Natroun over 2400 metres at Longchamp Racecourse on 7 May. Two weeks later he contested the Prix de l'Avre over the same course and distance and won by five lengths from Bilal. Following the race, the colt's owner paid a supplementary entry fee of approximately £15,200 to enter the horse in the Prix du Jockey-Club, reportedly at the urging of Saint-Martin. On 7 June, Natroun contested the 150th running of the Prix du Jockey-Club over 2400 metres at Chantilly Racecourse. In France, horses in the same ownership or stable are coupled for betting purposes. The Vincent O'Brien pair Ancient Times and
Jockey Club Gold Cup only to the less prestigious, -mile Display Handicap. From 1958 through 1974, except for 1962 and 1968, the race was held at Aqueduct Racetrack instead of Belmont. Time record: (at current miles) Most wins: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Jockey Club Gold Cup The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up. It is typically the main event of the fall meeting at Belmont Park, just as the Belmont Stakes is of the spring meeting and the