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They are breeders , owners , trainers , riders , or racehorses , and they have made the news this season . So we give the floor to each of them . Every month in our upcoming editions , we will present our lucky winners .
For this first edition , please welcome …
Owner Edouard de Rothschild
Trainer Jérôme Reynier
Racehorse Zarigana
Breeder Joëlle Mestrallet
Rider Gérald Mossé
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EDOUARD DE ROTHSCHILD : UPHOLDING TRADITIONS
On the eve of his champion Mqse de Sévigné ’ s participation in the Qatar Prix de l ’ Arc de Triomphe , the owner [ is currently ] in 11 th position in the 2024 French flat owners ’ championship , by prizemoney and premiums , with 23 runners who have contested 69 races , winning 11 of them and earning just over a million euros .
Last year , the blue silks and straw cap , synonymous with the Rothschild family , finished the flat season in 12 th position . 13 th in 2015 , the year of Esotérique , 187 th five years later , then 94 th , 56 th and , therefore , 11 th yesterday , the stable associated with Haras de Meautry has been represented , over the past ten years , by 12 to 23 horses . The number of its successes over the same period varies between 5 and 18 . In 2024 , it is the one among the top eleven in the French rankings that has had the fewest runners . With such a small string , luck plays a big part . Stars like Méandre , Esotérique and , in the last two seasons , Mqse de Sévigné , all Group 1 winners , propel the prize money and the colours into the leading pack . When , on the other hand , the team no longer has a leader , the statistics stagnate . Twice winner of the two Group races for fillies at the Deauville meeting , Mqse de Sévigné is now , along with the promising Alcantor , the flagbearer for the Rothschild silks . The champion ’ s dam , Penne , occupied a prominent place in the history of Haras de Meautry before this rise to prominence : ‘‘ She is a daughter of Sèvres Rose ,’’ recalls Edouard de Rothschild , who announced the death of this stallion in September . ‘‘ He was extremely well-bred , being by Indian Rose , winner of the Vermeille , out of Caerleon , himself a very good Coolmore stallion . My father loved this cross , but the horse couldn ’ t race . He said to himself , ‘ never mind , I ’ ll use him as a stallion .’ And it worked rather well ! Sèvres Rose covered few mares , obviously , and he produced good horses , nonetheless . Penne first foaled Méandre . He didn ’ t win at 2 because he was a late developer , and he ran several times at that age . He was ready to race , but he was quite delicate . His full potential had not been revealed . And then , at 3 , he won the Prix de l ’ Avre very well , and the logical next step was to run him in the Grand Prix de Paris , which he won . Then the Grand Prix de Berlin and the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud , before continuing his adventures elsewhere .’’ Eleven years later , it was Mqse de Sévigné ’ s turn to highlight Penne ’ s legacy . Raced over 2,000 metres until the start of her 4-year-old season , it was ultimately over a mile that she made her name . She will retire from racing on Sunday evening after a swansong over the 2,400 metres of the Qatar Prix de l ’ Arc de Triomphe , following in the footsteps of Luth Enchantée , a top-class miler who eventually finished 3 rd in the 1983 Arc , or more recently Persian King , 3 rd in the 2020 Arc after having made his career as a miler . ‘‘ Mqse undoubtedly has more class , more speed than Méandre ,’’ believes Edouard de Rothschild . ‘‘ We had decided , with André Fabre ( also the trainer of Persian King , Ed .), to keep her in training at
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