Prix du Lys Maisons-Laffitte (1997–98) and Chantilly (1999–2000). The race's original distance was restored in 2001, and from this point it was staged at Longchamp. It returned to Chantilly in 2009. It is currently held on the same day as the Prix de Diane. Glity finished first in 1991, but he was relegated to fourth place following a stewards' inquiry. <br> Prix du Lys The Prix du Lys is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to
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