21 February 2024
Countdown to the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris!
The third season of the Grand Steeple-Chase Masters will take place from Saturday, 24th February 2024, to 19th May 2024, on the Auteuil Racecourse. With this series of events, France Galop is spotlighting the four main trial races and their objective: the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris.
As the stages go on, spectators will be able to discover and follow the champions who entered the most important jumps race on the French circuit, which is run over a distance of 3 miles and 6 furlongs, with 23 legendary obstacles to jump. The countdown to the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris is on!
Discover the Grand Steeple-Chase Masters in video: HERE
The 2024 dates of the Grand Steeple-Chase Masters:
- Grand Steeple-Chase Masters - Prix Robert de Clermont-Tonnerre (Group 3) – Saturday 24th February
- Grand Steeple-Chase Masters - Prix Troytown (Group 3) – Sunday 17th March
- Grand Steeple-Chase Masters - Prix Murat (Group 2) – Saturday 6th April
- Grand Steeple-Chase Masters - Prix Ingré (Group 3) – Saturday 27thApril
- Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Group 1) – Sunday 19th May
See immersive content on the @FranceGalop social media
During the Grand Steeple-Chase Masters, the different stages will be promoted on the @FranceGalop social media accounts with the hashtag #GRANDSTEEPLECHASE.
Over the three months, from the end of February to the end of May, original and immersive content will be published on the @FranceGalop social media pages to follow the horses’ preparations behind the scenes and meet their entourage.
On the day of the races, every stage can be watched as though you were in the saddle, thanks to the cameras worn by the jockeys!
NEW – An exclusive web series with athletes from the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
A web series, broadcast exclusively on @FranceGalop social media, will accompany several athletes expected to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as they meet horses training for the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris.
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Journalist Charly Milpied, who is well-known among Equidia viewers, will present these episodes, which will be broadcast in the run-up to each stage of the Grand Steeple-Chase Masters. Each athlete will give their impressions of the training and talents of a particular horse and will draw parallels with their own training.
(Vladimir Vinchon, with journalist Charly Milpied (right) and trainer Noël George during web series filming.
Credit: France Galop)
The first episode (only in French) will be broadcast on Tuesday 20th, February 2024. It will feature Vladimir Vinchon, a former jockey who suffered a car accident in 1994, which led to his right leg being amputated. His desire to ride has never left him, and he is now a dressage and para-dressage rider. After already competing in the London and Tokyo Paralympics, he is expected to compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. He met racehorse Il Est Français, trained at Chantilly by Noël George and Amanda Zetterholm, and is one of the 2024 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris favourites.
The next episodes will take viewers to meet racewalker Gabriel Bordier, Renaud Lavillenie, a racehorse owner who is set to represent France in the pole vault, cyclist Valentin Madouas, and Carla Neisen, captain of France’s women’s rugby sevens team.
For racehorse owners: a €150,000 bonus is up for grabs in the 2024 Grand Steeple-Chase Masters
In the Grand Steeple-Chase Masters, owners can once again attempt to clinch an exceptional bonus of €150,000, courtesy of France Galop, if one of their horses wins two trial races plus the 2024 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris.
An additional bonus of €75,000, which makes a total bonus of €225,000, will be awarded for a “Grand Slam”: wins in two trial races, followed by a win in the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, then in the Prix La Haye Jousselin this autumn! You have to be in it to win it!
Come and watch the races live at Auteuil
This year, 37 race days are scheduled at Auteuil Racecourse, the temple of jumps racing. Some are even famous outside of France, such as the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, the ultimate challenge, which will be held on Sunday, 19th May, at Auteuil.
When you come racing at Auteuil, you are guaranteed a day full of excitement as you watch the incredible sporting exploits of the horses and jockeys. The spectators can see the action up close and can also admire the magnificent racehorses in the paddock and on the course. In the vast green spaces on the racecourse, free entertainment is rolled out for several events, namely on our Family Race Days.
GREAT DEAL – Entry is still free for children under 12 and from just €5 for adults.
Information and reservations on the France Galop Live ticketing website: