FRANCE is very much on my radar this week for a number of reasons. One of these was a prompt to have a look at the list of leading owners in that country at the time of going to press. This I did and was pleasantly surprised.

As you might expect, the leading owners and breeders in France dominate the table, the top six all having amassed more than €1 million in prize money and significantly more when you add in owners’ premiums. Heading the list is Gerard Augustin-Normand with prize money of €2 million, but with a further premium contribution of more than a million euro.