French-bred premiums in horse racing
France is the one country here where the purse is not the end of the money. A horse born and raised in France earns its owner a premium on top of whatever it wins, and on the 103 races where a single rate covers the whole field that premium comes to €8.5m of extra money alongside €25.9m of prize money.
The rate follows the horse, not the race. It is 75% for a two or three-year-old, 45% once the horse turns four, and 20% in a Group 1 at any age, which means the richest races on the French calendar pay the smallest premium of all.
The rate card
What a French-bred horse adds to whatever it wins
| Band | Who it covers | Rate | Races here | Prize money | Premium on top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two and three-year-olds | Horses of 2 and 3, outside Group 1 | 75% | 55 | €5,236,000€5.2m | €3,927,000€3.9m |
| Four-year-olds and up | Horses of 4 and over, outside Group 1 | 45% | 18 | €1,703,000€1.7m | €766,350 |
| Group 1 | Every age, in Group 1 and Group 1 Purebred Arabian | 20% | 30 | €18,930,000€18.9m | €3,786,000€3.8m |
| One rate covers the field | 103 of the 127 races | - | 103 | €25,869,000€25.9m | €8,479,350€8.5m |
| Open to both bands | Three-year-olds and older horses in one race | 75% / 45% | 24 | €2,384,000€2.4m | Two rates |
| Over jumps | Fillies and mares of 3, 4 and 5 over jumps | 15% | 4 | Group 1 | Not paid |
Two and three-year-olds, 75%. The top rate, and the one that reveals what the premium is for. A French-bred three-year-old is worth three quarters again of whatever it wins, which is a subsidy on the decision to breed and keep a horse in France rather than a reward for winning a big race.
Four-year-olds and up, 45%. The rate falls by 30 points the year a horse turns four, so the same horse winning the same race a year later brings its owner substantially less on top. The premium is aimed at the years when a horse is still being proved rather than at a long career.
Group 1, 20%. The smallest rate sits on the biggest races, for horses of every age. A Group 1 already pays enough to justify keeping a horse in training, so the premium does the least work there and France Galop spends it further down the programme instead.
Over jumps, 15%. Paid in a Premium meeting and not in a Group 1, to three-year-old fillies from 1 September and to mares of four and five from 1 January. All 4 French jump races on this site are Group 1 races, so the premium reaches none of them: Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, Prix La Haye Jousselin, Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil, Prix Ferdinand Dufaure.
A premium is paid on top of the purse rather than out of it, and in full: nothing is held back. It does carry the same deductions for the trainer and the rider that prize money carries, so a premium lifts four people rather than one.
The biggest premiums a winner can collect
Ranked on the premium, which is not the order of the purses
Why a Group 1 pays the smallest premium of all
Two races, one of them worth 3.8 times the other
Prix Guillaume d'Ornano is a Group 2 at Deauville Racecourse worth €400,000. Prix du Jockey Club is a Group 1 worth €1,500,000, which is 3.8 times as much. A French-bred winner of the first takes €171,000 of premium and a French-bred winner of the second takes €171,420, a difference of €420 between them.
| Race | Grade | Rate | Prize money | First prize | Premium to the winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | 75% | €400,000 | €228,000 | €171,000 |
| Prix du Jockey Club Chantilly Racecourse | Group 1 | 20% | €1,500,000€1.5m | €857,100 | €171,420 |
The races that pay two premiums at once
24 races open to three-year-olds and older horses alike
The band follows the horse rather than the race, so a race open to three-year-olds and to older horses pays two different premiums on the same result.
| # | Race | Grade | Prize money | To a three-year-old | To a four-year-old |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Prix de Deauville Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €200,000 | €150,000 | €90,000 |
| 2 | Prix Daniel Wildenstein Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €200,000 | €150,000 | €90,000 |
| 3 | Prix Dollar Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €200,000 | €150,000 | €90,000 |
| 4 | Prix de Pomone Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 | €97,500 | €58,500 |
| 5 | Prix du Conseil de Paris Longchamp Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 | €97,500 | €58,500 |
| 6 | Prix du Gros Chêne Chantilly Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 | €97,500 | €58,500 |
| 7 | Prix Kergorlay Deauville Racecourse | Group 2 | €130,000 | €97,500 | €58,500 |
| 8 | La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 9 | Prix Belle de Nuit Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 10 | Prix Bertrand de Tarragon Chantilly | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 11 | Prix de Flore Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 12 | Prix de Meautry Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 13 | Prix de Reux Deauville Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 14 | Prix de Seine-et-Oise Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 15 | Prix du Palais-Royal Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 16 | Prix du Petit Couvert Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 17 | Prix du Pin Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 18 | Prix Fille de l'Air Toulouse Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 19 | Prix Messidor Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 20 | Prix Perth Saint-Cloud Racecourse | Group 3 | €80,000 | €60,000 | €36,000 |
| 21 | Grand Prix de Vichy Vichy Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 | €42,000 | €25,200 |
| 22 | Prix de la Porte Maillot Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 | €42,000 | €25,200 |
| 23 | Prix de Ris-Orangis Maisons-Laffitte | Group 3 | €56,000 | €42,000 | €25,200 |
| 24 | Prix de Saint-Georges Longchamp Racecourse | Group 3 | €56,000 | €42,000 | €25,200 |
Every French race, and the premium it carries
127 races, biggest purse first
| # | Race | Age condition | Rate | Prize money | Premium on the race | Premium to the winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Group 1 | Three-years-old and up (Geldings excluded through 2026) | 20% | €5,000,000€5.0m | €1,000,000 | £476,167 |
| 2 | Prix du Jockey Club Group 1 | Three-year-olds excluding geldings | 20% | €1,500,000€1.5m | €300,000 | £142,850 |
| 3 | Arabian World Cup Group 1 PA | Four-years-old and up | 20% | €1,000,000 | €200,000 | £83,333 |
| 4 | Prix de Diane Group 1 | Three-year-old fillies | 20% | €1,000,000 | €200,000 | £95,233 |
| 5 | Prix Jacques Le Marois Group 1 | Three-years-old and up excluding geldings | 20% | €1,000,000 | €200,000 | £95,233 |
| 6 | Grand Prix de Paris Group 1 | Three-year-olds excluding geldings | 20% | €600,000 | €120,000 | £57,140 |
| 7 | Poule d'Essai des Poulains Group 1 | Three-year-old colts | 20% | €600,000 | €120,000 | £57,140 |
| 8 | Prix Vermeille Group 1 | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares | 20% | €600,000 | €120,000 | £57,140 |
| 9 | Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Group 1 | Three-year-old fillies | 20% | €500,000 | €100,000 | £47,617 |
| 10 | Prix de l'Opéra Group 1 | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares | 20% | €500,000 | €100,000 | £47,617 |
| 11 | Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Group 1 | Three-years-old and up | 20% | €450,000 | €90,000 | £42,855 |
| 12 | Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Group 1 | Four years old and up | 20% | €400,000 | €80,000 | £38,093 |
| 13 | Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Group 2 | Three-year-olds | 75% | €400,000 | €300,000 | £142,500 |
| 14 | Prix Jean Prat Group 1 | Three-year-olds excluding geldings | 20% | €400,000 | €80,000 | £38,093 |
| 15 | Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Group 1 | Two-year-olds excluding geldings | 20% | €400,000 | €80,000 | £38,093 |
| 16 | Prix Marcel Boussac Group 1 | Two-year-old fillies | 20% | €400,000 | €80,000 | £38,093 |
| 17 | Prix Vicomtesse Vigier Group 1 | Four-years-old and up | 20% | €400,000 | €80,000 | £12,350 |
| 18 | Prix Maurice de Gheest Group 1 | Three-years-old and up | 20% | €380,000 | €76,000 | £36,189 |
| 19 | Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Group 1 | Two-years-old and up | 20% | €350,000 | €70,000 | £33,332 |
| 20 | Prix de la Forêt Group 1 | Three-years-old and up | 20% | €350,000 | €70,000 | £33,332 |
| 21 | Prix Morny Group 1 | Two-year-olds excluding geldings | 20% | €350,000 | €70,000 | £33,332 |
| 22 | Prix Royal-Oak Group 1 | Three-years-old and up | 20% | €350,000 | €70,000 | £33,332 |
| 23 | Prix de Royallieu Group 1 | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares exc. G1 winners this or last year | 20% | €300,000 | €60,000 | £28,570 |
| 24 | Prix du Cadran Group 1 | Four-years-old and up | 20% | €300,000 | €60,000 | £28,570 |
| 25 | Prix Ganay Group 1 | Four-years-old and up | 20% | €300,000 | €60,000 | £28,570 |
| 26 | Prix Rothschild Group 1 | Three-years-old and up fillies & mares | 20% | €300,000 | €60,000 | £28,570 |
| 27 | Critérium de Saint-Cloud Group 1 | Two-year-olds excluding geldings | 20% | €250,000 | €50,000 | £23,808 |
| 28 | Critérium International Group 1 | Two-year-olds excluding geldings | 20% | €250,000 | €50,000 | £23,808 |
| 29 | Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) Group 1 | Four-years-old and up | 20% | €250,000 | €50,000 | £23,808 |
| 30 | Prix Jean et Louis Romanet Group 1 | Four-years-old and up fillies and mares | 20% | €250,000 | €50,000 | £23,808 |
| 31 | Prix Saint-Alary Group 2 | Three-year-old fillies | 75% | €250,000 | €187,500 | £89,281 |
| 32 | Grand Prix de Deauville Group 2 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €200,000 | €150,000 | £71,250 |
| 33 | Prix Chaudenay Group 2 | Three-year-olds | 75% | €200,000 | €150,000 | £71,250 |
| 34 | Prix Daniel Wildenstein Group 2 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €200,000 | €150,000 | £71,250 |
| 35 | Prix Dollar Group 2 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €200,000 | €150,000 | £71,250 |
| 36 | Prix Lupin Group 1 | Three-year-olds excluding geldings | 20% | €200,000 | €40,000 | £19,047 |
| 37 | Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte Group 2 | Two-year-olds | 75% | €190,000 | €142,500 | £67,688 |
| 38 | Grand Prix de Chantilly Group 2 | Four-years-old and up | 45% | €130,000 | €58,500 | £27,788 |
| 39 | Prix Corrida Group 2 | Four-years-old and up fillies & mares | 45% | €130,000 | €58,500 | £27,788 |
| 40 | Prix d'Harcourt Group 2 | Four-years-old and up | 45% | €130,000 | €58,500 | £27,788 |
| 41 | Prix de la Nonette Group 2 | Three-year-old fillies | 75% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 42 | Prix de Malleret Group 2 | Three-year-old fillies exc. G1 winners this year | 75% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 43 | Prix de Pomone Group 2 | Three-years-old and up fillies & mares exc. G1 winners this year | 75% / 45% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 44 | Prix de Sandringham Group 2 | Three-year-old fillies exc. G1 winners this year | 75% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 45 | Prix du Calvados Group 2 | Two-year-old fillies excluding Group 2 winners | 75% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 46 | Prix du Conseil de Paris Group 2 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 47 | Prix du Gros Chêne Group 2 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 48 | Prix du Muguet Group 2 | Four-years-old and up | 45% | €130,000 | €58,500 | £27,788 |
| 49 | Prix Eugène Adam Group 2 | Three-year-olds | 75% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 50 | Prix Foy Group 2 | Four-years-old and up excluding geldings | 45% | €130,000 | €58,500 | £27,788 |
| 51 | Prix Greffulhe Group 2 | Three-year-olds | 75% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 52 | Prix Hocquart Group 3 | Three-year-olds excluding geldings | 75% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 53 | Prix Kergorlay Group 2 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 54 | Prix Maurice de Nieuil Group 2 | Four-years-old and up | 45% | €130,000 | €58,500 | £27,788 |
| 55 | Prix Niel Group 2 | Three-year-olds | 75% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 56 | Prix Robert Papin Group 2 | Two-year-olds | 75% | €130,000 | €97,500 | £46,313 |
| 57 | Prix Jean de Chaudenay Group 2 | Four-years-old and up | 45% | €95,000 | €42,750 | £20,306 |
| 58 | La Coupe Group 3 | Four-years-old and up exc. G2 winners this year | 45% | €80,000 | €36,000 | £15,000 |
| 59 | La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 60 | Prix Allez France Group 3 | Four-years-old and up fillies and mares excluding Group 1 winners * | 45% | €80,000 | €36,000 | £15,000 |
| 61 | Prix Belle de Nuit Group 3 | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares exc. G3 winners this year | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 62 | Prix Bertrand de Tarragon Group 3 | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 63 | Prix Bertrand du Breuil Group 3 | Four-years-old and up exc. G1 winners this year | 45% | €80,000 | €36,000 | £15,000 |
| 64 | Prix Chloé Group 3 | Three-year-old fillies excluding Group 1 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 65 | Prix Cléopâtre Group 3 | Three-year-old fillies | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 66 | Prix d'Arenberg Group 3 | Two-year-olds excluding Group 1 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 67 | Prix d'Hédouville Group 3 | Four-years-old and up excluding Group 1 winners * | 45% | €80,000 | €36,000 | £15,000 |
| 68 | Prix Daphnis Group 3 | Three-year-olds excluding Group 1 / 2 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 69 | Prix de Barbeville Group 3 | Four-years-old and up | 45% | €80,000 | €36,000 | £15,000 |
| 70 | Prix de Condé Group 3 | Two-year-olds excluding Group 2 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 71 | Prix de Flore Group 3 | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares exc. G1 winners this year | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 72 | Prix de Fontainebleau Group 3 | Three-year-old colts and geldings | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 73 | Prix de Guiche Group 3 | Three-year-old colts | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 74 | Prix de la Grotte Group 3 | Three-year-old fillies | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 75 | Prix de Lieurey Group 3 | Three-year-old fillies exc. G2 winners this year | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 76 | Prix de Meautry Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 77 | Prix de Reux Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 78 | Prix de Royaumont Group 3 | Three-year-old fillies excluding Group winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 79 | Prix de Seine-et-Oise Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 80 | Prix des Réservoirs Group 3 | Two-year-old fillies excluding Group 1 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 81 | Prix Djebel Group 3 | Three-year-old colts and geldings | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 82 | Prix du Bois Group 3 | Two-year-olds | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 83 | Prix du Lys Group 3 | Three-year-old colts and geldings excluding Group 1 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 84 | Prix du Palais-Royal Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 85 | Prix du Petit Couvert Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 86 | Prix du Pin Group 3 | Three-years-old and up exc. G2 winners this year | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 87 | Prix du Prince d'Orange Group 3 | Three-year-olds | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 88 | Prix Eclipse Group 3 | Two-year-olds excluding Group 2 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 89 | Prix Edmond Blanc Group 3 | Four-years-old and up | 45% | €80,000 | €36,000 | £15,000 |
| 90 | Prix Exbury Group 3 | Four-years-old and up | 45% | €80,000 | €36,000 | £15,000 |
| 91 | Prix Fille de l'Air Group 3 | Three-years-old and up fillies and mares exc. G2 winners this or last year | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 92 | Prix Gérald de Geoffre Group 3 | Three-year-olds | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 93 | Prix Gladiateur Group 3 | Four-years-old and up | 45% | €80,000 | €36,000 | £15,000 |
| 94 | Prix Gontaut-Biron Group 3 | Four-years-old and up exc. G1 winners this year | 45% | €80,000 | €36,000 | £15,000 |
| 95 | Prix Imprudence Group 3 | Three-year-old fillies | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 96 | Prix La Force Group 3 | Three-year-old colts and geldings | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 97 | Prix La Rochette Group 3 | Two-year-olds excluding Group 1 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 98 | Prix Messidor Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 99 | Prix Miesque Group 3 | Two-year-old fillies excluding Group 2 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 100 | Prix Minerve Group 3 | Three-year-old fillies exc. G1 winners this year | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 101 | Prix Noailles Group 3 | Three-year-olds | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 102 | Prix Paul de Moussac Group 2 | Three-year-old colts and geldings exc. G1 winners this year | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 103 | Prix Penelope Group 3 | Three-year-old fillies | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £31,500 |
| 104 | Prix Perth Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 105 | Prix Sigy Group 3 | Three-year-olds excluding Group 1 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 106 | Prix Texanita Group 3 | Three-year-olds | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 107 | Prix Thomas Bryon Group 3 | Two-year-olds excluding Group 1 winners | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 108 | Prix Vanteaux Group 3 | Three-year-old fillies | 75% | €80,000 | €60,000 | £25,000 |
| 109 | Prix Berteux Group 3 | Three-year-olds | 75% | €66,000 | €49,500 | £20,625 |
| 110 | Prix La Flèche Listed | Two-year-olds | 75% | €60,000 | €45,000 | £18,750 |
| 111 | Grand Prix de Vichy Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €56,000 | €42,000 | £17,500 |
| 112 | Prix d'Aumale Group 2 | Two-year-old fillies exc. G2 / dual G3 winners | 75% | €56,000 | €42,000 | £17,500 |
| 113 | Prix de Cabourg Group 3 | Two-year-olds excluding Group 2 winners | 75% | €56,000 | €42,000 | £17,500 |
| 114 | Prix de la Porte Maillot Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €56,000 | €42,000 | £17,500 |
| 115 | Prix de Psyché Group 3 | Three-year-old fillies exc. G2 winners this year | 75% | €56,000 | €42,000 | £17,500 |
| 116 | Prix de Ris-Orangis Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €56,000 | €42,000 | £17,500 |
| 117 | Prix de Saint-Georges Group 3 | Three-years-old and up | 75% / 45% | €56,000 | €42,000 | £17,500 |
| 118 | Prix des Chênes Group 3 | Two-year-old colts and geldings excluding Group winners | 75% | €56,000 | €42,000 | £17,500 |
| 119 | Prix Quincey Group 3 | Four-years-old and up exc. G2 winners since 1 Oct | 45% | €56,000 | €25,200 | £10,500 |
| 120 | Prix Six Perfections Group 3 | Two-year-old fillies excluding Group 2 winners | 75% | €56,000 | €42,000 | £17,500 |
| 121 | Prix Herod Listed | Two-year-olds excluding Listed winners and Group-placed horses | 75% | €55,000 | €41,250 | £17,188 |
| 122 | Prix Isonomy Listed | Two-year-olds excluding Listed winners | 75% | €55,000 | €41,250 | £17,188 |
| 123 | Prix Matchem Listed | Three-year-old colts and geldings excluding Group winners | 75% | €55,000 | €41,250 | £17,188 |
| 124 | Prix Omnium II Listed | Three-year-old colts and geldings | 75% | €55,000 | €41,250 | £17,188 |
| 125 | Prix Yacowlef Listed | Two-year-olds previously unraced | 75% | €55,000 | €41,250 | £17,188 |
| 126 | Prix André Baboin Listed | Four-years-old and up exc Group race winners this year | 45% | €52,000 | €23,400 | £9,750 |
| 127 | Prix Juigné Conditions | Three-year-old colts and geldings previously unraced | 75% | €25,000 | €18,750 | £7,813 |
The breeder is paid as well, and on a bigger number
13% where the covering happened in France
The owner's premium is only half of it. France pays a second premium to the breeder who produced the horse, and that one is charged on the prize money and the owner's premium added together rather than on the prize alone, which is what makes 13% worth more than it reads.
| # | Race | First prize | Owner's premium | Breeder at 13% | Breeder at 8.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Group 1 | €2,857,000€2.9m | €571,400 | €445,692 | £242,845 |
| 2 | Prix du Jockey Club Group 1 | €857,100 | €171,420 | €133,708 | £72,854 |
| 3 | Prix de Diane Group 1 | €571,400 | €114,280 | €89,138 | £48,569 |
| 4 | Prix Jacques Le Marois Group 1 | €571,400 | €114,280 | €89,138 | £48,569 |
| 5 | Arabian World Cup Group 1 PA | €500,000 | €100,000 | €78,000 | £42,500 |
| 6 | Grand Prix de Paris Group 1 | €342,840 | €68,568 | €53,483 | £29,141 |
| 7 | Poule d'Essai des Poulains Group 1 | €342,840 | €68,568 | €53,483 | £29,141 |
| 8 | Prix Vermeille Group 1 | €342,840 | €68,568 | €53,483 | £29,141 |
| 9 | Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Group 2 | €228,000 | €171,000 | €51,870 | £28,263 |
| 10 | Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Group 1 | €285,700 | €57,140 | €44,569 | £24,284 |
| 11 | Prix de l'Opéra Group 1 | €285,700 | €57,140 | €44,569 | £24,284 |
| 12 | Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Group 1 | €257,130 | €51,426 | €40,112 | £21,856 |
Add the two together and a French-bred winner of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is worth €1,017,092 in premium money between the owner and the breeder, on top of a first prize of €2,857,000.
Frequently asked questions
What is a French-bred premium?
Money France Galop pays the owner of a horse born and raised in France, over and above the prize the race pays. It is a percentage of whatever the horse wins, added on top: 75% for a two or three-year-old, 45% for a horse of four and over, and 20% in a Group 1 whatever the horse's age. It is paid on the allocation to the first five home, not on the winner's cheque alone.
How much is the premium on the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe?
The Arc is a Group 1, so the rate is 20%. On a first prize of €2,857,000 that is €571,400 to the owner of a French-bred winner, on top of the prize itself. Across the whole €5,000,000 purse the race carries €1,000,000 of premium.
Why does a Group 1 pay a smaller premium than a Group 3?
Because the premium is a breeding subsidy rather than a bonus. A Group 1 already pays enough to justify keeping a horse in France, so the money does more work further down the programme. Prix Guillaume d'Ornano is a Group 2 worth €400,000 and pays its winner €171,000 of premium; Prix du Jockey Club is a Group 1 worth €1,500,000 and pays €171,420.
Do French premiums apply to jumps races?
Only narrowly. Over jumps the premium is 15% and goes to fillies and mares of three, four and five, in a Premium meeting, and not in a Group 1. All 4 French jump races on this site are Group 1, so none of them carries it.
Does the breeder get paid as well?
Yes, and separately. The breeder of a French-bred thoroughbred takes 13% where the covering took place in France and 8.5% where it did not, charged on the prize and the owner's premium together rather than on the prize alone. On the Arc that is €445,692 to the breeder of the winner.
Is the premium taken out of the prize money?
A premium is paid on top of the purse rather than out of it, and in full: nothing is held back. It does carry the same deductions for the trainer and the rider that prize money carries, so a premium lifts four people rather than one.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money