orange was established in 1882. It was originally open to horses aged three or older and contested at Longchamp over 2,400 metres. The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1918. It was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940. It was run at Le Tremblay over 2,200 metres in 1943 and 1944. The event's regular distance was cut to 2,200 metres in 1963. It was shortened to 2,000 metres in 1972. The race was restricted to three-year-olds in 1994. The Prix du Prince d'Orange sometimes serves as a trial for the

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distance ...

. Five horses have won both races in the same year. The first was

Ksar Ksar or qsar (Maghrebi Arabic: wiktionary:قصر, قصر ''qṣer'' or ڭصر ''gser'', plural ''qṣur''; Berber language, Berber: ⵉⴴⵔⵎ ''aghrem'' or ''ighrem'', plural: ''igherman''), plural ksars, qsars, ksour or qsour, is the Nor ...

in 1922, and the most recent was Saumarez in 1990.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Azur – ''1883, 1884'' * Fra Angelico – ''1892, 1893'' *

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– ''1895, 1896'' * Biniou – ''1908, 1909'' * Cadum – ''1924, 1925'' * Motrico – ''1930, 1932'' *

Tanerko Tanerko (3 May 1953 – 1972) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was unraced as a two-year-old but established himself as one of the best colts of his generation in Europe in 1956 by winning the Prix Juigné, Prix Noailles, ...

– ''1956, 1957'' * Lovely Dancer – ''1983, 1984'' ---- Leading jockey (6 wins): * George Stern – ''Caius (1904), Biniou (1908, 1909), Gros Papa (1910, dead-heat), Floraison (1912), Dagor (1913)'' *

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– ''Goodly (1969), Hallez (1971), Ivanjica (1976), Carwhite (1977), Lovely Dancer (1983), Triptych (1988)'' ---- Leading trainer (8 wins): *

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– ''Cariellor (1985, dead-heat), In the Wings (1989), Arcangues (1992), Apple Tree (1993), Loup Sauvage (1997), State Shinto (1999), Prince Bishop (2010), Intello (2013)'' ---- Leading owner (5 wins): * Édouard de Rothschild – ''Floraison (1912), Cadum (1924, 1925), Brantome (1935), Gonfalonier (1937)''

Winners since 1976

Earlier winners

* 1882: Octave * 1883: Azur * 1884: Azur * 1885: Plaisanterie * 1886: Fricandeau * 1887: Tenebreuse * 1888: Athos * 1889: Achille * 1890: Wandora * 1891: Espion * 1892: Fra Angelico * 1893: Fra Angelico * 1894: Ravioli * 1895:

* 1896:

* 1897: Launay * 1898: Gardefeu * 1899: Jeanne Brunette * 1900: Fourire * 1901: Arkinglass * 1902: La Camargo * 1903: Maximum * 1904: Caius * 1905: Presto * 1906: Montlieu * 1907: Bethsaida * 1908: Biniou * 1909: Biniou * 1910: Gros Papa / Ronde de Nuit * * 1911: Alcantara * 1912: Floraison * 1913: Dagor * 1914–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Tullamore * 1920: Cid Campeador * 1921: Harpocrate * 1922:

* 1923: Guercoeur * 1924: Cadum * 1925: Cadum * 1926: Masked Ruler * 1927: Sac a Papier * 1928: Finglas * 1929: Kantar * 1930: Motrico * 1931: Lovelace * 1932: Motrico * 1933: Phlegeton * 1934: Negundo * 1935: Brantome * 1936: Arkina * 1937: Gonfalonier * 1938: Vatellor * 1939: ''no race'' * 1940: ''no race'' * 1941: Macaron * 1942:

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* 1943: Guirlande / Norseman * * 1944: Folle Nuit * 1945: Micipsa * 1946: Achille * 1947: Oviedo * 1948: Yong Lo * 1949: * 1950: Medium * 1951: Florian * 1952: Silnet * 1953: Worden * 1954: Banassa * 1955: Cordova * 1956:

* 1957:

* 1958: Chief * 1959:

Herbager Herbager (1956 – 25 March 1976) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire in both France and the United States. Background Herbager was sired by Vandale, a stayer who won the 1946 Prix du Conseil Municipal and whom Herbag ...

* 1960:

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* 1961: Wordpam * 1962: Kistinie * 1963: Soltikoff * 1964: Le Fabuleux * 1965:

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* 1966: Pasquin * 1967: Carmarthen * 1968: Petrone * 1969: Goodly * 1970: A Chara * 1971: Hallez * 1972: Mister Sic Top * 1973: Toujours Pret * 1974: On My Way * 1975: Kasteel

History

Records

Winners since 1976

Earlier winners

See also

References