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2 unusual facts about Longchamp Racecourse


Arabian World Cup

It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

Longchamps, Buenos Aires

The city owes its name to the race track of the same name located on the Route des Tribunes in the Bois de Boulogne at Paris, France, in which the Sociedad Hípica de Lomas de Zamora (Hipic Society of Lomas de Zamora) inspired to name the city's racecourse.


Blushing John

Sent to the track as a two-year-old, Blushing John won his debut in September 1987 at Longchamp Racecourse under regular jockey Freddy Head.

John Oxx

In 1995 he trained Ridgewood Pearl, bred and owned by Sean and Anne Coughlan, to victories in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp, and the Breeders' Cup Mile at Belmont Park, in America, meaning that the filly had six wins from eight races and that she had won Group One races in four different countries in the same season.

Noverre

For him, Noverre finished first in the 2001 Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris but was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for the banned substance Methylprednisolone.

Sylvain Guillot

Guillot's greatest successes came in 1994 when he won the Grand Critérium at Longchamp on Goldmark and, just two weeks later, the Champion Stakes at Newmarket, riding Dernier Empereur.


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