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
Jockey Club Gold Cup Dancer, Nashua, Citation, Whirlaway and War Admiral. Despite the current $1,000,000 purse and Grade 1 status, the stature of the race has suffered somewhat in recent years thanks to the emergence of the Breeders' Cup Classic held not long afterward, as well as a change in distance to miles in 1990, reducing its distinctiveness. Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Jockey Club Gold Cup automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Classic. Before it was known as the Jockey Club Gold Cup, it began as the Jockey Club Stakes. This was its name when Man o'