There are no unbeatable horses.
An adage that is confirmed even for
Face Time Bourbon.
While he seemed untouchable, the champion of Sébastien Guarato had to lose again to an incredible
Zacon Gio
in the Grand Prix of the Naples Lottery (Group I).
Unaccustomed to defeat (this is his 5th in thirty attempts), the winner of the last Prix d'Amérique may have found his pet peeve with the 5-year-old Italian trotter, who had already beaten him in May 2019 , in Modena (Italy).
A big fear at the start
For its second trip to Italy,
Face Time Bourbon
therefore suffered a second defeat.
But the Italian adventure on the Neapolitan lands of its owner, Antonio Somma, could have been cut short during the qualifying battery, where the champion of Sébastien Guarato set off at a gallop.
Fortunately for his fans and those around him, the horse was quickly put back into good shape before flying over the debates to qualify in style.
But without going very quickly.
A curious choice of number
Winners of their respective batteries,
Zacon Gio
and
Vernissage Grif
were faster than the winner of the Prix d'Amérique and therefore had priority to choose their number in the final, according to the race regulations.
While they decide to start from lanes 1 and 3 respectively, we expected to see
Face Time Bourbon
with number 2. But his entourage preferred to start outside them, choosing 4.
Zacon Gio's victory
🏆 Zacon Gio beats Face Time Bourbon again!
Associated with Roberto Vecchione, the protege of Holger Klaus Ehlert shines in the 71st edition of the Grand Prix of the Naples Lottery.
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A curious choice which ultimately turned against
Face Time Bourbon
.
The tricolor trotter was not actually able to compete with
Zacon Gio
during the start behind the autostart and found himself very far from the future winner.
The task was too complicated for
Face Time Bourbon
, who circled their opponents in the last turn before failing half a length behind the winner.
A feat signed by Zacon Gio
If he has never performed in France before,
Zacon Gio
is far from unknown.
Already a
Face Time Bourbon
killer, Holger's pupil Klaus Ehlert has won 25 of the 38 races he has taken part in.
Although he has been regularly beaten since May,
Zacon Gio
achieved a real feat by winning drums and head and string final.
His victory owes nothing to anyone, but to his talent.
Face Time Bourbon
has paid the price again.