If he is leading the Euro with the France team, Antoine Griezmann had his heart on the side of Chantilly this Sunday afternoon to follow the essential rendezvous of the elegance of horse racing, the Prix de Diane Longines.
The Blues striker, who asked Didier Deschamps to ensure that the training of the day does not take place during the event, followed diligently from his hotel in Budapest the performance of his three-year-old filly, Natsukashi , on the Chantilly racecourse.
"
I think we have our chances
" declared enthusiastically, "
Grizou
" owner for four years of a stable of racehorses, his second passion after football.
Under the eyes of Tony Parker, also a horse racing lover, Natsukashi (entrusted to jockey Sébastien Maillot) did not really shine in the Oise, having to settle for last place in the ranking of the most prestigious European races for three-year-old fillies.
A result well below the expectations of the Griezmann clan, far from Joan of Arc who won in the hands of Ioritz Mendizabal.
Tony Parker was present at Chantilly this Sunday.
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Griezmann dreams of winning the American Grand Prix one day
A disappointment for Tricolore who had won their first quinté flat at Paris-Longchamp thanks to Hooking last April but who will not come to weaken their enthusiasm for this sport. The star of the Blues, who accompanied his teenage dad on racetracks, has great ambitions for his team in the future. "
My dream is to win the Grand Prix d'Amérique with one of my horses, that would be great,
" even proclaimed the international in an interview with
Le Figaro on
Friday.