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L'Escargot is housed in a magnificent Georgian town-house in Greek Street in the heart of the Soho district of central London. It is London's oldest French restaurant, and is also one of London's oldest restaurants. Dating from 1741, the building was the private residence of the Duke of Portland, At that time Soho was a country area, very popular for horseback hunting – and the name derives from a popular hunting cry of the time – “soohoo”.
L'Escargot (1963–1984) was a racehorse notable as being the horse who halted the winning run of Red Rum at the Aintree Grand National in 1975. L’Escargot was owned by Raymond R. Guest, and ridden by champion Irish jockey Tommy Carberry. He was trained by Dan Moore, and beat Red Rum by 15 lengths.
He won as a 12-year-old. He ran in four Grand Nationals: 1972 (fell at the third fence), 1973 (finished 3rd), 1974 (finished 2nd) and 1975 (winner).
L'Escargot also won the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice in 1970 and 1971.
L'Escargot is a U.S. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee who was voted the 1969 American Champion Steeplechase Horse.
L'Escargot is a 2012 Hong Kong television drama inspired by the 2009 Chinese television drama Dwelling Narrowness. It is produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) under executive producer Nelson Cheung, and was filmed with a single-camera setup. A costume fitting was held on 20 September 2010. A blessing ceremony was held on 14 October 2010 where production started and ended in January 2011.
L'Escargot or Escargot may refer to
- Escargot a dish of cooked snails
- L'Escargot (restaurant) a London restaurant
- L'Escargot (horse) a race horse
- L'Escargot (TV series) a Hong Kong television drama
- The Snail, a collage by Henri Matisse