Patinated bronze, signed to terrace edge, the dynamic race scene depicting two jockeys in the lead with a third close on their heels.

11 x 38 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.

Private Collection of an Equestrian, Southern Pines, North Carolina

Yves Marie Jean Benoist-Gironière is a French artist specializing in equestrian bronzes, and a published author and illustrator of several equestrian themed texts. Yves began drawing and sketching horses as a child, guided by his father, Charles Benoist-Gironière, himself an equestrian artist of note.
Yves was also a French senior officer and rider. At the start of World War II, he was assigned to a reconnaissance group. Taken prisoner by the Germans, he spent three months in captivity. His military honors include the War Cross 1939-1945, and the National Order of the Legion of Honor.

Some light verdigris to crevices and underside; some horse legs with hairline near hoof, one with associated solder repair; slight looseness to fence.