HORSE RACING · 131 RACES
Horse racing prize money in France
131 races in France put up €30.2m between them, 8% of all the prize money we hold. Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe leads them on €5,000,000.
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is the 9th richest race in the world, and the average race here is worth €230,481 against €389,273 across every race on this site.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY €30.2m
RICHEST RACE €5.0m
RACES 131
AVERAGE RACE €230k
SHARE OF ALL RACING 8%
The twelve richest
In France, by prize money
Every race, ranked
131 races, biggest purse first
| # | Race | Course | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 2,400 metres (1 mile 4 furlongs) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 2 | Prix du Jockey Club 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 1 | €1,500,000€1.5m |
| 3 | Arabian World Cup 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 PA | €1,000,000 |
| 4 | Prix de Diane 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 1 | €1,000,000 |
| 5 | Prix Jacques Le Marois 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 1 | €1,000,000 |
| 6 | Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris 6,000 metres | Auteuil Racecourse | Group 1 | €850,000 |
| 7 | Grand Prix de Paris 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €600,000 |
| 8 | Poule d'Essai des Poulains 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €600,000 |
| 9 | Prix Vermeille 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €600,000 |
| 10 | Prix La Haye Jousselin 5,500 metres (3m 3½f) | Auteuil Racecourse | Group 1 | €520,000 |
| 11 | Poule d'Essai des Pouliches 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €500,000 |
| 12 | Prix de l'Opéra 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €500,000 |
| 13 | Prix du Moulin de Longchamp 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €450,000 |
| 14 | Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 1 | €400,000 |
| 15 | Prix Guillaume d'Ornano 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €400,000 |
| 16 | Prix Jean Prat 1,400 metres (7 furlongs) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 1 | €400,000 |
| 17 | Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère 1,400 metres (7f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €400,000 |
| 18 | Prix Marcel Boussac 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €400,000 |
| 19 | Prix Vicomtesse Vigier 3,100 metres (1m 7½f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €400,000 |
| 20 | Prix Maurice de Gheest 1,300 metres (6½f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 1 | €380,000 |
| 21 | Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil 5,100 metres (3m 1½f) | Auteuil Racecourse | Group 1 | €350,000 |
| 22 | Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp 1,000 metres (5f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €350,000 |
| 23 | Prix de la Forêt 1,400 metres (7f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €350,000 |
| 24 | Prix Morny 1,200 metres (6f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 1 | €350,000 |
| 25 | Prix Royal-Oak 3,100 metres (1m 7½f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €350,000 |
| 26 | Prix de Royallieu 2,800 metres (1m 6f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €300,000 |
| 27 | Prix du Cadran 4,000 metres (2½ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €300,000 |
| 28 | Prix Ganay 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €300,000 |
| 29 | Prix Rothschild 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 1 | €300,000 |
| 30 | Critérium de Saint-Cloud 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 1 | €250,000 |
| 31 | Critérium International 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 1 | €250,000 |
| 32 | Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) 1,850 metres (about 9 furlongs or about 1 1/8 miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €250,000 |
| 33 | Prix Jean et Louis Romanet 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 1 | €250,000 |
| 34 | Prix Saint-Alary 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €250,000 |
| 35 | Prix Ferdinand Dufaure 4,100 metres (2m 4½f) | Auteuil Racecourse | Group 1 | €220,000 |
| 36 | Grand Prix de Deauville 2,500 metres (1m 4½f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €200,000 |
| 37 | Prix Chaudenay 3,000 metres ( miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €200,000 |
| 38 | Prix Daniel Wildenstein 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €200,000 |
| 39 | Prix Dollar 1,950 metres (1m 1¾f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €200,000 |
| 40 | Prix Lupin 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 1 | €200,000 |
| 41 | Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte 1,200 metres (6f) | Chantilly | Group 2 | €190,000 |
| 42 | Grand Prix de Chantilly 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 43 | Prix Corrida 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 44 | Prix d'Harcourt 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 45 | Prix de la Nonette 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 46 | Prix de Malleret 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 47 | Prix de Pomone 2,500 metres (1m 4½f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 48 | Prix de Sandringham 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 49 | Prix du Calvados 1,400 metres (7f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 50 | Prix du Conseil de Paris 2,400 metres ( miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 51 | Prix du Gros Chêne 1,000 metres (5f) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 52 | Prix du Muguet 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 53 | Prix Eugène Adam 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Maisons-Laffitte | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 54 | Prix Foy 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 55 | Prix Greffulhe 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 56 | Prix Hocquart 2,200 metres (1mi 3fur) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €130,000 |
| 57 | Prix Kergorlay 3,000 metres ( miles) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 58 | Prix Maurice de Nieuil 2,800 metres (1¾ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 59 | Prix Niel 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 60 | Prix Robert Papin 1,200 metres (6f) | Chantilly | Group 2 | €130,000 |
| 61 | Prix Jean de Chaudenay 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 2 | €95,000 |
| 62 | La Coupe 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 63 | La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 64 | Prix Allez France 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 65 | Prix Belle de Nuit 2,800 metres (1¾ miles) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 66 | Prix Bertrand de Tarragon 1,800 metres (1m 1f) | Chantilly | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 67 | Prix Bertrand du Breuil 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 68 | Prix Chloé 1,800 metres | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 69 | Prix Cléopâtre 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 70 | Prix d'Arenberg 1,100 metres (5½f) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 71 | Prix d'Hédouville 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 72 | Prix Daphnis 1,600 metres (1m) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 73 | Prix de Barbeville 3,100 metres (1m 7½f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 74 | Prix de Condé 1,800 m (1m 1f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 75 | Prix de Flore 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 76 | Prix de Fontainebleau 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 77 | Prix de Guiche 1,800 metres | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 78 | Prix de la Grotte 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 79 | Prix de Lieurey 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 80 | Prix de Meautry 1,200 metres (6f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 81 | Prix de Reux 2,500 metres (1m f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 82 | Prix de Royaumont 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 83 | Prix de Seine-et-Oise 1,200 metres (6f) | Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 84 | Prix des Réservoirs 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 85 | Prix Djebel 1,400 metres (7f) | Deauville | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 86 | Prix du Bois 1,000 metres (5f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 87 | Prix du Lys 2,400 metres (1½ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 88 | Prix du Palais-Royal 1,400 metres (7f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 89 | Prix du Petit Couvert 1,000 metres (5f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 90 | Prix du Pin 1,400 metres (7f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 91 | Prix du Prince d'Orange 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 92 | Prix Eclipse 1,200 metres (6f) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 93 | Prix Edmond Blanc 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 94 | Prix Exbury 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 95 | Prix Fille de l'Air 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Toulouse Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 96 | Prix Gérald de Geoffre 3,000 metres ( miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 97 | Prix Gladiateur 3,100 metres (1m 7½f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 98 | Prix Gontaut-Biron 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 99 | Prix Imprudence 1,400 metres (7f) | Deauville | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 100 | Prix La Force 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 101 | Prix La Rochette 1,400 metres (7f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 102 | Prix Messidor 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 103 | Prix Miesque 1,400 metres (7f) | Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 104 | Prix Minerve 2,500 metres (1m 4½f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 105 | Prix Noailles 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 106 | Prix Paul de Moussac 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 2 | €80,000 |
| 107 | Prix Penelope 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 108 | Prix Perth 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 109 | Prix Sigy 1,200 metres (6f) | Chantilly Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 110 | Prix Texanita 1,100 metres (5½f) | Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 111 | Prix Thomas Bryon 1,400 metres (7 furlongs) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 112 | Prix Vanteaux 1,850 metres (1m 1¼f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 |
| 113 | Prix Berteux 3,000 metres ( miles) | Various | Group 3 | €66,000 |
| 114 | Prix La Flèche 1,000 metres (5f) | Chantilly | Listed | €60,000 |
| 115 | Grand Prix de Vichy 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Vichy Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 |
| 116 | Prix d'Aumale 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €56,000 |
| 117 | Prix de Cabourg 1,200 metres (6f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 |
| 118 | Prix de la Porte Maillot 1,400 metres (7f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 |
| 119 | Prix de Psyché 2,000 metres (1¼ miles) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 |
| 120 | Prix de Ris-Orangis 1,200 metres (6f) | Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €56,000 |
| 121 | Prix de Saint-Georges 1,000 metres (5f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 |
| 122 | Prix des Chênes 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 |
| 123 | Prix Quincey 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 |
| 124 | Prix Six Perfections 1,400 metres (7f) | Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 |
| 125 | Prix Herod 1,400 metres (7f) | Chantilly Racecourse | Listed | €55,000 |
| 126 | Prix Isonomy 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Deauville-La Touques Racecourse | Listed | €55,000 |
| 127 | Prix Matchem 1,800 metres | Saint-Cloud | Listed | €55,000 |
| 128 | Prix Omnium II 1,600 metres (1 mile) | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Listed | €55,000 |
| 129 | Prix Yacowlef 1,000 metres (5f) | Chantilly Racecourse | Listed | €55,000 |
| 130 | Prix André Baboin 1,900 / 2,000 metres | Various | Listed | €52,000 |
| 131 | Prix Juigné 2,100 metres (1m 2½f) | Longchamp Racecourse | Conditions | €25,000 |
Which courses hold the money
8 racecourses in France
| # | Racecourse | Races | Total prize money | Biggest race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longchamp Racecourse | 50 | €15,959,000€16.0m | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe |
| 2 | Deauville Racecourse | 27 | €4,879,000€4.9m | Prix Jacques Le Marois |
| 3 | Chantilly Racecourse | 21 | €4,310,000€4.3m | Prix du Jockey Club |
| 4 | Saint-Cloud Racecourse | 18 | €2,265,000€2.3m | Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud |
| 5 | Auteuil Racecourse | 4 | €1,940,000€1.9m | Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris |
| 6 | Maisons-Laffitte | 7 | €586,000 | Prix Eugène Adam |
| 7 | Toulouse Racecourse | 1 | €80,000 | Prix Fille de l'Air |
| 8 | Vichy Racecourse | 1 | €56,000 | Grand Prix de Vichy |
Longchamp Racecourse holds 53% of the France prize money on this page across 50 races. A racecourse's standing in racing is usually told through its history; this is the same standing told through the till.
Flat and jumps
The France money split by code
| Code | Races | Total prize money | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 127 | €28,253,000€28.3m | 94% |
| Jumps | 4 | €1,940,000€1.9m | 6% |
Who the money in France reaches
France Galop splits every purse the same way
| Who takes it | Share of the France pot | Out of €30,193,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 75.00% | €22,644,750€22.6m |
| Trainer | 14.00% | €4,227,020€4.2m |
| Jockey | 8.50% | €2,566,406€2.6m |
| Social charges | 2.50% | €754,826 |
Every share is a percentage of a race's prize fund rather than of the winner's cheque, and the rider's figure covers the whole field rather than the winning rider alone. Where a purse goes in France takes it race by race.
Who wins in France
Winning rides across the 131 races on this page
| # | Jockey | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christophe Soumillon | 397 | 117 | 2000 to 2026 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 2 | Olivier Peslier | 367 | 117 | 1992 to 2022 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 3 | Freddy Head | 285 | 109 | 1966 to 1997 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 4 | Cash Asmussen | 268 | 103 | 1982 to 2000 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 5 | Thierry Jarnet | 232 | 100 | 1988 to 2016 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 6 | Gérald Mossé | 212 | 101 | 1985 to 2023 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 7 | Maxime Guyon | 193 | 93 | 2009 to 2026 | Prix du Jockey Club | €1,500,000€1.5m |
| 8 | Yves Saint-Martin | 191 | 88 | 1965 to 1987 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 9 | Mickael Barzalona | 185 | 93 | 2010 to 2026 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 10 | Dominique Boeuf | 170 | 93 | 1986 to 2009 | Prix de Diane | €1,000,000 |
| 11 | Stéphane Pasquier | 162 | 92 | 2001 to 2026 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 12 | Frankie Dettori | 142 | 66 | 1991 to 2023 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 13 | Christophe Lemaire | 133 | 77 | 2002 to 2025 | Prix du Jockey Club | €1,500,000€1.5m |
| 14 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 97 | 66 | 2010 to 2026 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 15 | Thierry Thulliez | 97 | 69 | 1995 to 2016 | Prix du Jockey Club | €1,500,000€1.5m |
The world list of winning jockeys is dominated by whoever rode most in the biggest country. Asked of France on its own it gives a different set of names.
The trainers
Winning runners across the same 131 races
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Fabre | 850 | 124 | 1980 to 2026 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 2 | Alain de Royer-Dupré | 289 | 98 | 1982 to 2021 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 3 | François Boutin | 257 | 93 | 1970 to 1994 | Prix du Jockey Club | €1,500,000€1.5m |
| 4 | Criquette Head | 244 | 89 | 1978 to 2014 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 5 | Jean-Claude Rouget | 213 | 84 | 1989 to 2026 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 6 | Pascal Bary | 174 | 87 | 1982 to 2024 | Prix du Jockey Club | €1,500,000€1.5m |
| 7 | Élie Lellouche | 152 | 74 | 1985 to 2014 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 8 | Robert Collet | 114 | 59 | 1978 to 2015 | Prix Jacques Le Marois | €1,000,000 |
| 9 | Freddy Head | 109 | 68 | 1999 to 2021 | Prix Jacques Le Marois | €1,000,000 |
| 10 | Carlos Laffon-Parias | 103 | 65 | 1995 to 2024 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 11 | Francis-Henri Graffard | 95 | 67 | 2012 to 2026 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 12 | Aidan O'Brien | 91 | 39 | 1997 to 2026 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 13 | David Smaga | 77 | 50 | 1979 to 2021 | Prix Guillaume d'Ornano | €400,000 |
| 14 | John Gosden | 74 | 48 | 1991 to 2020 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| 15 | John Hammond | 71 | 49 | 1987 to 2011 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
The horses that won more than once
Across every race on this page
| Horse | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirrus des Aigles | 14 | 10 | 2009 to 2015 | Prix Ganay | €300,000 |
| Goldikova | 10 | 6 | 2008 to 2011 | Prix Jacques Le Marois | €1,000,000 |
| Moonlight Cloud | 10 | 7 | 2011 to 2013 | Prix Jacques Le Marois | €1,000,000 |
| Vazirabad | 10 | 6 | 2015 to 2018 | Prix Vicomtesse Vigier | €400,000 |
| Allez France | 9 | 8 | 1972 to 1975 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| Marchand d'Or | 9 | 6 | 2006 to 2011 | Prix Maurice de Gheest | €380,000 |
| Waldgeist | 8 | 7 | 2016 to 2019 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| Divine Proportions | 8 | 8 | 2004 to 2005 | Prix de Diane | €1,000,000 |
| Irish River | 8 | 8 | 1978 to 1979 | Prix Jacques Le Marois | €1,000,000 |
| Al Capone II | 8 | 2 | 1993 to 1999 | Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris | €850,000 |
| Westerner | 8 | 5 | 2003 to 2005 | Prix Vicomtesse Vigier | €400,000 |
| Skalleti | 8 | 6 | 2019 to 2022 | Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) | €250,000 |
| Dalakhani | 7 | 7 | 2002 to 2003 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| Helissio | 7 | 6 | 1996 to 1997 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
| Montjeu | 7 | 7 | 1998 to 2000 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | €5,000,000€5.0m |
Frequently asked questions
What is the richest horse race in France?
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, at €5,000,000. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse. Worldwide it is the 9th richest race in the world.
How much prize money is there in France racing?
€30,193,000 across the 131 races here, which is 8% of all the prize money on this site. 2 of them pay €1,170,000 or more.
Does France pay more than anywhere else?
It is 3rd of 14 countries here on total prize money. The average race in it is worth €230,481 against €389,273 across every race on the site.
Which racecourse in France pays the most?
Longchamp Racecourse, whose 50 races on this page put up €15,959,000 between them.
Who has won the most big races in France?
Christophe Soumillon, with 397 winning rides across 117 of these races between 2000 and 2026.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money