THE FRENCH ADVANTAGE
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Get your head around
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Here are a few reasons to breed and race in France.
The information was sourced from official data in 2013.
Prize-money in Europe:
Overall prize-money in € in 2013 |
Racing premiums |
Average earning per horse per year in € |
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France |
€120 M |
+64% for 2,3&4yo +53% for 5yo and up |
12 000 + premiums |
UK |
€72 M |
Plus 10 starting in 2016 |
8 700 |
Ireland |
€21 M |
Plus 10 starting in 2016 |
8 200 |
Prize-money V Training fees:
Percentage of training costs recovered with prize-money for the overall population of starters |
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France |
55.00% |
Ireland |
23.00% |
UK |
23.00% |
Selling horses in France to a world wide audience.
After the Deauville August yearlings sales in 2011, a commercial study was conducted to compare the yearlings qualified for the French Premiums and the ones that are not and the results speak for themselves :
BOOK 1:
Yearlings qualified for French premiums: 73 sold from 100 offered : 73% SOLD
Yearlings not qualified for French premiums: 79 sold from 119 offered : 66% SOLD
AVERAGE PRICE:
Yearlings qualified for French premiums: € 174.000
Yearlings not qualified for French premiums: € 120.000
MEDIAN PRICE:
Yearlings qualified for French premiums: € 137.500
Yearlings not qualified for French premiums: € 90.000