1 February 2021
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The French Godolphin stable ends the 2020 French flat season in the lead. The 77 horses of the Al Maktoum family's team entered by André Fabre and Alex Pantall ran 281 times and won 60 races. They earned € 2,235,078, which is precisely € 1,707 more than the € 2,233,371 earned by White Birch Farm, American owner Peter Brant's brand. The latter owes a lot to the victory of Sottsass in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. This success contributes to the tune of €1.926m in the total earnings of the double green silks in 2020. It should be noted that the earnings of the British branch of Godolphin, of which 19 thoroughbreds seen in France took more than € 600,000, are not counted here.
Third place is the Aga Khan, with 59 wins and €1.8m. If we counted the winnings and premiums, the green and red casaque would lead the board with €2.4m. The Wertheimer & Frère stable, leader by owners' premiums with an additional € 703,244 over the year, is fourth in winnings at €1.5m, around € 260,000 more than Gérard Augustin-Normand, always near the frame, then Jean-Claude Séroul, who had a very good season, Al Shaqab and Coolmore.