Prix de Diane
Prix de Diane takes place Mid-Jun 2027 (Sunday, exact date confirmed by France Galop in the spring) in Chantilly, France. The dress code is Elaborate hats and summer garden-party elegance are the whole point - there is a formal elegance competition. Bright dresses, tailoring and statement headwear are expected, though nothing is enforced on the lawn. Typical cost ranges from 40 to 350 EUR per person.
France's equivalent of the Oaks, a Group 1 for three-year-old fillies over 2,100m at Chantilly with the chateau and the Grandes Ecuries as a backdrop. The day is built around picnicking, hats and a formal elegance competition, and it draws a well-dressed but relaxed Parisian crowd rather than the international owners' circuit. Think garden party with world-class racing rather than the other way round.
- When
- Mid-Jun 2027 (Sunday, exact date confirmed by France Galop in the spring)
- Where
- Chantilly, France
- Dress code
- Elaborate hats and summer garden-party elegance are the whole point - there is a formal elegance competition. Bright dresses, tailoring and statement headwear are expected, though nothing is enforced on the lawn
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 40 to 350 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 16 - 23C, mild to warm with the odd summer shower
- When to book
- Tickets and picnic packages open in spring; combine with a Chantilly hotel booked 2 - 3 months out
- Getting there
- CDG (Paris Charles de Gaulle), 30 min to venue
- Where to stay
- Auberge du Jeu de Paume (Chantilly), Chateau de Montvillargenne (Gouvieux), Best Western Hotel du Parc Chantilly
- Official site
- https://www.france-galop.com/en/
How to attend
Tickets through the France Galop ticketing site; general admission is inexpensive with picnic-basket and hospitality upgrades available. Open to the public with no ballot or membership. Trains from Paris Gare du Nord reach Chantilly-Gouvieux in about 25 minutes, then it is a walk through the park or a short shuttle. Book the picnic packages in advance as they are limited.
Insider tip
Arrive early enough to see the Grandes Ecuries, the vast 18th-century stables next to the track that now house the living horse museum - most day-trippers rush straight to the lawn and miss the best building in Chantilly.
Get inside Prix de Diane
Booking matters here: tickets and picnic packages open in spring; combine with a Chantilly hotel booked 2 - 3 months out. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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