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The course is home to more than half of the group one races held in France, and it has a capacity of 50,000. The highlight of the calendar is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Held on the first weekend in October, the event attracts the best horses from around the world. The leather fashion goods company Longchamp got its name from the facility. [1]
Hippodrome d'Arnac-Pompadour, France, 2008. Churchill Downs, Kentucky, 2007. Jockey Club Brasileiro, Hipódromo da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, 2010. Royal Bangkok Sport Club, Thailand 2008. Ellerslie Racecourse, New Zealand, 1908. This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country ...
The Prix Fille de l'Air is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Toulouse over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November.
Zainta (foaled 3 May 1995) was an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After winning her only start as a juvenile she established herself as one of the best with five consecutive victories including the Prix Vanteaux, Prix Saint-Alary, Prix de Diane and Prix de la Nonette. She was beaten in her last two races and was ...
As a descendant of the broodmare Our Liz, Natagora came from the same branch of Thoroughbred family 4-i which produced the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Ile de Bourbon. [2] As a yearling, Natagora was consigned by the Haras de Lonray to the Arqana sale at Deauville in October 2006. She was bought for €30,000 by Patick Barbe ...
She has produced nine foals, including Ile de France and Bold Legacy. [17] Stay Thirsty's dam, Marozia (Chestnut, 1994), was sired by Storm Bird out of the mare Make Change. She was exported to the United Kingdom in 1995 and raced with limited success until age four, earning £6,220 ($10,367).
It distanced itself further from the St. Leger parallel in 1986, when it opened to geldings, becoming the only classic race in either France or Great Britain in which geldings are allowed to run. (Note that in several other major racing regions, notably North America and Australia, geldings are allowed to run in any race open to intact males if ...
Ile de Chypre (25 March 1985 – 2010) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After showing some promise as a juvenile he improved to become a leading handicapper in 1988, winning two races and being placed in the Old Newton Cup , Magnet Cup and Cambridgeshire Handicap .