The first Group of the year on the flat has kept all its promises.
Presented by Fabrice Vermeulen and edited by Christophe Soumillon,
Pretty Tiger
deprived
Skalleti
a double in the Prix Exbury (Gr. III).
Winner of the Prix Eugene Adam (Gr. II) last year, this 4-year-old male confirms that he is in his garden at the Val-d'Or racecourse.
He wins the second Group of his career and remains undefeated in three outings on this track: “He is repeating his victorious comeback in the Grand Prix de la Riviera, declared his mentor.
He was not facing the same horses and this race was a test to see if he had progressed in his three-year-old year.
He had for him to have already made a reappearance compared to some of his rivals.
He should be seen again in the Prix Ganay (Gr. I), on May 1 at ParisLongchamp.
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#Flat
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Fabrice Vermeulen's champion preserves his invincibility in three races on Clodoaldian grass, during the Prix Exbury (Group 3).
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Absent since his success on November 7 in an Italian Group II, the favorite
Skalleti
is content with third place.
: “He was coated and his comeback is suitable, analyzes his trainer Jérôme Reynier.
He is now 7 years old and has had several fights in his career.
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The other great races of the day
Dreamflight, the Fabre Peslier duo
The master trainer from Cannes and the 49-year-old crack jockey are working together again this year, after having won numerous Group I races and twice the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1997 and 1998).
Yesterday at Saint-Cloud, this duo was honored thanks to
Dreamflight
, winner of the Prix Omnium II.
This son of
Frankel
is entered in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, the Prix du Jockey Club and the Grand Prix de Paris.
Hot Queen wins the Camargo
She had not set foot on a racecourse since her fifth place on September 29 in the Prix de Condé (Gr. III).
Yesterday at the Saint-Cloud racecourse (Hauts-de-Seine),
Hot Queen
made a victorious comeback in the Prix La Camargo, a Listed Race reserved for 3-year-old fillies.
Under the control of Mickaël Barzalona, it won from start to finish and was well ahead of
Indian Wish
.
Marianachic towards the Greffulhe Prize
Winner of his last three outings, including the Prix Policeman, this winter in Cagnes-sur-Mer (Alpes-Maritimes),
Marianachic
made a big impression by winning the Prix François Mathet yesterday at the Val-d'Or racecourse.
Ridden by Maxime Guyon, he easily beat the unbeaten
Bennetot.
Delighted with this success, Jérôme Reynier declared: “He will be directed to the Prix Greffulhe”, a springboard for the Prix du Jockey Club.