From
the immediate post-war years to the beginning of the 80’s, the
Italian driver Sergio Brighenti marked the history of the
world-wide trotting of a lasting impression. With the passing of
time imposed by his death at the beginning of the 90’s, Sergio
Brighenti appears as the “master of the masters” among the
drivers of yesterday and nowadays. Named “the driver”, Sergio
Brighenti imposed himself as a driver off-norm since early
childhood, and led to the end an eventful and glorious career
with all the obstinacy confered by a very unyielding character.
Thanks to this very strong personality, he succeeded in getting
the most he could out of the horses he joined with, and when he
let out a "dai !!" -"go on", in Italian with his hoarse, his
partners soared towards winning post. Brighenti was gladly
running in the lead because, as he said, “in the lead, you have
half victory in the bag!!!”. As no one since, except maybe Jos
Verbeeck and Jamil Boukarabila, Sergio Brighenti succeeded in
leaving from the start, seizing almost always the command, even
with horses that were not confermed bolters. He keeps matchless
thanks to the electricity he realesed from his hands, and the
keenness he transmitted to the horses he drove. Together with
Walter Baroncini and William Casoli, he formed the "BBC", the
trio of the best Italian drivers of that time.
