The Critérium de Saint-Cloud is a
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flat horse race
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in France open to two-year-old
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fillies
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. It is run at
Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud () is a French commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Like other communes of Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine and Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of France's wealthie ...
over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October or early November.
History
The event was established in 1901, and it was originally held in September. It was initially contested over 1,400 metres, and was extended to 2,000 metres in 1906.
The race was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1914 to 1919. It was cut to 1,600 metres in 1920, and restored to 2,000 metres in 1924.
Due to the closure of its venue during World War II, the Critérium de Saint-Cloud was not run from 1939 to 1945. It was staged at
Longchamp in 1954.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Critérium de Saint-Cloud was given Group 2 status. It was promoted to Group 1 level in 1987.
Prior to 2015 the event was run in mid-November and was Europe's last Group 1 flat race of the year. In 2015 it was moved to a date a week earlier as part of a series of changes to autumn races for two-year-olds and is now run on the same day as another Group 1 race, the
Critérium International
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.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(6 wins):
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Yves Saint-Martin
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– ''Fire Crest (1967), Rheffic (1970), Ribecourt (1973), Tarek (1977), Darshaan (1983), Mouktar (1984)''
*
Dominique Boeuf
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– ''Pistolet Bleu (1990), Glaieuil (1991), Marchand de Sable (1992), Spadoun (1998), Goldamix (1999), Voix du Nord (2003)''
Leading
trainer (8 wins):
* François Mathet – ''Telegram (1949), Bingo (1952), Pas de Deux (1955), Upstart (1957), Le Francais (1960), Saraca (1968), Rheffic (1970), Simbir (1972)''
Leading owner (7 wins):
''(includes part ownership)''
*
Sue Magnier
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– ''Ballingarry (2001), Alberto Giacometti (2002), Fame and Glory (2008), Recital (2010), Waldgeist (2016), Los Angeles (2023), Tennessee Stud (2024)''
Winners since 1978
Earlier winners
* 1901: Illinois
* 1902: Marigold
* 1903: Maidensblush
* 1904: Fier
* 1905: Belle Fleur
* 1906: La Belle
* 1907: Talo Biribil
* 1908: Clinquant
* 1909: Hunyade
* 1910: Matchless
* 1911: Mongolie
* 1912: La Ribaude
* 1913: Regent's Park
* 1914–19: ''no race''
* 1920: Black Larry
* 1921: Rocking Chair
* 1922: Sylvan
* 1923: Fetz el Rih
* 1924: Sizain
* 1925: Becassine
* 1926: Eneas
* 1927:
Motrico
* 1928: Cordial
* 1929: La Voulzie
* 1930: Barneveldt
* 1931: De Beers / Incessu Patuit *
* 1932: Amador
* 1933: El Lando
* 1934: Skiff
* 1935: Treignac
* 1936: Tonnelle
* 1937: Canot
* 1938: Tricameron
* 1939–45: ''no race''
* 1946: Rhetorius
* 1947:
* 1948:
* 1949: Telegram
* 1950: Aquino
* 1951:
* 1952: Bingo
* 1953: Sica Boy
* 1954: Ahmose
* 1955: Pas de Deux
* 1956: Lofoten
* 1957: Upstart
* 1958: Le Loup Garou
* 1959: Marella
* 1960: Le Francais
* 1961: Tracy
* 1962: Ad Valorem
* 1963: Le Fabuleux
* 1964: Carvin
* 1965: Sea Hawk
* 1966: Pointille
* 1967: Fire Crest
* 1968: Saraca
* 1969: Stintino
* 1970: Rheffic
* 1971: Gay Saint
* 1972:
Simbir
* 1973: Ribecourt
* 1974: Easy Regent
* 1975: Kano
* 1976: Conglomerat
* 1977: Tarek
* The 1931 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
See also
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List of French flat horse races
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References
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