Prix du Cadran

The Prix du Cadran is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 4,000 metres (about 21⁄2 miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.

Prix du Cadran
Group 1 race
Shafaraz, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920–2003)
LocationLongchamp Racecourse
Paris, France
Inaugurated1837
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorQatar
Websitefrance-galop.com
Race information
Distance4,000 metres (2½ miles)[1]
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed[1]
QualificationFour-years-old and up[1]
Weight58 kg
Allowances
1½ kg for fillies and mares[1]
Purse€300,000 (2021)
1st: €171,420[1]
Prix du Cadran
2023
Yellow, royal blue cross belts, royal blue and yellow chevrons on sleeves, royal blue cap Orange, beige cap Mauve, white disc, white cap
Trueshan Moon Wolf Run For Oscar
Previous years
2022
Black, white sleeves, red cap, black star White, royal blue diamond and sleeves, striped cap Light blue, dark blue hollow box, striped sleeves and cap
Kyprios Almacado Gree Tashkhan
2021
Yellow, royal blue cross belts, royal blue and yellow chevrons on sleeves, royal blue cap Black, yellow cap Royal blue, red sleeves, quartered cap
Trueshan Stradivarius Bubble Smart
2020-2011
2020
PURPLE, yellow sleeves, striped cap Grey and black diamonds, black sleeves White, emerald green hoop, white cap
Princess Zoe Alkuin Call The Wind
2019
Blue, Red epaulettes and diamond, Blue sleeves, Blue and Red quartered cap White, emerald green hoop, white cap Silver, tassel on cap
Holdthasigreen Call The Wind Dee Ex Bee
2018
White, green hoop, white sleeves, white cap Blue, Red epaulettes and diamond, Blue sleeves, Blue and Red quartered cap Blue, blue sleeves, blue cap
Call The Wind Holdthasigreen Morgan Le Faye
2017
Green, red epaulettes, green sleeves, green cap Beige, black braces, beige sleeves, beige cap Blue, yellow sash, yellow stripes on sleeves, yellow cap
Vazirabad Mille Et Mille Trip To Rhodos
2016
Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap Black, green hoop and armlets, green cap, black spots
Quest For More Vazirabad Nearly Caught
2015
Beige, black braces Royal blue, dark blue armlets, royal blue cap, dark blue star Mcalpine tartan, rose pink armlets and cap
Mille Et Mille Kicky Blue Fun Mac
2014
Royal Blue, Yellow striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow star Green, red stars, star on cap Purple, yellow cross of lorraine, yellow cap
High Jinx Bathyrhon Pale Mimosa
2013
White, royal blue ball, white sleeves, blue and white quartered cap Yellow, dark blue seams, yellow cap Black, emerald green sleeves, striped cap
Altano Tac De Boistron Times Up
2012
White, purple star, sleeves and cap Royal blue, yellow striped sleeves, royal blue cap, yellow star Royal blue
Molly Malone High Jinx Colour Vision
2011
Yellow, light blue hoop, armlets and cap Maroon, maroon and grey diabolo on sleeves, maroon cap, grey star Emerald green, maroon chevron, maroon cap
Kasbah Bliss Tres Rock Danon Brigantin
2010–2001
2010
Red, black sleeves Yellow, orange cap Yellow, light blue hoop, armlets and cap
Gentoo Winter Dream Kasbah Bliss
2009
GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap Yellow, light blue hoop, armlets and cap Dark blue
Alandi Kasbah Bliss Yeats
2008
Blue, red epaulets and cap Blue, white diamonds on sleeves, blue cap, white diamond WHITE, royal blue sleeves, yellow cap, royal blue star
Bannaby Incanto Dream Orion Star
2007
Brown, red cap Purple, pink chevron, chevrons on sleeves, pink cap, purple diamond Dark Blue
Le Miracle Varevees Yeats
2006
Black, large Yellow spots and sleeves, Yellow cap, Black spots GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap Brown, red cap
Sergeant Cecil Shamdala Le Miracle
2005
Green, pink epaulets, white sleeves, pink cap Green, yellow hoop and armlets, check cap Royal Blue, Light Blue cap
Reefscape Alcazar Ostankino
2004
Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Dark blue, pink triple diamond, pink sleeves, dark blue cap, pink diamond Red and blue stripes, white sleeves, red cap
Westerner Cut Quartz Le Carre
2003
Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Yellow, red disc, red sleeves, yellow spots, red cap, yellow spots Royal blue, white spots, white sleeves, royal blue armlet, white cap, royal blue spots
Westerner Germinis Darasim
2002
Black, emerald green sleeves, striped cap Royal Blue, Light Blue cap Dark blue, pink triple diamond, pink sleeves, dark blue cap, pink diamond
Give Notice Pushkin Cut Quartz
2001
Yellow, red disc, red sleeves, yellow spots, red cap, yellow spots Red, black epaulets and star on cap Dark blue and white checked, blue sleeves, yellow cap
Germinis Generic San Sebastian
2000–1992
2000
Dark blue and white checked, blue sleeves, yellow cap Purple, light blue chevron, light blue cap MAROON, light blue slvs, light blue cap, maroon diamond
San Sebastian Persian Punch Royal Rebel
1999
GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap Dark blue and white checked, blue sleeves, yellow cap Beige, black sleeves and cap
Tajoun San Sebastian Divination
1998
Dark blue, white cross-belts and sleeves, white cap, dark blue spots GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap Dark blue and white checked, blue sleeves, yellow cap
Invermark Tiraaz San Sebastian
1997
Dark blue Emerald Green, Black and Emerald Green striped sleeves, Black cap Purple, light blue chevron, light blue cap
Chief Contender Celeric Persian Punch
1996
Yellow, blue disc, spots on cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star Grey, red cross-belts, blue sleeves and cap
Nononito Moonax Always Earnest
1995
Green, white hoop and armlets, red cap Royal blue Yellow, blue disc, spots on cap
Always Earnest Moonax Nononito
1994
Pink, grey disc Violet, red hoop and armlets Cream, green spots, cream cap
Molesnes Always Earnest Safety In Numbers
1993
Black, yellow cap Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
Assessor Sought Out Sonus
1992
Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap Green, white spots, royal blue sleeves, white spots, white cap, royal blue star Blue, white disc, white cap
Sought Out Drum Taps Dariyoun
 

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 École Militaire, a building located alongside its original venue, the Champ de Mars. 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 Versailles 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 Franco-Prussian War.

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 geldings in 1986.

The race was moved to the Saturday of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 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):

Leading jockey (5 wins):

  • Yves Saint-Martin – 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
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
1969 Levmoss 4 Bill Williamson Seamus McGrath Seamus McGrath 4:42.70
1970 Le Chouan 4 Bill Pyers Maurice Zilber Daniel Wildenstein 4:28.70
1971 Ramsin 4 Henri Samani Geoffroy Watson Thierry van Zuylen 4:49.00
1972 Rock Roi 5 Duncan Keith Peter Walwyn Roger Hue-Williams 4:30.60
1973 Lassalle 4 Jimmy Lindley Richard Carver Jr. Zenya Yoshida 4:40.50
1974 Recupere 4 Yves Saint-Martin Gilles Delloye Alan Clore 4:40.50
1975 Le Bavard 4 Alfred Gibert Max Bonaventure Henry Aubert 4:40.00
1976 Sagaro 5 Philippe Paquet François Boutin Gerry Oldham 4:20.90
1977 Buckskin 4 Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein 4:36.00
1978 Buckskin 5 Yves Saint-Martin Peter Walwyn Daniel Wildenstein 4:38.10
1979 El Badr 4 Henri Samani Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 4:17.30
1980 Shafaraz 7 Maurice Philipperon Pierre Biancone Yurk Skalka 4:17.40
1981 Gold River 4 Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 4:38.00
1982 El Badr 7 Alfred Gibert Mitri Saliba Mahmoud Fustok 5:19.10
1983 Karkour 5 Freddy Head Joseph Audon Ecurie Manhattan 4:49.60
1984 Neustrien 5 Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Naji Pharaon 4:45.50
1985 Balitou 6 Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 4:17.90
1986 Air de Cour 4 Éric Legrix Patrick Biancone Daniel Wildenstein 4:21.10
1987 Royal Gait 4 Olindo Mongelluzzo Gerardo Villarta Manuel Pereira-Arias 4:28.90
1988 Yaka 5 Cash Asmussen Alain Chelet Mrs Arthur Dewez 4:34.00
1989 Trebrook 5 Éric Legrix Jean Lesbordes Georges Blizniansky 4:23.10
1990 Mercalle 4 Maurice Bouland Maurice Bouland Raymond Le Poder 4:19.20
1991 Victoire Bleue 4 Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Daniel Wildenstein 4:27.00
1992 Sought Out 4 Cash Asmussen John Hammond Lord Weinstock 4:41.10
1993 Assessor 4 John Reid Richard Hannon Sr. Bjorn Nielsen 4:38.20
1994 Molesnes 4 Olivier Peslier Marcel Rolland Mitaab bin Abdullah 4:27.50
1995 Always Earnest 7 Alain Badel Myriam Bollack-Badel Mrs Claude Bourg 4:36.50
1996 Nononito 5 Thierry Jarnet Jean Lesbordes Patrick Sebagh 4:31.50
1997 Chief Contender 4 Olivier Doleuze Peter Chapple-Hyam Sue Magnier 4:16.40
1998 Invermark 4 Richard Hughes James Fanshawe Sir David Wills 4:47.80
1999 Tajoun 5 Gérald Mossé Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 4:51.80
2000 San Sebastian 6 Davy Bonilla John Dunlop Mrs Michael Watt 4:14.10
2001 Germinis 7 Renaud Janneau Patrice Chevillard Robert Sallet 4:46.30
2002 Give Notice 5 Johnny Murtagh John Dunlop Stewart-Brown / Meacock 4:23.80
2003 Westerner 4 Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 4:37.50
2004 Westerner 5 Olivier Peslier Élie Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 4:19.80
2005 Reefscape 4 Christophe Soumillon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 4:36.00
2006 Sergeant Cecil 7 Frankie Dettori Rod Millman Terry Cooper 4:20.90
2007 Le Miracle 6 Dominique Boeuf Werner Baltromei R'stall Gestüt Hachtsee 4:29.80
2008 Bannaby 5 Christophe Soumillon M. Delcher Sánchez Cuadra Miranda SL 4:22.20
2009 Alandi 4 Michael Kinane John Oxx HH Aga Khan IV 4:12.70
2010 Gentoo 6 Gérald Mossé Alain Lyon Serge Tripier-Mondancin 4:40.80
2011 Kasbah Bliss 9 Gérald Mossé François Doumen Henri de Pracomtal 4:30.52
2012 Molly Malone 4 Umberto Rispoli Mikel Delzangles Dieter Bürkle 4:43.60
2013 Altano 7 Eduardo Pedroza Andreas Wohler Frau Dr I Hornig 4:24.38
2014 High Jinx 6 Ryan Moore James Fanshawe Mr & Mrs W. J. Williams 4:12.22
2015 Mille Et Mille 5 Thierry Thulliez Carlos Lerner Nicolas Saltiel 4:22.61
2016 Quest For More[lower-alpha 1] 6 George Baker Roger Charlton Sultan Ahmad Shah 4:23.57
2017 Vazirabad[lower-alpha 1] 5 Christophe Soumillon Alain de Royer-Dupré HH Aga Khan IV 4:34.60
2018 Call The Wind 4 Aurelien Lemaitre Freddy Head George Strawbridge 4:24.41
2019 Holdthasigreen 7 Tony Piccone Bruno Audouin Jean Gilbert & Claude Le Lay 4:41.83
2020 Princess Zoe 5 Joey Sheridan Anthony Mullins Patrick Kehoe & Mrs P Crampton 4:38.88
2021 Trueshan 5 James Doyle Alan King Singula Partnership 4:28.10
2022 Kyprios 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Moyglare Stud / Smith / Magnier / Tabor 4:31.62
2023 Trueshan 7 Hollie Doyle Alan King Singula Partnership 4:19.52
  1. The 2016 and 2017 races took place at Chantilly while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment

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: Ksar
  • 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
  • 1945: Marsyas
  • 1946: Marsyas
  • 1947: Marsyas
  • 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

References
  1. "Prix du Cadran". The French Black Type. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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