French breeding directory goes international

www.france-sire.com is a website dedicated to the French breeders and sires with daily updates and news from the breeding sheds. It also works as a directory of French stud farms.

Created by Arnaud Poirier three months ago it will open an English section from Saturday on and should help the International operators to understand a bit more of the French Racing and Industry.

Your best bet is www.auxcourses.fr, which provides an English version. You can get the ratings of the last races for every runner. Subscribe to get a more in-depth analysis of these ratings.
France Galop website also provides this kind of information (see France Galop).

Premiums, regulations, services to foreigners

www.frbc.net, “The Gateway to France” ! The French Racing and Breeding Committee (FRBC) gives you all the required information to understand the French owners and breeders premiums, the conditions to apply, a full “sire search” service and a directory of the country’s stud farms. Information of the Inward buyers scheme are also available.
There is a Spanish version of frbc.net.

Photo
On www.scoopdyga.com, you can see the photo finish and the following pictures of the national meetings only minutes after the actual race. If you want to buy pictures, you have to register (“s’inscrire”) and pay, obviously (frogsracing.com can’t afford to offer those yet !)

The French eye on most important International meetings of the year is Jean-Charles Briens, whose work is displayed and for sale on his website www.briensphoto.com.

Video
On www.chvideo.fr, you can open an account and buy videos of most races. You must log on this website (English version icon : top right of homepage) first. Once you’re done, you will be able to buy the videos from the France Galop website as there is a little icon of a film at the end of every line summing up a race when in a horse’s form. Caution : does not work with Mac.

The official database

www.france-galop.com also gives the form and ratings of every horse registered. The English version (click on the hypertext under the left corner of the central screen in the homepage) gives you access to the database. Ratings (“Dernière valeur”, for last rating, just under the main chart for every selected horse) are in kilos (1lb = 0,453kg, 1kg = 2.2lbs, or get a iPhone converter app !).You can also check out the programme, the trainers of an owner and the owners of a trainer (select horseracing professionals/horses and key players), the horses entered in claiming races (section : horseracing professionals/races/chevaux à réclamer, then select date on scroll above).