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success with this stallion. In addition to Flamme du Goutier( dual Group 1 Prix de Cornulier winner), he is also the sire of Horace du Goutier, runner-up in the Prix Henri Desmontil( Gr. 1), and Lancier du Goutier, one of the best four-year-olds of his generation.
G. The SCEA du Bissons also bred the National Hunt champion Thélème. Are the criteria for your matings the same in trotting as in flat / jump racing?
G. P. Indeed, whether in trotting or galloping, our criteria are fairly similar. In reality, we increasingly look for inbreeding from the 3 rd generation, while avoiding going as close as the 2 nd. Otherwise, we try to combine the character and gaits of the stallion and the mare.
G. For you, what would be your ideal mating to produce a trotting stallion?
G. P. In view of Flamme’ s career, we have decided to repeat the cross with the full sister of Flamme’ s dam. Her two-year-old, Nesmile( like one of the matrons of Jean- Pierre Dubois’ breeding), has just qualified brilliantly. As for her brother Oracle, currently being broken in, the team working with him cannot praise him enough. So the dream is once again alive.
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Igor de Maack Global Economy Associate director at the wealth management firm Vitalepargne, Igor de Maack is a reference in financial market analysis. He has also invested in horses( Écurie Nininoé) out of passion, thanks to his friendship with Fabien Rycroft( Écurie Elag). Initially active in harness racing, he has diversified into flat racing, notably with horses such as Lindy and Onesto.
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YORK’ S CHARM
I admit it, I’ m not objective. York is the flagship racecourse of my region of birth and heart, Yorkshire. But I’ m far from the only one to appreciate it, especially its Ebor Festival, which continues to grow in attendance. On the way there, I stopped by for a coffee with an old friend, a primary school teacher and total novice when it comes to racing. And yet:“ you’ re so lucky,” she told me,“ I would have loved to go to York Races this week, it really is a wonderful day out!” In the car park I noticed an older couple, comfortably set up just outside the bend after
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