Prix du Jockey Club
Prix du Jockey Club, one of the major French horse races, an event for three-year- old colts and fillies that originated in 1836. It is run over a 2,400-metre (about 1 1/2-mile) course at Chantilly, near Paris, and is sometimes termed the French Derby because of its similarity to the older English race of that name. It is run in June.
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Article Title:
Prix du Jockey Club
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
21 September 2015
Access Date:
February 25, 2025