The Prix Dollar is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,950 metres (about 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.
5-449: The event is named after Dollar , a successful racehorse and sire in the 19th century. It was established in 1905, and was initially contested over 3,500 metres in the autumn. It was moved to the spring and cut to 2,200 metres in 1909. It was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. In 1934, the race was titled the Prix du Centenaire to commemorate the centenary of
10-460: The first Sunday of October. Most successful horse (3 wins): Leading jockey (6 wins): Leading trainer (7 wins): Leading owner (5 wins): Dollar (horse) Dollar (1860–1887) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire . He best known as the principal conduit to extend the Byerley Turk sire line to the present day. Dollar was foaled in 1860 out of the mare Payment, by
15-711: The sire The Flying Dutchman . He stood 15.2 1/4 hands tall, and his temperament was good. Dollar raced from 1862 through 1864. His wins include: Dollar retired to stud at Virolay, and led the sires list in France in 1878. His sire line continued through his sons Upas and Androcles , with the latter continuing through to the present day. Other important sons include Salvator, Fontainebleu, Louis D'Or, and Martin Pecheur. Some important daughters include Lavandiere, Moissonneuse, Clio, Verte Bonne, Almanza, Astree, Perla, Pristina, and Pensacola. He died at Virolay in 1887. * Dollar
20-557: The sport's main governing body at that time, the Société d'Encouragement. The Prix du Centenaire was a 2,100-metre handicap with a prize of 318,600 francs. The Prix Dollar was cancelled from 1940 to 1943 because of World War II. It was staged at Le Tremblay with a distance of 2,150 metres in 1944 and 1945. For a period it was restricted to horses aged four or older. The race was shortened to 2,000 metres in 1957, and extended to 2,250 metres in 1958. It reverted to 2,000 metres in 1960, and
25-461: Was held at Chantilly in 1965 and 1966. A new distance of 1,950 metres was introduced in 1969. The Prix Dollar was run at Chantilly's Prix du Jockey Club meeting over 2,000 metres in 1986. It was switched to Longchamp's late September fixture in 1987. It was opened to three-year-olds and moved to the Saturday of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in 1988. The latter race is traditionally held on
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