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The racecourse was constructed abutting the existing Great Stables (French:Grandes Écuries), built in 1719 by estate owner, Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prince of Condé. Designed by the architect Jean Aubert, the stable is a remarkable 186 metres in length. [1] Grandes Écuries at Chantilly Racecourse
The estate overlooks the Chantilly Racecourse and the Grandes Écuries (Great Stables), which contains the Living Museum of the Horse. According to legend, Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prince of Condé believed that he would be reincarnated as a horse after his death. In 1719, he asked the architect Jean Aubert to build stables suitable to his ...
Chantilly was also in the 19th century a playground for aristocrats and artists, as well as home to an English community with ties to horse racing. The first horse races were run in 1834 on the lawn area known as the pelouse, and the 1840s saw an influx of bettors of all social classes, especially from Paris.
It was staged at Chantilly until the end of the July Monarchy in 1848. The present event is named after Henri d'Orléans (1822–1897), who inherited the title Duc d'Aumale. Upon his death the Duc bequeathed his Chantilly estate, including the racecourse and the château, to the Institut de France. The modern Prix d'Aumale was introduced in 1921.
The Prix de Diane was abandoned throughout World War I, with no running from 1915 to 1918. The first two post-war editions were held at Longchamp, and it returned to Chantilly in 1921. It took place at Longchamp again in 1936. The race was cancelled once during World War II, in 1940.
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.
Chantilly Racecourse Chantilly, France: Inaugurated: 1911: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Website: france-galop.com: Race information; Distance: 1,100 metres (5½f) Surface: Turf: Track: Straight: Qualification: Two-year-olds excluding Group 1 winners: Weight: 56 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies Penalties 2½ kg for Group 2 winners 2½ kg if ...
It returned to Maisons-Laffitte in 1945, and it was transferred to Longchamp in 1946. Five successive runnings during the wartime period were won by one horse, Fine Art. The race returned to its original venue, Chantilly, in 1957. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Prix du Gros Chêne held Group 3 ...