Prix du Gros Chêne 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 status. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 1988. The race is now held on the same day as the Prix du Jockey Club. Prix du Gros Chêne The Prix du Gros Chêne is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs),
Pau Grand Prix Pau', the newly created "Automobile-club du Béarn" held a race on a 300 km road circuit, called the "Circuit du sud-ouest" (Pau–Tarbes–Bayonne–Pau). The race was given the same name as the circuit, and was won by René de Knyff. In 1901, for the second event, the race had individual prizes for the four separate classes of entrants: The French Grand Prix was held at Pau in 1930. The 1933 Grand Prix de Pau was held in February with snow still on the ground. The race was won by Marcel Lehoux driving a Bugatti. There was no Grand Prix in 1934,