Prix du Jockey Club (historically)

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The Prix du Jockey Club is a historic French flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbreds, long regarded as the French equivalent of the Derby and a key classic in the European racing calendar.

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instanceOf classic horse race
flat horse race
ageOfRace one of the oldest major races in France
ageRestriction three-year-olds only
alsoKnownAs French Derby NERFINISHED
breedingSignificance important sire-making race in Europe
breedsCompeting Thoroughbred NERFINISHED
calendarPosition late May or early June
connection closely associated with Chantilly training centre
country France
distanceChangedTo 2,100 metres
distanceChangeYear 2005
genderEligibility colts and fillies
governingBody France Galop NERFINISHED
historicalFormat run over about 1½ miles before 2005
historicalImportance key trial for future stallions
one of the most prestigious races in France
historicalReputation one of the great European Derbies
historicalStatus French equivalent of the Derby Stakes
inaugurated 1836
languageOfName French
location Chantilly, Oise, France NERFINISHED
modernFormat run over about 1¼ miles since 2005
namedAfter Jockey Club de Paris NERFINISHED
notableFeature restricted to three-year-olds bred for middle distances
organisedBy France Galop NERFINISHED
originalDistance about 2,400 metres
partOf European classic racing calendar
French classic races
patternSystemStatus top-level Group 1 event in the European Pattern
qualification three-year-old thoroughbreds
raceCategory middle-distance race
raceClass Group 1
racecourseSetting Chantilly forest surroundings
raceDirection left-handed course at Chantilly
raceStartType starting stalls
raceType flat
region Europe
schedulingRelation run before the Grand Prix de Paris
run shortly after the Poule d'Essai des Poulains
sponsorHistory has had commercial title sponsors in the modern era
surface turf
track left-handed
translationOfName Jockey Club Prize NERFINISHED
typicalRunningSurfaceCondition turf, varying going
usualVenue Chantilly Racecourse NERFINISHED

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Chantilly, France hasEvent Prix du Jockey Club (historically)
this entity surface form: Prix du Jockey Club
Hippodrome de Longchamp hosts Prix du Jockey Club (historically)
Chantilly Racecourse hostsRace Prix du Jockey Club (historically)
this entity surface form: Prix du Jockey Club