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Harness Races
Prix d'Amérique
Prix d’Amérique 2005 - Jag De Bellouet
2005
JAG DE BELLOUET
Do you know the joke:
“are you the last of the Mohicans ?” Answer:
“No, I am the last but one, the last one
died yesterday !”. In the same way, GENERAL
DU POMMEAU could
well have been the last star of French trotting,
capable of winning at the highest level
from 2 to 10 years old. There seem to be
just two truths which hold for this perpetually
changing sport: the rule that the youngest
is always the best, and the exception which
proves this rule: JAG DE BELLOUET during
this winter 2004-2005 at Vincennes.
JAG DE BELLOUET
...and the whole of France sees itself in this attractive clan of winners, professionals loved and respected for their simplicity. From Jean-Claude Monthéan the breeder, to Christophe Gallier the driver, including Michel Gallier the owner who rightly insisted just after the finish of the Prix du Bourbonnais, in front of the Equidia cameras, on the importance “of not lifting your head up, and never run when suffering” if you want to guarantee a long career to your horse, all these attractive people of French trotting have got into the hearts of turf lovers in France, and even elsewhere, among all European racing fans. JAG DE BELLOUET also runs with his heart, his whole heart, always fighting. He challenges the best in the two specialities: mounted and harnessed. This, in fact, is what excites the public the most.
Without JAG DE BELLOUET
Turf fans, including in this group simple spectators, want stars who last, but who especially are at their best. This 2004-2005 season at Vincennes will remain however in the minds of those who observe also what happens behind the scenes, as a disappointing winter and perhaps a dangerous turning point that the event of ABANO AS had predicted. In fact, the track is strewn with “great champions” who are only a shadow of their real selves. One day they win in 1’10” and another day they are not placed even in 1’14”. They run shoed or unshoed, with or without blinkers, with fix bar or the latest gadget in fashion, but those who use or abuse these do not last long. The surprise effect only works once or twice on tired bodies and desabused minds. During all this, JAG DE BELLOUET does not trot, he flies away !! |
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