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The Prix du Cadran is a
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in France open to
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s aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 4,000 metres (about 2 miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October. It is France's most prestigious race for "stayers" – horses which specialise in racing over long distances. It is the French equivalent of the Gold Cup, the leading stayers' race in Great Britain.


History

The event is named after a clock face (''cadran'') at the
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, a building located alongside its original venue, the
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. It was first run in 1837, and was initially contested over one and a quarter laps of the track, about 2,500 metres. The race was extended to 4,000 metres in 1843, and increased to 4,200 metres in 1846. It was held at
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in 1848, due to that year's French Revolution. It was not run in 1850, and its distance changed several times in the following decade. It was restricted to four-year-olds in 1854. It was transferred to Longchamp in 1857, and reverted to 4,200 metres in 1858. It was cancelled in 1871, because of the
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. The Prix du Cadran was re-opened to horses aged five or older and cut to 4,000 metres in 1913. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. It was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940. It was staged at Le Tremblay over 4,100 metres from 1943 to 1945. It was abandoned because of student protests in 1968. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix du Cadran was classed at the highest level, Group 1. For a period it took place in late May. It was opened to
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s in 1986. The race was moved to the Saturday of
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weekend in 1991. It was later switched to the same day as the "Arc", usually the first Sunday in October.


Records

Most successful horse (4 wins): *
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– ''1944, 1945, 1946, 1947'' Leading
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(5 wins): *
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– ''Waldmeister (1965), Danseur (1967), Recupere (1974), Buckskin (1977, 1978)'' Leading trainer (15 wins): * Tom Jennings – ''La Cloture (1851), Hervine (1852), Papillon (1854), Monarque (1856), Compiegne (1862), Alerte (1863), Beatrix (1865), La Fortune (1866), Auguste (1867), Longchamps (1868), Le Sarrazin (1869), Boulogne (1870), Saint Christophe (1878), Rayon d'Or (1880), Milan (1881)'' : ''(note: the trainers of some of the early winners are unknown)'' Leading owner (11 wins): * Frédéric de Lagrange – ''Compiegne (1862), Alerte (1863), Beatrix (1865), La Fortune (1866), Auguste (1867), Longchamps (1868), Le Sarrazin (1869), Boulogne (1870), Saint Christophe (1878), Rayon d'Or (1880), Milan (1881)''


Winners since 1969


Earlier winners

* 1837: Miss Annette * 1838: Franck * 1839: Nautilus * 1840: Nautilus * 1841: Deception * 1842: Nautilus * 1843: Annetta * 1844: Nativa * 1845: Edwin * 1846: Tomate * 1847: Liverpool * 1848: Morok * 1849: Nanetta * 1850: ''no race'' * 1851: La Cloture * 1852: Hervine * 1853: Trust * 1854: Papillon * 1855: Remuneration * 1856: Monarque * 1857: Nat * 1858: Potocki * 1859: Martel en Tete * 1860: Geologie * 1861: Pretendant * 1862: Compiegne * 1863: Alerte * 1864: Guillaume le Taciturne * 1865: Beatrix * 1866: La Fortune * 1867: Auguste * 1868: Longchamps * 1869: Le Sarrazin * 1870: Boulogne * 1871: ''no race'' * 1872: Veranda * 1873: Revigny * 1874: Boiard * 1875: Saltarelle * 1876: Saint Cyr * 1877: Enguerrande * 1878: Saint Christophe * 1879: Clocher * 1880: Rayon d'Or * 1881: Milan * 1882: Bariolet * 1883: Seigneur * 1884: Regain * 1885: Archiduc * 1886: Lapin * 1887: Sauterelle * 1888: Krakatoa * 1889: Siberie * 1890: Clover * 1891: Mirabeau * 1892: Berenger * 1893: Chene Royal * 1894: Fousi Yama * 1895: Excuse * 1896: Omnium II * 1897: Olmutz * 1898: Chambertin * 1899: Le Roi Soleil * 1900: Perth * 1901: Ivoire * 1902: La Camargo * 1903: Astronome * 1904: Camisole * 1905: Gouvernant * 1906: Strozzi * 1907: Ris Orangis * 1908: Kalisz * 1909: Sauge Pourpree * 1910: Aveu * 1911: La Francaise * 1912: Combourg * 1913: Predicateur * 1914: Nimbus * 1915–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Bridaine * 1920: Samourai * 1921: Odol * 1922:
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* 1923: Le Prodige * 1924: Filibert de Savoie * 1925: Cadum * 1926: Priori * 1927: Asteroide * 1928: Nino * 1929: Cacao * 1930: Hotweed * 1931: Chateau Bouscaut * 1932: Brulette * 1933: Gris Perle * 1934: Thor * 1935: Brantôme * 1936: Chaudiere * 1937: Fantastic * 1938: Dadji * 1939: Foxlight * 1940: ''no race'' * 1941: Maurepas * 1942: Nepenthe * 1943: Hern the Hunter * 1944:
Marsyas In Greek mythology, the satyr Marsyas (; ) is a central figure in two stories involving music: in one, he picked up the double oboe (''aulos'') that had been abandoned by Athena and played it; in the other, he challenged Apollo to a contest of ...
* 1945:
Marsyas In Greek mythology, the satyr Marsyas (; ) is a central figure in two stories involving music: in one, he picked up the double oboe (''aulos'') that had been abandoned by Athena and played it; in the other, he challenged Apollo to a contest of ...
* 1946:
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* 1947:
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* 1948: Arbar * 1949: Turmoil * 1950: Ciel Etoile * 1951: Ysard * 1952: Mat de Cocagne * 1953: Feu du Diable * * 1954: Silex * 1955: Elpenor * 1956: Bewitched * 1957: Cambremer * 1958: Scot * 1959: Tello * 1960: Le Loup Garou * 1961: Puissant Chef * 1962: Taine * 1963: Taine * 1964: Azincourt * 1965: Waldmeister * 1966: Fantomas * 1967: Danseur * 1968: ''no race'' * Vamos finished first in 1953, but he was disqualified.


See also

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References

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