ENGLISH TEXTS ered and introduced racecourses around the world for Equidia, and regularly presents French racing on Sky Sports Racing. She is also a breeder and owner of Thoroughbreds.
Loïc Stecher Chocron A rider from a young age, Loïc quickly turned his passion into a career as a journalist for the media France Sire for several years. He spent a long time traveling across various regions of France to meet and get to know those who breed the champions of tomorrow, all while covering major races abroad.
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 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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“ Racecourses must be places open to everyone— that’ s a real goal.”
— Jad Zoghbi
“ Wherever you’ re on holiday, there’ s always a racecourse nearby. This network is more of an opportunity than a burden.”
— Pierre Préaud
“ By turning a horse out to pasture, we restore everything its body was made for.”
— Natacha Gimenez
“ I expect the person caring for my horses during rest to have a good eye, to adapt to each horse, and to dare put them with others if needed.”
— Jérôme Delaunay
“ Having an athlete for a son helps me care for the horses, as I’ ve followed his career through competition, training, and recovery phases.”
— Thierry Cyprès
“ Basically, on Grand Steeple day, I was terrified— totally tense. I only started paying attention to the race at the second-to-last fence.”
— Laurence Gagneux
“ Thady has been putting up with me for around eight
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