Eric Raffin and Jean-Michel Bazire are already taking off

Even if he has slowed down for several years, Jean-Michel Bazire remains an insatiable competitor and a safe haven for punters. His statistics from this start of the winter meeting, after five meetings, only reinforce this observation. Because if Eric Raffin is at the top of the ranking of the best drivers with (already) eight laurels in his bag, the man with the Sulky Custom Yankee finds someone to talk to with JMB, to be credited with five achievements in 48 hours and whose success coefficients are exceptional. In ten drives (i.e. three times less than Eric Raffin), the record holder for the number of Sulkys d’Or (20) totals six successes and peaks at 80% success in the first three, having made the finish nine times out of ten . As for the jockeys, the lively Mathieu Mottier, in the spotlight Friday evening with June in the Prix Xavier de Saint-Palais and on the way to a third Etrier d’Or, takes the lead with three victories in five rides.

Top 3 best drivers of the 2024/2025 Paris-Vincennes winter meeting (by number of victories, after 5 meetings)

The Bazire team is aiming for the pass of 7

If Jean-Michel Bazire’s squad has recently passed into the name of his son Nicolas, the form is the same. Six-time defending champion, the “Bazire team” has already taken the lead and has 271,050 euros in winnings, more than half that of Sébastien Guarato, second with 128,330 euros ahead of Laurent Abrivard (111,560 euros). Mathieu Mottier, again, completes the TOP 5 with Thierry Duvaldestin. Note the good fitness indicators of Marc Sassier (four times out of five at the finish), Pascal Lelièvre and the current flawless performance of Charles Dreux, whose two starters, Lacinia and Halma d’Amer, crossed the post in head.

Top 5 best coaches of the 2024/2025 Paris-Vincennes winter meeting (winnings, after 5 meetings)

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