France Galop

As of 2007 France Galop has a membership of more than 9,500 horse owners, trainers, jockeys, breeders, and officials.

The organization is run by a 12-member board of directors and an oversight committee of fifty representatives.

In addition, France Galop operates the racecourses and manages the training centres at Chantilly, Maisons-Laffitte and Deauville-La Touques and Deauville-Clairefontaine.

France Galop also focuses on promoting the improvement French racehorse breeding.

Along with the harness racing association, Société du Cheval Français, France Galop controls the voting rights of the PMU (pari-mutuel urbain) who manage track and off-track betting operations on their behalf.