The weekend was rich in lessons on the Parisian cinder, two weeks before the Prix d'Amérique.
In response to Idao de Tillard, winner of the Prix de Croix, on Saturday at Paris-Vincennes, Horsy Dream took full advantage of the withdrawal of Swedish champion Calgary Games (throat infection) in the Prix de Belgique, the last qualifying event for the world of harnessed trotting (January 29), to impose itself and mark the spirits a little more in view of the event at the end of January.
Carrots to reward him
Horsy Dream's trainer, Pierre Belloche, continues to dream after his protege's excellent performance in this Group II: "When I received him at home, after a fortnight, I told its owner that I had a Prix d'Amérique horse.
A premonitory word when noting the path taken by the horse from the Closet stable.
"Winning a Prix de Belgique, being shod, is unusual," continues the 41-year-old coach who, after the prize giving, hurried to the stables canteen to find carrots to eat. give to his champion.
"I got into the habit of rewarding him for continuing to love what he does," he says.
“He's an extraordinary horse, a top.
It was sumptuous”, indicates, for his part, Éric Raffin, the driver of Horsy Dream.
🏆 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘆 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 (𝟮) wins the @PDARacesZEturf Q6 - Prix de Belgique, #Quinté+ of the day at Vincennes.
He made an impression by winning the Prix d'Amérique Legend Race 15 days later.
🏁 2 - 7 - 15 - 13 - 3 pic.twitter.com/jtDleRbp3V
— Equidia (@equidia) January 15, 2023
If the entourage of the winner displayed the smile of the great days, Jean-Michel Baudouin, he had much more difficulty in expressing his feelings after the disqualification of the second place, after investigation, of Hirondelle Sibey.
"It's the life of the races", blows the developer, disappointed for his son Louis, unhappy driver.
But delighted with the qualification of Décoloration, which finally inherits the first runner-up.
“All is not lost with Hirondelle, warns the person concerned, who is counting on the 10% increase granted to 6-year-old trotters in the Prix d’Amérique to qualify narrowly.
Otherwise, she will go to the Prix du Luxembourg the day before.
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