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The Second World War led to there being little racing in France in the summer and autumn of 1944 and
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Delamarre before finishing third in both the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the Prix Royal Oak.
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Chanteur began his final season by showing good form over shorter distances, winning the Prix des
Sablons and then moving down to 1500 metres to win the
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294:. At the end of his racing career he was retired to stand as a breeding stallion in Britain, where he had considerable success as a sire of winners.
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organisation assigned a rating of 135 to
Chanteur in 1947 (the first year for which annual ratings were published), making him the equal of
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in the most valuable ever run in
Britain up to that time. Shortly after the race, Hill work that the horse would be retired from racing.
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Chanteur's only important win of 1946 came in May when he won the older horses' version of the Prix Jean Prat (the race now known as the
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favourite for the £11,316 Ascot Gold Cup, but was beaten four lengths by the French-trained four-year-old
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a year later. Chanteur's dam La Diva was a half-sister to the
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Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978).
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Chanteur was retired from racing to stand at Hill's
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four days later. At this point he was bought by the
758:"OUR LONDON LETTER Tudor Minstrel Missed The Derby"
258:years. Unraced as a two-year-old, Chanteur won the
238:who was one of a group of French horses, including
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816:Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing
551:Pedigree of Chanteur (FR), brown stallion, 1942
526:in 1953. His other notable progeny included the
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302:Chanteur was a brown horse with a broad white
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522:whose victories led to Chanteur becoming the
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1048:"Leading Sires of Great Britain and Ireland"
329:, a French stallion whose wins included the
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538:. Chanteur died at the Highclere Stud at
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325:. He was the most notable horse sired by
212:Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland
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380:before running second to Mistral in the
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999:Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions
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840:"French horses sway in English racing"
735:. sporthorse-data.com. Archived from
1022:Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1999).
997:Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990).
919:"£70,000 for French champion London"
892:"Brilliant French Horse Wins Again"
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785:"Caracalla cops Paris Grand Prix"
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227:; 1942–1962) was a French
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168:Prix Jean Prat (four-year-olds)
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207:top-rated older horse (1947)
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371:1945: three-year-old season
345:and sired the Derby winner
165:Prix Henry Delamarre (1945)
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1024:A Century of Champions
558:Chateau Bouscaut (FR)
488:A Century of Champions
449:Epsom Downs Racecourse
402:Prix Vicomtesse Vigier
1126:1962 racehorse deaths
1121:1942 racehorse births
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923:The Argus (Australia)
711:Sydney Morning Herald
706:"Boost for New Sires"
156:Prix de Fontainebleau
949:The Mercury (Hobart)
378:Longchamp Racecourse
1069:"Chanteur pedigree"
763:Townsville Bulletin
733:"Chanteur II image"
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331:Prix du Jockey Club
276:Grand Prix de Paris
209:Timeform rating 135
145:£11,344 in England.
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870:Racing Post
651:Sans Souci
502:Stud record
418:Royal Ascot
225:Chanteur II
123:Henry Count
109:Duc Decazes
1115:Categories
1100:2013-01-24
1079:2013-01-24
1073:Equineline
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983:2013-01-25
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692:References
680:Tredennis
664:Alcantara
648:Blue Pill
615:Macdonald
579:Avon Hack
471:Assessment
455:, beating
438:Hurst Park
414:Prix Ganay
382:Prix Lupin
356:stable lad
298:Background
150:Major wins
139:4,116,150
54:Blue Skies
677:Tregaron
656:Magnesie
638:Swynford
634:Blandford
620:Recaldia
612:La Rille
606:Chelandry
542:in 1962.
516:The Derby
508:Sezincote
492:Caracalla
481:Souverain
465:Souverain
442:bookmaker
390:Caracalla
351:Chantilly
252:Souverain
240:Caracalla
232:racehorse
143:in France
131:26:10-6-4
38:Kircubbin
35:Grandsire
643:Blanche
596:Neil Gow
587:Avonbeg
582:Hackler
546:Pedigree
530:winners
510:Stud in
477:Timeform
323:Calvados
317:farm in
306:bred by
221:Chanteur
205:Timeform
136:Earnings
63:Stallion
22:Chanteur
568:Cyllene
532:Cantelo
518:winner
410:Marsyas
310:at the
244:Marsyas
120:Trainer
95:Breeder
77:Country
51:Damsire
46:La Diva
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496:Dante
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386:Ardan
347:Relko
304:blaze
248:Arbar
105:Owner
89:Brown
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