Prix du Conseil de Paris over 2,300 metres in 1943 and 1944. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Prix du Conseil Municipal was classed at Group 2 level. It was renamed the Prix du Conseil de Paris in 1974, after reforms to the statutes of Paris. Most successful horse (2 wins): Leading jockey (4 wins): Leading trainer (8 wins): Leading owner (7 wins): The 2015, 2016 and 2017 runnings took place at Chantilly while Longchamp was closed for redevelopment. Prix du Conseil de Paris The Prix du Conseil de Paris is a Group 2 flat horse race in France
Pimlico Race Course Pimlico Race Course Pimlico Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London. The racetrack is nicknamed "Old Hilltop" after a small rise in the infield that became a favorite gathering place for thoroughbred trainers and race enthusiasts. It is currently owned by Maryland Jockey Club. Pimlico officially opened in the fall of 1870, with the colt Preakness winning the first running of the Dinner