France Galop Announce Further Changes to the Entry Process in Black-Type Races

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France Galop has approved changes to the entry process in Group 2, Group 3 and Listed races, following a meeting of its Board on Tuesday, December 17.

The new measures will mirror those for Group 1 races which were implemented in 2024 and have guaranteed sustainable funding of the Owners' Pool (Poule Propriétaire). The Owners' Pool contributes to the financing of black-type contests on the Flat, including 32% of the prize-money offered in Group 1 races last year. It stems from the entry and supplementary entry fees paid by owners for their horses to participate in black-type races.

To ensure consistency in the process, the entry fee for Group 2, Group 3 and Listed races now stands at 0.65% of the total prize-money, falling in line with that for Group 1 races. The impact is a drop in the entry fee of 29.5% for Group 2 races and 37.5% for Group 3 races. The early closing stage for these events has also been moved forward for 2025, from four and a half weeks prior to the race to five and a half weeks.

Second entries, those which fall between the early closing stage and the supplementary deadline, are also part of the revisions to the entry process. They will now close at the latest on the Tuesday of the week preceding the race and the fee has been standardised at 2% of the total prize-money.

The three Group 2 races run over the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend are the only exceptions to the rule. Whilst their second entry fee remains at 2% of the total prize-money, their second entry closing is positioned on a Tuesday in mid-September.

In addition, the supplementary entry fee in Group 2, Group 3 and Listed races now stands at 7.2% of the total prize-money, with the aim of standardising entry fees in all Pattern races. This percentage is already applied to Group 1 races, except for the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, the Qatar Prix du Jockey Club and the Prix de Diane Longines.

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