Prix du Jockey Club

The Prix du Jockey Club is a horse race which is held annually on the first Saturday of June at the racecourse of Chantilly. This horse race is held since 1836 under the protection of the Jockey Club de Paris and is named after the Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe, the second highest richest race in France. In 2009, it was endowed with 1.5 million euros. The test for three -year-old thoroughbreds belonging to Group I and goes over 2100 meters with a home straight of 600 meters.

The English equivalent of the Prix du Jockey Club is the Epsom Derby, his Irish counterpart, the Irish Derby.

The French jockey Yves Saint -Martin won the race 9 times, namely Reliance (1965 ), Nelcius (1966 ), Tapalqué (1968), Sassafras (1970), Acamas (1978 ) Top Ville ( 1979), Darshaan (1984 ) Mouktar (1985) and Natroun (1987).

By Tom Jennings Sr. trained horses won 10 times, namely, Porthos (1852 ), Monarque (1855 ), Ventre Saint Gris ( 1858), Black Prince (1859 ), Gabrielle d' Estrees (1861 ), Consul ( 1869), Insulaire ( 1878), Zut (1879 ), Albion (1881 ) and Dandin (1882).

Horses that belonged to the textile manufacturer Marcel Boussac, could win the race 12 times, namely Ramus (1922 ), Tourbillon ( 1931), Thor (1933 ), Cillas (1938 ), Pharis (1939 ), Ardan (1944 ), Coaraze (1945 ) Sandjar (1947), Scratch (1950), Auriban (1952), Philius (1956) and Acamas (1978).

The winners since 1985 were: