The first Grand Prix de Paris horse…
May 1863 CE
The Société d'Encouragement, the governing body of French racing, had initially restricted its races to three-year-old thoroughbreds born and bred in France.
It launches this even to bring together the best three-year-olds from any country.
Run at Longchamp over a distance of twenty-four hundred meters (about one and a half miles), it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The inaugural running is won by a British colt called The Ranger.
The initial prize of 100,000 francs had been raised by the Duc de Morny, who had obtained half of the money from the Paris Municipal Council and an equal share of the remainder from each of the five main regional railway companies.
For a period it will be France's richest and most prestigious race.
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