page_title: Longchamp Racecourse
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caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: photo perso de l'hippodrome de Longchamp (Paris). English: own picture of the Hippodrome de Longchamp (Paris).
context_page_description: The ParisLongchamp Racecourse is a 57 hectare horse-racing facility located on the Route des Tribunes in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France. It is used for flat racing and is noted for its variety of interlaced tracks and a famous hill that provides a real challenge to competing thoroughbreds. It has several racetracks varying from 1,000 to 4,000 metres in length with 46 different starting posts. The course is home to more than half of the group one races held in France, and has a capacity of 50,000. The highlight of the calendar is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Held on the first weekend in October, the prestigious event attracts the best horses from around the world.
  The first-ever race run at Longchamp was on Sunday, April 27, 1857 in front of a massive crowd. The Emperor Napoleon III and his wife Eugénie were present, having sailed down the Seine River on their private yacht to watch the third race. Until 1930, many Parisians came to the track down the river on steamboats and various other vessels, the trip taking around an hour to the Pont de Suresnes.
context_section_description: Longchamp Racecourse at France-Galop official website
  New York Times article "Horse Racing in France" with a focus on Longchamp Racecourse.
caption: Longchamp Racecourse
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