A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in France, under the authority of France Galop, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern.
Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Dist. (m) | Age/Sex | |
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March / April | Prix Omnium II | Saint-Cloud | 1,600 | 3yo c&g | |
April | Prix Right Royal | Saint-Cloud | 3,000 | 4yo+ | |
April | Prix Zarkava | Longchamp | 2,100 | 4yo+ f | |
April | Prix Cor de Chasse | Deauville | 1,100 | 4yo+ | |
April | Prix Lord Seymour | Longchamp | 2,400 | 4yo+ | |
April | Prix Jacques Laffitte | Longchamp | 1,850 | 4yo+ | |
April | Prix Maurice Zilber | Longchamp | 1,400 | 4yo+ | |
April | Prix de Suresnes | Chantilly | 2,000 | 3yo | |
April | Prix Servanne | Chantilly | 1,200 | 4yo+ | |
May | Prix Gold River | Longchamp | 2,800 | 4yo+ f | |
May | Prix de la Seine | Longchamp | 2,200 | 3yo f | |
May / June | Prix Matchem | Maisons-Laffitte | 1,800 | 3yo c&g | |
June | Prix La Flèche | Maisons-Laffitte | 1,000 | 2yo | |
October | Prix André Baboin | Various | 2,000 | 3yo+ | |
October | Prix Isonomy | Deauville | 1,600 | 2yo | |
November | Prix Yacowlef | Chantilly | 1,100 | 2yo | |
November | Prix Herod | Chantilly | 1,400 | 2yo |
Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Dist. (m) | Age/Sex |
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April | Prix Juigné | Longchamp | 2,100 | 3yo c&g |
Last Run | Race Name | Racecourse | Dist. (m) | Age/Sex |
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April 1977 | Prix Daru | Longchamp | 2,100 | 3yo |
May 2004 | Prix Lupin | Longchamp | 2,100 | 3yo c&f |
May 2003 | Prix Jean de Chaudenay | Saint-Cloud | 2,400 | 4yo+ |
July 2003 | Prix Berteux | Deauville | 3,000 | 3yo |
Sept 2000 | Prix de la Salamandre | Longchamp | 1,400 | 2yo c&f |
Nov 2000 | Prix Saint-Roman | Saint-Cloud | 1,600 | 2yo f |
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