With Royal Ascot starting tomorrow, here's a picture gallery of the Prix de Diane races from Chantilly:
France Prix de Diane Horse Race
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People attend the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing, on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)
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A spectator wearing an eccentric hat smiles prior to the Prix de Diane horse race, a flat horse race open to fillies, in Chantilly, west of Paris, Sunday June 17, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Irish jockey John-Patrick Murtagh celebrates after winning the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing, on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. Johnny Murtagh rode outsider Valyra to a surprise success in the Prix de Diane, the French Oaks, on June 17, to upstage the odds-on favourite, Beauty Parlour. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)
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British jockey Johnny Murtagh riding Valyra reacts after his victory in the Prix de Diane horse race, in Chantilly, West of Paris, Sunday, June 17, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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British jockey Johnny Murtagh rides Valyra to the victory in the Prix de Diane horse race, in Chantilly, West of Paris, Sunday, June 17, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Spectators are seen prior to the Prix de Diane horse race, a flat horse race open to fillies, in Chantilly, west of Paris, Sunday June 17, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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A spectator is seen prior to the Prix de Diane horse race, a flat horse race open to fillies, in Chantilly, west of Paris, Sunday June 17, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Spectators wearing hats are seen prior to the Prix de Diane horse race, a flat horse race open to fillies, in Chantilly, West of Paris, Sunday June 17, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Irish jockey John-Patrick Murtagh (L) riding Prince Aga Khan's horse Valyra crosses the finish line to win the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)
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Irish jockey John-Patrick Murtagh (2ndL) riding Prince Aga Khan's horse Valyra crosses the finish line to win the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)
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People attend the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing, on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)
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People attend the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing, on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)
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A woman attends the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing, on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)
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A woman attends the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing, on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)
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Irish jockey John-Patrick Murtagh (L) riding Prince Aga Khan's horse Valyra crosses the finish line to win the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. Johnny Murtagh rode outsider Valyra to a surprise success in the Prix de Diane, the French Oaks, on June 17, to upstage the odds-on favourite, Beauty Parlour. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)
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People attend the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing, on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)
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People attend the 163rd Prix de Diane horse racing, on June 17, 2012 in Chantilly, northern Paris. (Photo credit: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages)