While
Sottsass
parades in front of the sparse stands of the racetrack due to the closed camera,
Enable
, she, the champion and longest favorite of this 99th edition of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, returns to the round of presentation without the usual applause .
In the saddle, Frankie Dettori has a closed face.
"Poor girl" ("poor girl", in English), gently slips the famous jockey to his crack, flattering her neck before setting foot on the ground.
“I must say that I love him, and I cannot fault him.
The field completely served it this Sunday.
First, she got off to a bad start.
Then she never had the same action as usual.
I don't know if between her and me, it's over (sic) but I love her… ”
DISH.
The 😍 from @FrankieDettori to @EnableFilly after the CRA.
pic.twitter.com/ooc60iaA4q
- Le Parisien Turf (@leparisien_turf) October 4, 2020
The elements were clearly against
Enable
this weekend.
From the top of her 6 years, Prince Khalid Abdullah's mare still seemed capable of achieving a great performance.
But "the pace too slow", as well as the "too soft ground", as stressed by Dettori immediately after the race then John Gosden, his mentor, on the phone from Nowmarket (England), during the post-Arc press conference, decided otherwise.
“These are the races, relativizes the trainer on the phone around 5:30 pm.
Sometimes the elements are in your favor.
Sometimes no.
You know, we can't blame him.
It is the first that she finishes beyond third place
(Editor's note: in nineteen races)
.
"
"Prince Khalid will decide the rest of his career"
A few minutes after the event, while
Enable
walks in the relaxation circle of the stables, a question is in everyone's mind: did we see this phenomenon galloping for the last time in his career?
Together, John Gosden and Teddy Grimthorpe, manager of the owner, confide: “The decision rests with Prince Khalid (Abdullah).
We will see.
"
If the boss of Juddmonte Farms, now 83 years old, will have allowed horse racing lovers to witness the exploits of a mare unlike any other for a little over three years, it is hard to imagine
Enable
continuing her career .
Moreover, at the end of the afternoon, a tweet posted on his account left little room for doubt: “Just want to get my shoes off and go home” (“I just want to take off my shoes and go home ", in English).
Just want to get my shoes off and go home
- Enable (@EnableFilly) October 4, 2020
No matter, like his inseparable Italian jockey, we will always love him.