France Galop is the governing body of flat and steeplechase horse racing in France. It was founded on May 3, 1995, as the result of the amalgamation of four different industry organizations. Prominent owner/breeder Jean-Luc Lagardère was elected the organization's first president.
As of 2007 France Galop has a membership of more than 9,500 horse owners, trainers, jockeys, breeders, and officials. The organization is run by a 12-member board of directors and an oversight committee of fifty representatives.
Each year, France Galop organizes more than 6,500 races at racetracks throughout France and operates Longchamp Racecourse, Auteuil, and the Saint-Cloud Racecourse. The organization also organises steeplechase racing at Enghien Racecourse in Val-d'Oise. In addition, France Galop operates the racecourses and manages the training centres at Chantilly, Maisons-Laffitte and Deauville-La Touques and Deauville-Clairefontaine.
France Galop also focuses on promoting the improvement French racehorse breeding. Along with the harness racing association, Société du Cheval Français, France Galop controls the voting rights of the PMU (pari-mutuel urbain) who manage track and off-track betting operations on their behalf.
Guillaume de SAINT-SEINE, is the current president of France Galop. He was elected in 2023 to a four-year term.
FranceGalop is the governing body of flat and steeplechase horse racing in France. It was founded on May 3, 1995, as the result of the amalgamation of...
In dance, the galop, named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see Gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade, is a lively country...
notable flat horse races which take place annually in France, under the authority of FranceGalop, including all conditions races which currently hold...
Jockey Club". France-galop.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-08-21. "Poule d'Essai des Poulains". France-galop.com. Archived...
annually in France, under the authority of FranceGalop, including all events which presently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status. galop.courses-france.com – "Palmarès...
Zahra is a board member of the Global Centre for Pluralism, sits in the FranceGalop Committee and serves as the President of the Consiglio Direttivo of Yacht...
France and the United Kingdom. Among the notable horses he owned was Épinard, called a racing legend [1] by the French racing authority, FranceGalop...
Retrieved 2022-07-04. France portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Longchamp Racecourse. Longchamp Racecourse at France-Galop official website New...
published newspaper. The editor-in-chief is Jean d'Indy, who works for FranceGalop and has been involved in producing the paper since 1992. La Bougie du...
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 france-galop.com – A Brief History: Prix Allez France. galop.courses-france.com – Prix Allez France – Palmarès depuis 2004. galopp-sieger...
June 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine "All the races: Prix Royal-Oak". FranceGalop. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved February 8...
the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011. Racing Post/FranceGalop: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 1988, 1989, 1990...
Sunline, Symboli Kris S, T M Opera O, Viva Pataca, and Vodka. According to FranceGalop, from 1985 through to 2010, every Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner can...
Auteil Racecourse being the best known. The sport's governing body is FranceGalop. Horse racing in Great Britain is predominantly thoroughbred flat and...
November. 1924 Olympics official report. p. 222. (in French) [1] video of a race, timestamp 34:50 FranceGalop website Wikimedia Commons has media related to...
Hippodrome de Chantilly at Wikimedia Commons Chantilly Racecourse at France-Galop.com Aerial photo of Chantilly Racecourse, the Château and area Official...
for having tested positive for cocaine at a meeting in France in July. FranceGalop, the French governing body of racing, accepted Murphy's explanation...
London: Michael Joseph Ltd. pp. 57–61. ISBN 0718121767. Profile of Marcel Boussac at Thoroughbred Heritage Biography of Marcel Boussac at FranceGalop...
bodies of horse racing, counterparts to the BHA, for example the FrenchFranceGalop (formerly the Société d’Encouragement des Races des Chevaux, founded...
Global Information