Tragic end during the Arc de Triomphe prize. Officially, the news was only given by our specialist colleagues from Paris-Turf. But tributes are already pouring in on social networks. While he was in a good position at the start of the turn, as shown in the video of the race broadcast live on our site, Beech Zark suddenly stopped his action, inviting his jockey to withdraw him from the race.
If this incident had repercussions on the smooth running of the “world galloping championship” and led to the opening of an investigation by the race stewards, at the Longchamp racecourse, there is much more serious goings on. Paris-Turf announces that Odette Frau’s champion has “given up the ghost”.
He had to become a stallion
The dream would have turned into a nightmare for its owner and the horse’s trainer Adrien Fouassier. Let us remember that Beech Zarkaged 5, is trained in Mayenne, in the center of Senonnes-Pouancé. During a report approaching the Arc, his training rider, Pierre Silloray, confirmed to us that this major event was to be the very last race of his career, before a reconversion as a stallion. .
The Arc was to be his reverence, but not in this way.
