French horse racing itself is entirely governed by France Galop, a central authority which oversees everything from the organisation of 6,500 races across the country to several aspects of breeding, training and riding. Just like in any other horse racing jurisdiction the most prestigious thoroughbred races are the Group One races.
The rituals and traditions of French horse racing have endured, but today the industry faces very modern threats: an aging bettor profile, a growing contingent of potentially untapped online gamers and gamblers, and competition from new horse race betting operators who contest PMU’s support from the French government.
Although located about 12 miles north in the town of Hoerdt, the racecourse carries the name of Strasbourg. It is a mixed track, hosting trotting, Flat, hurdles, chase and cross-country races. Strasbourg is right-handed, 1m1f around at the most and flat, with a sweeping final bend and a straight measuring two furlongs and about 70 yards.
The online French horse-race betting industry was finally opened with the passing of the Law of May 12, 2010 which, among other measures, created the French Regulating Authority of Online Gaming (ARJEL).
15 levelsExperience. Horses have 15 levels of experience.
Tip: To level up quickly, feed your horses a lot. You will get the most player EXP from feeding the horses as well as completing the quests.
To breed Exclusive Vida, you need to unlock the breeding recipe with 80 puzzle pieces when it is featured during a Horse Racing event.
Each Constellation Horse is only able to be obtained by purchasing or by a specific cross-breeding during the zodiac sign period it stands for. But once you get the horse, it will stay in your stable for good. The Constellation Horse Event kicked off on July 30th, GMT, 2015, with the Leo I Horse as the leading breed.
A free way to get Diamonds is to level up, as you'll get up to 10 per level. Completing Achievements also gets you Diamonds. Daily Rewards sometimes give Diamonds. Selling horses of level 10 or above will give you Diamonds.
Obtaining DiamondsWatch Daily Videos. You can earn up to 15 diamonds each day this way.Most breeds above level 10 can be sold for. ... Fulfilling Horse Wrangler requests. ... Complete and claim all 5 Daily Quests. ... Claim the Daily Login Reward. ... Complete upgrade Achievements that award Diamonds.Selling Constellation Horses.
In general, Rarity is related to how frequently a given breed is encountered in Horse Haven. Usually, the more difficult, or expensive, a Breed is to acquire, the higher the Rarity level will be....What Rarity is My Horse?Rarity LevelProfile ColorMythicPurpleLegendaryShiny GoldConstellationBlue Galaxy3 more rows
Tier 2Tier 2 is achieved through breeding.Exception: Occasionally a promotion will offer a pair of Tier 2 horses that can be purchased with real money.
Dream Jewels are a type of currency in Horse Haven....These are some ways they can be earned in game:Fulfill all 3 Horse Wrangler requested food items.During Steeplechase Skill Events, certain milestone rewards are Dream Jewels.Constellation Horses can win 2 a day from the Cloud Race Steeplechase.Purchase with Diamonds.
Levies on horserace betting contribute to funding for the horse industry as a whole ( Figure 12 ). The racing industry receives funding to organise races and to maintain race facilities through a collective fund financed through levies and through prize money and other incentives. Other industry segments receive financing through the EPERON fund in support of regional and national equestrian projects. In addition to direct financing through race levies, government funding for sport, leisure and work horse industries is also given through IFCE or through support for national and regional projects.
Horseracing has traditionally been highly structured ( Figure 11 ). It is centred on two parent companies: France Galop, for flat racing, created in 1995 following the merger of three organisations, and SECF, created in 1864 for harness racing (throughout this report, the term ‘harness racing’ includes trotting races under the saddle). Both companies aim to encourage and improve racehorse breeding and to promote horseracing. They are involved in horseracing administration, disciplinary action and finance. Through their training centres and management of 10 racetracks, they are also involved in the organisation of races. These two companies fall under the purview of a national federation that also manages the laboratory for anti-doping in horseracing, LHC and the EPERON fund (see Figure 12: Wagers and industry funding, 2009 (Heydemann et al .,#N#Reference Heydemann, Boyer, Couzy, Dornier, Madeline, Morhain and Ragot#N#2011 )). At a local level, regional federations and committees are responsible for managing races, setting the race calendar and so on (Heydemann et al .,#N#Reference Heydemann, Boyer, Couzy, Dornier, Madeline, Morhain and Ragot#N#2011 ).
Created in 2002, Interbev Équins, the horse division of France's livestock and meat industry association, oversees the horsemeat market.#N #Footnote#N#10 It brings together horsemeat industry stakeholders such as producers, merchants, coops, businesses, horse butchers, distributors and the foodservice industry. The industry supply side is managed by France Trait, the association responsible for the nine breeds of draught horse, while the distribution side is managed by 19 producers’ organisations that are mainly responsible for selling the product. The producers’ organisations also develop regional brands, offer technical support and information to producers and manage financial assistance (Heydemann et al .,#N#Reference Heydemann, Boyer, Couzy, Dornier, Madeline, Morhain and Ragot#N#2011 ). In a broad way, CIV (France's centre for meat information), established in 1987, also contributes. Through industry professional and communication campaigns, it improves knowledge of beef, pork, mutton and horse meats, the livestock and meat industries, as well as social issues such as nutrition, food safety, the environment and animal health and welfare.#N#Footnote#N#11
In 2010, 10 328 horses were imported, almost half of which were riding horses, while 35% were racehorses and 15% were ponies (Réseau REFErences, 2011b ). Over the past 10 years, riding horse imports increased fivefold and pony imports 10-fold, whereas racehorse imports increased only by a factor of 1.4. Over 25 breeds of riding horses were imported; Andalusians were most popular, followed by Dutch Warmbloods and Shetland Ponies. Horses imported for dressage competitions seem to perform better on average than French horses; the same is not true for horses imported for show jumping. Although horses imported for recreational use tend to be more expensive than French horses, they are specifically designed for leisure purposes or have sought-after physical traits. Limited production of dressage and recreational horses in France accounts for imports of these animals, whereas imports of show jumping horses demonstrate strong international competition in this market and better organised foreign distribution channels (Heydemann,#N#Reference Heydemann#N#2012 ).
While the social aspect of equestrian activities is well-known, horses can also help people better integrate with society. Although statistics on this aspect of horse use are not widely available at present, there are numerous such initiatives.
The traditional segmentation of the horse industry created specific structures for its various parts, with IFCE, France's national horse and equitation institute, as the public supervisory body for the industry as a whole. There are a number of other umbrella organisations as well:
With well over 200 racecourses in France there is generally something available for punters to bet on with Flat fixtures, Jumps, and Trotting cards, with most of them being particularly plentiful at the weekend.
From May through to July, the Classics for three-year-olds take place, starting with the Poules d’Essai (Poule d’Essai des Poulains and the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches), two races for colts and fillies individually over a mile. These are the equivalents to the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas in the UK.
The town is located just 50 or so miles from the Spanish border, at the foot of the Pyrenees and for this reason is a regular stop on the Tour de France. It is also part of the reason that, in a normal year, they would not be racing here almost into June.
Just a hop over the river Seine from Longchamp, Saint-Cloud is one of just three other racecourses in France to host Group 1 Flat racing: the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, traditionally in late-June, as well as two late-season juvenile events, the Grand Criterium and the Criterium de Saint-Cloud.
A literal hop over the road from the Mediterranean Sea, Marseille-Borely is the main course in the city. It is a mixed track hosting Flat, jumps and trotting, but does not have a chase track. All hurdles are temporary and the inside of the turf track, normally given over to chases, has a use that will be familiar to British racing fans. It is a golf course.
Although La Teste-De-Buch is sometimes described as a Bordeaux racecourse, Le Bouscat is the one true qualifier as Bordeaux's track. It is based in a suburb of the same name in the north west of the city. Saturday will be one of its main cards of the year, featuring the Listed Grand Prix De Bordeaux.
Lyon bosts two tracks on its east side, with Parilly in the south east of the city being the only one that hosts turf racing. It is a left-handed course of a mile and a furlong, with a finishing straight for all Flat, turf and regulation steeplechases of approximately two and a half furlongs.
The G1 Prix Comte Pierre de Montesson (2700m) was established in December 1949 under the name of Critérium des 2 ans. However, the race was moved to February in 1955 meaning it would therefore become a three-year-old restricted event. We look ahead to Sunday's feature race...
Cagnes-sur-Mer is the host for a second consecutive Run of the Week but this time for an eye-catcher from the Jean-Claude Rouget stable...
In recent years, there has been a growing concern in the breeding sector of the trotting industry that bloodlines are becoming dominated by ‘super-sires’ such as Ready Cash and Love You. However, the standings for the ‘J’ generation would indicate a changing of the guard with the super-sire currently in twelfth...
This week, the News In Brief includes harness racing developments on Ce Bello Romain and Zacon Gio in addition too French nominations for the feature races on the Dubai World Cup programme...
It was the leading colt verses the leading filly down the home straight with the filly trying her hardest to sweep past the field, however it was the boys who found success with the well-supported Just A Gigolo making all…
The G1 Prix Comte Pierre de Montesson (2700m) was established in December 1949 under the name of Critérium des 2 ans. However, the race was moved to February in 1955 meaning it would therefore become a three-year-old restricted event. We look ahead to Sunday's feature race...
Cagnes-sur-Mer is the host for a second consecutive Run of the Week but this time for an eye-catcher from the Jean-Claude Rouget stable...
Horsemeat butchers, or boucheries chevalines, with their distinctive horse’s head above their doorways, burgeoned, particularly in working-class areas, such as the nineteenth arrondissement of Paris or the Nord-Pas-de- Calais region.
Hippophagy is supported by the French racing profession and stud farms, and even the renowned horse trainer and impresario Clément Marty, known to his adoring fans as ‘Bartabas’, is on record as urging, ‘Si vous aimez les chevaux, mangez-en!’ (‘If you love horses, eat them!’).
Camels, kangaroos and even the zoo’s famous elephants Castor and Pollux – all were auctioned off to Paris butchers, who made a mint selling slices of zebra and chunks of elephant trunk (culinarily speaking the most prized part of an elephant’s anatomy) to wealthy Parisians.
Desperation. As a consequence, hunger and desperation led to some hitherto unconsidered creatures becoming part of the Parisian diet. Horses were the first to be served up on dinner tables, quickly followed by cats, dogs and rats.
Until, that is, an event of seminal significance in French hippophagous history: the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71. Surrounded by the invading Prussian army, Parisians found themselves cut off from their customary food supplies.
Investigations across the European Union revealed a tangled network of abattoirs, subcontractors, traders, meat processors, and frozen-food distributors. In France, a Languedoc-based meat-processing company was accused by the French government of selling horse meat labeled as beef.
In 1876 butchers in Paris marketed the flesh of over 9,000 horses, mules, and donkeys, a total weight of more than 3.7 million pounds. Prized for its high iron and nitrate content but relatively low in fat, horsemeat was regularly prescribed by doctors for all sorts of ailments from anemia to tuberculosis.
Versailles: formerly a royal château, now open to the public as a museum. Bordeaux: city in France know for its wine. Dom Pérignon: famous monk best known for his superior champagne, great name for a showhorse.
Quiche Lorraine: open cheese pastry type meal. Merlot: darker colored grape used for wine making. Cabernet: the prefix for many different types of wines. Sauvignon: often referred to a white grape for wine making, perfect name for a Palomino horse.
Try one of these delectable names best suited for a horse: Flan: a caramel, custard type of desert, a perfect name for a lightly colored brown or golden horse. Bonbon: any little sweet, dipped and covered in chocolate.
French is a very romantic language, and any name that you choose for your horse will always sound better in French. Okay, well maybe just kidding there, but French names definitely sound sexy and sophisticated rolling off the tongue.