The Grand Prix de Chantilly is a
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horse race
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in France open to
thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at
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over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
The event replaced the Grand Prix d'Évry, a race established when Évry Racecourse opened in 1973. It was run each year until the venue closed in 1996, and the present version was introduced at Chantilly in 1997.
The leading horses from the Grand Prix de Chantilly often go on to compete in the
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. The last to win both in the same year was
Waldgeist
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in 2018.
The Grand Prix de Chantilly is now staged on the same day as the
Prix du Jockey Club.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
* Policy Maker – ''2004, 2006''
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Leading
jockey
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(5 wins):
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Olivier Peslier – ''Fragrant Mix (1998), Doctor Dino (2008), Silver Pond (2011), In Swoop (2021), Mare Australis (2022)''
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Leading
trainer (9 wins):
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André Fabre – ''Magwal (1984), Galla Placidia (1986), Star Lift (1989), Wajd (1991), Serrant (1993), Bright Moon (1994), Fragrant Mix (1998), Daring Miss (2000), Manatee (2015)''
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Leading owner (5 wins):
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Daniel Wildenstein – ''Star Lift (1989), Ode (1990), Pistolet Bleu (1992), Serrant (1993), Bright Moon (1994)''
Winners since 1979
Earlier winners
* 1973: Karoon
* 1974:
Admetus
* 1975: Un Kopeck
* 1976: Tip Moss
* 1977: Paint the Town
* 1978: Vagaries
See also
*
List of French flat horse races
References
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France Galop
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Racing Post
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galopp-sieger.de– ''Grand Prix de Chantilly.''
horseracingintfed.com– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Grand Prix de Chantilly (2016).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Grand Prix de Chantilly – Chantilly.''
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