Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère formerly the Grand Critérium is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1400 metres (about 7 furlongs) and it is scheduled to take place each year in early October.It is France’s oldest and most prestigious event for juvenile horses. It is the country’s equal richest race for this age group along with the Prix Morny. Each has a current purse of €350000.