Charles Semblat
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 April 1897 Saint-Sornin-Lavolps, France |
| Died | 10 July 1972 (aged 75) Chantilly, France |
| Occupation(s) | Jockey, Trainer |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Major racing wins | |
| As a jockey:
British Classic Race wins: Major French race wins: As a trainer: British Classic 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.