Jamil Boukarabila

 

 A swiss citizen, but racing with an italian licence, this exceptional driver benefits from an unusually career, as he began with horse-riding from his earliest childhood-(they say he was riding before he was walking !!)- then he learnt harnessing until four-in-hand with the world champion Auguste Dubey. He completed his own training in many european trotting countries, and he was lucky enough to meet and mix with such great masters who had an influence on his perception of the horse and harness-racing: Roger Baudron and Sergio Brighenti. From the first, he grasped all about the subtelty in modern training of the standardbreds, with an hardly imitable touch of art, and from the second he learnt how to leave very quickly and be on the front from the start on, concentrate the energy of his horses, and to crush the strategies of his adversaries. As well as Sergio Brighenti- and that's a trait of character- he has the talent for setting systematically a record with the horses he is d riving. With his artisti c temperament and as a man having character, Jamil Boukarabila carries on with a remarkable career in many of the european countries, from Spain to Finland, from Italy to Romania, through Germany and France. Captain of the italian team when the first italo-russian championship of the professional drivers which was held in Moscow and Montecatini in 1995, Jamil Boukarabila leaded his team to a double and historic victory. Moreover, he raced for several among the most glorious stables in Europe. In 1994, the drives of Stall Cicero owned by Charles H. Grendel- consisting of Sea Cove and other 150 trotters- were shared among Jamil Boukarabila and Jos Verbeeck. The understanding and expertise of these two catch-drivers were so great that many many records of european tracks were beaten during this cooperation.