Arrival of the fifth:
6 - 8 - 4 - 13 - 5
All smiles, Richard Westerink descends the stairs of the grandstand of the Cagnes-sur-Mer racecourse (Alpes-Maritimes) receiving a wave of congratulations.
His star,
Astonishing
(No. 6), has just won the Grand Criterium de Vitesse de la Côte d'Azur (1,609 m) when we did not necessarily expect him to be in first place.
Considered as a dress horse, he lives up to his name by pinning this Group I to his prize list, like his father
Timoko
, winner of this event four times.
“It's magnificent”, confides his trainer at the microphone of Equidia.
AMAZING (@RichardWesteri1 / A.Barrier) finds the way to success in the Grand Critérium de Vitesse de la Côte d'Azur @hippocotdazur!
🔵🏆⚫️ #Timoko
's son imitates his father who won this Gr.1⃣ 4⃣ times!
Official arrival 🏁: 6 - 8 - 4 - 13 - 5 pic.twitter.com/nshySE0MPg
— Equidia (@equidia) March 13, 2022
Second in the Prix de Paris (Gr. I) at the end of February after a disqualification in the Prix de France and a disappointing eighth place in the Prix d'Amérique,
Etonnant
dictated his law this time with Anthony Barrier on his sulky.
The latter brought him closer, less than a lap from the finish, alongside
Vivid Wide As
(n ° 8), in the lead, before taking the advantage in the straight line on the big favorite and double holder of the title of the test.
"It's only happiness," says Anthony Barrier.
At 11,
Billie de Montfort
(n°4) took a good third place, she who participated in her last race in France while
Alcoy
(n°13) and
Délia du Pommereux
(n°5) completed the right combination of the fifth.