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),
Maryland Jockey Club growth of Baltimore as an economic center, the Maryland Jockey Club shifted its operations to "Central Course, Baltimore," about five miles southwest of the city on the Frederick Pike. In 1831, President Andrew Jackson became a member of the Maryland Jockey Club and races his very own White House Stable in meets under the name of his secretary, A. J. Donelson. In 1867 the site of present day Pimlico Race Course was incorporated for a track by the state by way of the Maryland General Assembly. In 1868 Saratoga Race Course in New York revived its racing program after its