If you are seeking out an exceptional event, then look no further than the Prix de Diane Longines – a magical event that has written many a chapter in the sport’s history.
€1M: The purse for the Prix de Diane Longines, making it one of the most richly-rewarded races in the flat racing season.
Before their race, the jockeys parade around the paddock and the horses parade along the course. The prizes are presented on a podium set up in front of the grandstand, on the course itself.
400 participants will head to the podium in their finest hats as they look to take home the famous Mademoiselle Diane by Longines award.
2,000 collector’s edition hat-boxes each containing a lunch will be consumed at the biggest ultra-chic picnic of the year on the lawns of the Hippodrome de Chantilly.
57 countries will broadcast the Prix de Diane Longines live.
2 minutes: 2’03’’77 is the track record for this race, run over a distance of ten and a half furlongs. It is held by Trêve, who won the Prix de Diane in 2013 at an average speed of 61km/h.
7 wins: HRH The Aga Khan has enjoyed the most success at the Prix de Diane Longines over the years, with Shemaka (1993), Vereva (1997), Zainta (1998), Daryaba (1999), Zarkava (2008), Sarafina (2010) and Valyra (2012) taking the honours.
2 doubles: only two fillies have achieved the double of winning the Diane and then the greatest race in the world, the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: Trêve and Zarkava.
5 wins is the most for any single jockey, with four of them sharing this particular record. Gérald Mossé is the current rider with the most success in the race, having won it five times between 1988 and 1999.
2 women have trained a Diane winner:
– Christiane Head: Harbour (1982), Egyptband (2000) and Trêve (2013).
– Corinne Barande-Barbe: Carling (1995).
24 out of 30: over the past three decades, French-trained fillies have won 24 of the past 30 Prix de Diane, way ahead of the UK (4 wins ) and Ireland (2 wins)!