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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 purchase: 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 repre- sents 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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“ I left at a point in my career when I needed to gain experience. I had to improve my riding.”
– Clément Lecœuvre
“ At the age of 10, I already knew I wanted to become a professional jockey.”
– Augustin Madamet
“ The day after Woodshauna’ s victory, I woke up the same way. Basically, I put on my boots and went to feed my horses.”
– Patrick Lemarié
“ A jockey shouted at me in French, I didn’ t understand a word. But I was too happy for it to bother me.”
– Nathan Howie
“ I arrived from Paris and we started off with two hours on a tractor— and I was in a suit!”
– Frédéric Sauque
“ Their horses were faster, they were stronger. We had to bring them in. But we couldn’ t do it just any way.”
– Jean-Pierre Dubois
“ When you wake up an hour earlier than everyone else, you work three or four more horses than the others— and maybe one of them is a star.”
– Jean-Pierre Dubois
“ But horses were a stroke of luck for me. Honestly, I never considered it work.”
– Jean-Pierre Dubois
“ My grandfather is so gifted in genetics that he managed to buy here and there, and turn horses into super horses.”
– Louis Baudron
“ He’ s different from the others— he’ s faster, and he sees further ahead.”
– Maurizio Grosso
“ There will only ever be one Jean-Pierre Dubois!”
– Jacques Pauc
“ He’ s formidable, a real joker, extremely diplomatic, and impossibly charming.”
– Alain Pagès
“ Jean-Pierre Dubois is a man with his feet on the ground. He’ s not after what looks good, but what actually works.”
– Alain de Royer-Dupré
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