Charles Semblat

Charles Semblat
Charles Semblat
Occupation	Jockey, Trainer
Born	7 April 1897; Saint-Sornin-Lavolps, France
Died	10 July 1972 (aged 75); Chantilly, France
Major racing wins
	As a jockey: British Classic Race wins:; 2000 Guineas (1) Major French race wins:; Prix du Jockey Club (3); Grand Prix de Paris (1); Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3) As a trainer: British Classic Race wins:; Epsom Derby (1); Epsom Oaks (1); St. Leger Stakes (2) Major French race wins:; Prix du Jockey Club (6); Grand Prix de Paris (1); Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (4)
Honours
	French Champion Jockey (1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1934); British Champion Trainer (1951)
Significant horses
	Pearl Cap, Motrico, Djebel, Ardan, Marsyas, Caracalla, Arbar, Coronation, Galcador

Charles Henri Semblat, (1897–1972) was a French jockey and racehorse trainer. Semblat was leading French jockey for more than twenty years before his riding career was ended by injury. He subsequently had an even more successful career as trainer for the owner-breeder Marcel Boussac. In 1950 he became Champion Trainer in Britain without ever visiting the country. Semblat is the only person to have both ridden and trained the winner of France's most important race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.