After being patient in the first part of the race, Halma of Amerfor his return to the right, easily takes the best to approach the line opposite before leaving the opposition standing at the entrance to the straight line. “The mare has flown away, she is in the shape of her life…” his partner Éric Raffin tells us. Before continuing: “She enjoys running, and I enjoy driving. She has reached maturity and is gaining confidence in herself.” A confidence translated by a sixth victory this year, the fourth in a row and a series which could continue on January 4 at Vincennes, in the Prix de Breteuil. This victory allows his trainer Charles Dreux to display 100% success in winning today with two starters and two victories, after winning the first event with Lariskawhich opened its prize list in a beautiful way.
Another hat-trick, the record gets closer
336 is the number of victories for Eric Raffin in the year 2024 on the evening of this Tuesday, December 17, i.e. 15 fewer than for the whole of 2021, where the driver established his record of 351 victories. However, the Vendéen does not necessarily think about it: “We don’t think about it, no. I would have to go to the races every day until the end of the year and I don’t want to… But we’ll try! (laughs).”
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