In 1863 the Société d'Encouragement launched an event to see international contest between what or who?

Question

What was designed for an event in Beijing in 2008, to remain lit in 65 km/h (40 mph) winds and in rain of up to 50 mm (2 in) per hour?

Answer 1

Three-year-old horses
The event is known as the Grand Prix de Paris. With breaks for wars and various changes of length of course it has run ever since. It is complemented (currently rivalled) in France by the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, or "the Arc", established in 1920 for any horse over the age of three years.