ENGLISH TEXTS des Grandes Écoles, and even became the owner of a retired thoroughbred.
Karisma Consulting They uniquely capture all the emotions of racing in video, capturing the moment of emotion that moves, important information, sporting achievements, and dream-worthy reports. Behind the camera are Clélia Moncorgé and Véronique Verva, both raised in the trotting world, living a fastpaced life with hearts that beat for the horse in all its forms.
Mégane Martins A horse-ball player and passionate advocate for the rehoming of racehorses, Mégane has played on the field and also worked for ARQA- NA in communications and event management. She has skillfully handled social media and is now exploring video with talent.
Mélodie Janvier With a deep passion for horses, having grown up in a trotting family, and a strong character that shines through in her voice, Mélodie took over her father’ s training business after his passing, raised a Gr. 1 winner, and honed her writing skills at Paris-Turf as a copyeditor. She is the eyes of GALO- RAMA and one of its finest writers.
Paul Casabianca His passion for horse racing was born from a single pur- chase: a filly named Ambassadrice. His father bought her, and together they experienced everything: the beginnings, the adrenaline of racing and the joy of victory in Vichy in the spring of 1993. That’ s where it all started! After touring every racecourse in the PACA region with him, he decided to turn his passion into a profession. With a journalism degree in hand, he has been living his passion for over twenty years now … and has no intention of stopping!
Serge Okey Introduced to racing at a young age, the Quinté represents the big Sunday event for him. He experienced the days of Tiercé betting slips, stakes in francs, considers Omar Sharif first and foremost a racing actor, saw Jos Verbeeck in a sulky, and supported Yves Saint-Martin while listening to Léon Zitrone’ s commentary. For this music fan, racing is the most beautiful symphony between the animal and man.
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“ We’ re seeing liberalism pushed to the extreme. Belgium, for example, has scrapped the covering certificate, which is required here to register a foal.”
Bérengère Lacroix
“ We had only three foals from his generation last year. Statistically speaking, winning the Poule d’ Essai in those conditions was almost impossible.”
Mario Baratti
“ There has always been a great deal of respect and kindness between us. I owe them everything.”
Mickaël Barzalona
“ I’ d say Willie is picking up speed rather than slowing down!”
Patrick Mullins
“ It’ s historic- only two horses have won that race twice, and he’ s the only one to come back and win it three years later.”
Amanda Roxborough
“ Mr. Magnier is a big fan of Walk In The Park, and we’ re thinking about finding him a successor.”
Gerry Ahearn
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