Originally from Oise, Sébastien Lenglet is none other than the father of Clément, a French international footballer from FC Barcelona.
And a true horse racing enthusiast.
“When Clément was young, we went on vacation in the South, in Antibes, indicates the 50-year-old man, father of four boys.
I have always loved horses so I took my children to Cagnes-sur-Mer.
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After several hours of pacing the stables and grandstands of the Côte d'Azur racecourse, Clément has also become a lover of the thrills of horse racing.
“I really fell in love with this magnificent horse”
A few weeks before his departure from Sevilla in 2018 and his transfer to Barcelona, the club with which he was Spanish champion (2019) or won the Spanish Cup (2021), the defender trained in France, in Nancy, was moreover in Chantilly (Oise) during the victory of Study of Man in the Prix du Jockey Club.
In the process, the one who has fifteen selections for the France team, and Sébastien, his father, decided to acquire horses.
“We waited for the right moment and the right opportunity, because it is not a subject that we treat lightly at home, specifies the latter.
In 2019, we bought Perle d'Ivoire before acquiring Bois d'Argent.
I really fell in love with this magnificent horse.
We try to focus on quality rather than quantity, which is why we only have three players in training at the moment.
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Clément Lenglet (left) and his father Sébastien (right) are passionate about the world of horse racing.
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Very regular in competition and still on the podium in ten outings, Bois d'Argent (No. 8) will be at the start of the quinté on Thursday evening at the ParisLongchamp racecourse.
"We trust Francis-Henri Graffard with whom we often talk," concludes Sébastien Lenglet.
We receive photos, videos… It's a very interesting and exciting world.
Obviously, we have a good chance.
Unfortunately, we won't be able to go to Longchamp, because it's the baptism of Clément's son, but we'll all be in front of Equidia at 8:15 p.m.
The whole family will push Bois d'Argent!
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