Natroun over 2400 metres at Longchamp Racecourse on 7 May. Two weeks later he contested the Prix de l'Avre over the same course and distance and won by five lengths from Bilal. Following the race, the colt's owner paid a supplementary entry fee of approximately £15,200 to enter the horse in the Prix du Jockey-Club, reportedly at the urging of Saint-Martin. On 7 June, Natroun contested the 150th running of the Prix du Jockey-Club over 2400 metres at Chantilly Racecourse. In France, horses in the same ownership or stable are coupled for betting purposes. The Vincent O'Brien pair Ancient Times and
Pau Grand Prix Pau', the newly created "Automobile-club du Béarn" held a race on a 300 km road circuit, called the "Circuit du sud-ouest" (Pau–Tarbes–Bayonne–Pau). The race was given the same name as the circuit, and was won by René de Knyff. In 1901, for the second event, the race had individual prizes for the four separate classes of entrants: The French Grand Prix was held at Pau in 1930. The 1933 Grand Prix de Pau was held in February with snow still on the ground. The race was won by Marcel Lehoux driving a Bugatti. There was no Grand Prix in 1934,