The “Tour de France of trotters” stops in Toulouse
It is one of the great events of the year in the world of horse racing. the ParisTurf Trotting Grand National has been criss-crossing France since 1982. It takes over regional racetracks before ending with a grand finale at Paris-Vincennes.
The circuit offers just over 9 months of intense competition. It returns in 2022 for its 41st edition and stops on Wednesday June 22 in Toulouse.
14 stages for this Tour de France of trotters
This”Tour de France of trotters” is done in 14 stages. The opportunity to discover the passion for racing, to see the horses up close but also to feel the adrenaline of the competition! Each stage of the circuit supports the Quinté +.
The harvest of the 15 points rewarded to the winner of each stage held the covetousnesses. The most loyal horses will see their attendance rewarded with additional points awarded according to their number of participations in the circuit.
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Renowned champions
The Grand National du Trot ParisTurf has been a factory of champions for four decades. Many are the stars of French trotting to have passed through this circuit and to have shone. Victories full of panache General du Lupinto the dominant successes of clean gamewithout forgetting Queila Gede, Quick Lebel and more recently Myrt Outrider or Aubrion-du-Gers.
The Grand National du Trot ParisTurf tournament also highlights several categories of socio-professionals. The jockeys’ challenge highlights the Etrier while the amateurs’ challenge confronts the best Drivers of the category.
On the professional side, Eric Raffin for the drivers and Patrick Terry for the coaches are putting their titles back into play. Will they manage to be the strong men of this 2022 edition?