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HORSE RACING · 131 RACES

Where racing prize money goes in France

French racing splits a purse four ways and publishes the place ladder as well, which almost no other country does. Across the 131 France races on this site, worth €30.2m between them, owners take €22.6m and the riders take €2.6m.

France Galop sets the shares and they add up to exactly 100% of the fund, so a purse is spoken for before the race is run.

PRIZE MONEY HERE €30.2m
TO OWNERS €22.6m
TO TRAINERS €4.2m
TO RIDERS €2.6m
RIDERS' SHARE 8.50%

The published split

Every France purse, divided the same way

Adds up to 100%

Who Share of the purse Of France prize money here
Owner 75% £18,870,625£18.9m
Trainer 14% £3,522,517£3.5m
Jockey 8.5% £2,138,671£2.1m
Social charges 2.5% £629,021
Total 100.00% £25,160,833£25.2m

Owner. The owner is the only party in racing who is paid the prize rather than a percentage of it, which is why their share is the one that moves when a country changes its rules.

Trainer. French trainers take almost twice the share their British counterparts do, which is the single biggest difference between the two systems.

Jockey. The riders, across the whole field. French racing pays its riders a larger share of the fund than British Flat racing does.

Social charges. France collects the sport’s social contributions inside the split rather than billing them afterwards, so the figure is visible in a way it is not elsewhere.

The pot, by who takes it

€30,193,000 across 131 races

Owner €23m
Trainer €4.2m
Jockey €2.6m
Social charges €755k

Every race, and what comes out of it

131 races in France, biggest purse first

Shares of the prize fund

# Race Course Prize money To owners To trainers To riders
1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €5,000,000€5.0m £3,125,000£3.1m £583,333 £354,167
2 Prix du Jockey Club Group 1 Chantilly Racecourse €1,500,000€1.5m £937,500 £175,000 £106,250
3 Arabian World Cup Group 1 PA Longchamp Racecourse €1,000,000 £625,000 £116,667 £70,833
4 Prix de Diane Group 1 Chantilly Racecourse €1,000,000 £625,000 £116,667 £70,833
5 Prix Jacques Le Marois Group 1 Deauville Racecourse €1,000,000 £625,000 £116,667 £70,833
6 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Group 1 Auteuil Racecourse €850,000 £531,250 £99,167 £60,208
7 Grand Prix de Paris Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €600,000 £375,000 £70,000 £42,500
8 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €600,000 £375,000 £70,000 £42,500
9 Prix Vermeille Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €600,000 £375,000 £70,000 £42,500
10 Prix La Haye Jousselin Group 1 Auteuil Racecourse €520,000 £325,000 £60,667 £36,833
11 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €500,000 £312,500 £58,333 £35,417
12 Prix de l'Opéra Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €500,000 £312,500 £58,333 £35,417
13 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €450,000 £281,250 £52,500 £31,875
14 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Group 1 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €400,000 £250,000 £46,667 £28,333
15 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Group 2 Deauville Racecourse €400,000 £250,000 £46,667 £28,333
16 Prix Jean Prat Group 1 Deauville Racecourse €400,000 £250,000 £46,667 £28,333
17 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €400,000 £250,000 £46,667 £28,333
18 Prix Marcel Boussac Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €400,000 £250,000 £46,667 £28,333
19 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €400,000 £250,000 £46,667 £28,333
20 Prix Maurice de Gheest Group 1 Deauville Racecourse €380,000 £237,500 £44,333 £26,917
21 Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil Group 1 Auteuil Racecourse €350,000 £218,750 £40,833 £24,792
22 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €350,000 £218,750 £40,833 £24,792
23 Prix de la Forêt Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €350,000 £218,750 £40,833 £24,792
24 Prix Morny Group 1 Deauville Racecourse €350,000 £218,750 £40,833 £24,792
25 Prix Royal-Oak Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €350,000 £218,750 £40,833 £24,792
26 Prix de Royallieu Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €300,000 £187,500 £35,000 £21,250
27 Prix du Cadran Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €300,000 £187,500 £35,000 £21,250
28 Prix Ganay Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €300,000 £187,500 £35,000 £21,250
29 Prix Rothschild Group 1 Deauville Racecourse €300,000 £187,500 £35,000 £21,250
30 Critérium de Saint-Cloud Group 1 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €250,000 £156,250 £29,167 £17,708
31 Critérium International Group 1 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €250,000 £156,250 £29,167 £17,708
32 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €250,000 £156,250 £29,167 £17,708
33 Prix Jean et Louis Romanet Group 1 Deauville Racecourse €250,000 £156,250 £29,167 £17,708
34 Prix Saint-Alary Group 2 Longchamp Racecourse €250,000 £156,250 £29,167 £17,708
35 Prix Ferdinand Dufaure Group 1 Auteuil Racecourse €220,000 £137,500 £25,667 £15,583
36 Grand Prix de Deauville Group 2 Deauville Racecourse €200,000 £125,000 £23,333 £14,167
37 Prix Chaudenay Group 2 Longchamp Racecourse €200,000 £125,000 £23,333 £14,167
38 Prix Daniel Wildenstein Group 2 Longchamp Racecourse €200,000 £125,000 £23,333 £14,167
39 Prix Dollar Group 2 Longchamp Racecourse €200,000 £125,000 £23,333 £14,167
40 Prix Lupin Group 1 Longchamp Racecourse €200,000 £125,000 £23,333 £14,167
41 Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte Group 2 Chantilly €190,000 £118,750 £22,167 £13,458
42 Grand Prix de Chantilly Group 2 Chantilly Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
43 Prix Corrida Group 2 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
44 Prix d'Harcourt Group 2 Longchamp Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
45 Prix de la Nonette Group 2 Deauville Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
46 Prix de Malleret Group 2 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
47 Prix de Pomone Group 2 Deauville Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
48 Prix de Sandringham Group 2 Chantilly Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
49 Prix du Calvados Group 2 Deauville Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
50 Prix du Conseil de Paris Group 2 Longchamp Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
51 Prix du Gros Chêne Group 2 Chantilly Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
52 Prix du Muguet Group 2 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
53 Prix Eugène Adam Group 2 Maisons-Laffitte €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
54 Prix Foy Group 2 Longchamp Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
55 Prix Greffulhe Group 2 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
56 Prix Hocquart Group 3 Chantilly Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
57 Prix Kergorlay Group 2 Deauville Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
58 Prix Maurice de Nieuil Group 2 Longchamp Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
59 Prix Niel Group 2 Longchamp Racecourse €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
60 Prix Robert Papin Group 2 Chantilly €130,000 £81,250 £15,167 £9,208
61 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Group 2 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €95,000 £59,375 £11,083 £6,729
62 La Coupe Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
63 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Group 3 Maisons-Laffitte €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
64 Prix Allez France Group 3 Chantilly Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
65 Prix Belle de Nuit Group 3 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
66 Prix Bertrand de Tarragon Group 3 Chantilly €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
67 Prix Bertrand du Breuil Group 3 Chantilly Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
68 Prix Chloé Group 3 Chantilly Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
69 Prix Cléopâtre Group 3 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
70 Prix d'Arenberg Group 3 Chantilly Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
71 Prix d'Hédouville Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
72 Prix Daphnis Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
73 Prix de Barbeville Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
74 Prix de Condé Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
75 Prix de Flore Group 3 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
76 Prix de Fontainebleau Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
77 Prix de Guiche Group 3 Chantilly Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
78 Prix de la Grotte Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
79 Prix de Lieurey Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
80 Prix de Meautry Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
81 Prix de Reux Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
82 Prix de Royaumont Group 3 Chantilly Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
83 Prix de Seine-et-Oise Group 3 Maisons-Laffitte €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
84 Prix des Réservoirs Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
85 Prix Djebel Group 3 Deauville €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
86 Prix du Bois Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
87 Prix du Lys Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
88 Prix du Palais-Royal Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
89 Prix du Petit Couvert Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
90 Prix du Pin Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
91 Prix du Prince d'Orange Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
92 Prix Eclipse Group 3 Chantilly Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
93 Prix Edmond Blanc Group 3 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
94 Prix Exbury Group 3 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
95 Prix Fille de l'Air Group 3 Toulouse Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
96 Prix Gérald de Geoffre Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
97 Prix Gladiateur Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
98 Prix Gontaut-Biron Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
99 Prix Imprudence Group 3 Deauville €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
100 Prix La Force Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
101 Prix La Rochette Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
102 Prix Messidor Group 3 Maisons-Laffitte €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
103 Prix Miesque Group 3 Maisons-Laffitte €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
104 Prix Minerve Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
105 Prix Noailles Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
106 Prix Paul de Moussac Group 2 Chantilly Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
107 Prix Penelope Group 3 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
108 Prix Perth Group 3 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
109 Prix Sigy Group 3 Chantilly Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
110 Prix Texanita Group 3 Maisons-Laffitte €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
111 Prix Thomas Bryon Group 3 Saint-Cloud Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
112 Prix Vanteaux Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €80,000 £50,000 £9,333 £5,667
113 Prix Berteux Group 3 Various €66,000 £41,250 £7,700 £4,675
114 Prix La Flèche Listed Chantilly €60,000 £37,500 £7,000 £4,250
115 Grand Prix de Vichy Group 3 Vichy Racecourse €56,000 £35,000 £6,533 £3,967
116 Prix d'Aumale Group 2 Longchamp Racecourse €56,000 £35,000 £6,533 £3,967
117 Prix de Cabourg Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €56,000 £35,000 £6,533 £3,967
118 Prix de la Porte Maillot Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €56,000 £35,000 £6,533 £3,967
119 Prix de Psyché Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €56,000 £35,000 £6,533 £3,967
120 Prix de Ris-Orangis Group 3 Maisons-Laffitte €56,000 £35,000 £6,533 £3,967
121 Prix de Saint-Georges Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €56,000 £35,000 £6,533 £3,967
122 Prix des Chênes Group 3 Longchamp Racecourse €56,000 £35,000 £6,533 £3,967
123 Prix Quincey Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €56,000 £35,000 £6,533 £3,967
124 Prix Six Perfections Group 3 Deauville Racecourse €56,000 £35,000 £6,533 £3,967
125 Prix Herod Listed Chantilly Racecourse €55,000 £34,375 £6,417 £3,896
126 Prix Isonomy Listed Deauville-La Touques Racecourse €55,000 £34,375 £6,417 £3,896
127 Prix Matchem Listed Saint-Cloud €55,000 £34,375 £6,417 £3,896
128 Prix Omnium II Listed Saint-Cloud Racecourse €55,000 £34,375 £6,417 £3,896
129 Prix Yacowlef Listed Chantilly Racecourse €55,000 £34,375 £6,417 £3,896
130 Prix André Baboin Listed Various €52,000 £32,500 £6,067 £3,683
131 Prix Juigné Conditions Longchamp Racecourse €25,000 £15,625 £2,917 £1,771

How far down the field the money goes

70 races that pay the published ladder

50% · 20% · 15% · 10% · 5%

France Galop publishes the ladder as well as the split: 50% to the winner, 20% to the second, 15% to the third, 10% to the fourth, 5% to the fifth. On 70 of the 131 France races here, the winner's cheque we hold is exactly 50% of the purse, so the other four places on those races are the same published rule rather than a guess. The ladder is shown only on those 70.

# Race Prize money WinnerSecondThirdFourthFifth
1 Arabian World Cup €1,000,000 £416,667£166,667£125,000£83,333£41,667
2 La Coupe €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
3 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
4 Prix Allez France €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
5 Prix Belle de Nuit €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
6 Prix Bertrand de Tarragon €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
7 Prix Bertrand du Breuil €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
8 Prix Chloé €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
9 Prix Cléopâtre €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
10 Prix d'Arenberg €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
11 Prix d'Hédouville €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
12 Prix Daphnis €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
13 Prix de Barbeville €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
14 Prix de Condé €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
15 Prix de Flore €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
16 Prix de Fontainebleau €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
17 Prix de Guiche €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
18 Prix de la Grotte €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
19 Prix de Lieurey €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
20 Prix de Meautry €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
21 Prix de Reux €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
22 Prix de Royaumont €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
23 Prix de Seine-et-Oise €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
24 Prix des Réservoirs €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
25 Prix Djebel €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
26 Prix du Bois €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
27 Prix du Lys €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
28 Prix du Palais-Royal €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
29 Prix du Petit Couvert €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
30 Prix du Pin €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
31 Prix du Prince d'Orange €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
32 Prix Eclipse €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
33 Prix Edmond Blanc €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
34 Prix Exbury €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
35 Prix Fille de l'Air €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
36 Prix Gérald de Geoffre €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
37 Prix Gladiateur €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
38 Prix Gontaut-Biron €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
39 Prix Imprudence €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333
40 Prix La Force €80,000 £33,333£13,333£10,000£6,667£3,333

The 40 richest of the 70 shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much of a France purse does the owner get?

75% of it, set by France Galop. Across the 131 France races here that is €22,644,750 of €30,193,000.

How much does a jockey get from a France race?

8.5% of the purse, across the whole field rather than the winner alone. Across these 131 races that is €2,566,405.

What does a trainer take from prize money in France?

14% of the purse, on top of the training fees the owner pays whether the horse wins or not. Across these 131 races that is €4,227,020.

Does the whole purse get paid out?

Yes. France Galop sets shares that add up to exactly 100% of the fund, so every pound of a France purse is accounted for before the race is run. Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe puts up €5,000,000, of which €3,750,000 reaches owners and €425,000 reaches riders.

How is a France purse divided between the places?

50% to the winner, 20% to the second, 15% to the third, 10% to the fourth, 5% to the fifth. That ladder holds on 70 of the 131 races here, where the winner's cheque we hold is exactly half the purse.

Where to next

The rest of the racing money