Prix Gladiateur

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The Prix Gladiateur is a Group 3 flat horse race in France for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 3,100 metres (approximately 1 mile 7½ furlongs) at Longchamp Racecourse in September.

It was first run in 1807 at the Champ de Mars and was originally known as the Grand Prix. The race continued at its original venue until the opening of Longchamp Racecourse in 1857. The present title was given to the race in 1869 in honour of the racehorse Gladiateur, winner of the English Triple Crown in 1865.

Initially run at 4,000 metres, the distance of the race increased to 6,000 metres in 1857 and to 6,200 metres (3 miles 7 furlongs) in 1861. This marathon was maintained until 1955, when there was a reduction to 4,800 metres, dropping back to 4,000 metres in 1977. The present distance was introduced in 1991.

[edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Sadeem	5	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	4:21.3
1989	Hi Lass	4	Tony Cruz	Jonathan Pease	4:22.1
1990	River Test	4	Freddy Head	David Smaga	4:25.2
1991	Victoire Bleue	4	Thierry Jarnet	André Fabre	3:21.0
1992	Le Montagnard	4	Christian Phelippeau	Guy Henrot	3:26.7
1993	Oh So Risky	6	John Williams	David Elsworth	3:22.9
1994	Safety in Numbers	4	Tony Ives	Lady Herries	3:32.3
1995	L'Ile Tudy	5	Alain Badel	Myriam Bollack-Badel	3:21.8
1996	Always Aloof	5	Olivier Peslier	Michael Stoute	3:19.1
1997	Orchestra Stall	5	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	3:18.3
1998	Tiraaz	4	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	3:31.1
1999	Tajoun	5	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	3:24.2
2000	Orchestra Stall	8	Thierry Thulliez	John Dunlop	3:23.8
2001	Yavana's Pace	9	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	3:25.5
2002	Miraculous	5	Thierry Jarnet	Didier Prod'homme	3:20.1
2003	Darasim	5	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	3:18.8
2004	Westerner	5	Olivier Peslier	Elie Lellouche	3:26.6
2005	Reefscape	4	Christophe Soumillon	André Fabre	3:28.4
2006	Le Miracle	5	Dominique Boeuf	Werner Baltromei	3:15.9
2007	Varevees	4	Thierry Jarnet	Joel Boisnard	3:15.0