How did you judge his success in the stage of Son Pardo on September 25?
The horse won very well following its fine second place in Avenches. The return trip went very well and his latest work is good. He worked accordingly to be on top during this final stage in Gelsenkirchen, before the final in Mons.
The trip is once once more long enough to go to Germany. How will this unfold?
The horse left this morning in a truck. The road is long but he is now used to driving. For my part, I take the plane tonight.
You won the general classification of the Tour Européen du Trotteur Français last year. Is the objective to keep your title?
We’ll try, that’s the goal. We are currently at the top of the rankings and therefore more or less have the cards in hand. Moreover, we now know the opposition. Écureuil Jénilou is certainly better than us but I think we have an advantage on the Gelsenkirchen track as well as on the Mons track.
After this European tour, what will be the program for Eclat de Gloire?
We are going to Italy in Montegiorgio to race the Gran Premio Palio Dei Comuni (Gr.1). Then we should go to Cagnes-sur-Mer, where two great commitments await us during the winter meeting.
Éclat de Gloire is the only horse with which you have won a Group victory. What does he represent for you?
It’s an incredible chance to have Eclat de Gloire. It brought me so much satisfaction. It allowed me to travel and run very nice races. It’s exceptional, it will be difficult to touch another like him.
Precisely, do you have hopes in the young generation?
I have a very good “K”. Keep Going brilliantly imposed itself on its debut at Marseille-Borély. He really shows great resources and seems to have the level to achieve a very good career. However, it is never easy to make them last over time. I will take my time with him. He has two closed races in Lyon. After that, we may consider a trip to the Paris region.
