Trotting Personality of the Year
Eric Raffin
Unavoidable. On the verge of breaking his own record for victories over a year (351 victories in 2021), Éric Raffin will have left his mark on the year 2024 with his consistency and a 5000th career victory. During this exceptional season, he also won several prestigious events in France (Critérium des 3 Ans and 4 Ans) but also in Sweden (Elitlopett). The Vendéen is the worthy successor to Jean-Michel Bazire and will win a sixth consecutive Sulky d’Or in two days. At only 43 years old, he can go even higher in 2025 with why not a first coronation in the Prix d’Amérique.
Ranking: 1. Éric Raffin (44%), 2. Mathieu Mottier (21%), 3. Thierry Duvaldestin (13%)
Éric Raffin wins his 5000th victory
Éric Raffin at the top of his art
Trotting Horse of the Year
Idao de Tillard
Horse of the year 2023 for ParisTurf readers, the resident of Thierry Duvaldestin wins this award for the second year in a row. It must be said that in 2024 the son of Severino enjoyed supreme recognition by winning the Prix d’Amérique on January 28. During this meeting, Clément Duvaldestin’s partner also entered his name on the Prix de France and Sélection prize list. Even if he didn’t manage to shine in Sweden and he seems a little worse at the end of the season, Idao de Tillard remains one of the best French trotters of the moment. He will undoubtedly prove it during this winter meeting.
Ranking: 1st Idao de Tillard (34%), 2e Horsy Dream (20%), 3e Go On Boy (17%)
Prix d’Amérique: Idao de Tillard in the firmament
Idao de Tillard confirms in the Prix de France
Personality of the year on dish
What regularity! Since 2009 and therefore for the sixteenth consecutive year, Maxime Guyon remains in the Top 3 of jockeys and wins the precious Golden Crop for the fourth time after 2019, 2022 and 2023. The first jockey of the Wertheimer brothers will have completed another full season with 253 victories on the clock, including several at the highest level: Paris Grand Prix with SauceRoyal Oak Prize with Double Major or the Dubai Turf with Horse Postman. He fully deserves to win his first Trophy ParisTurf.
Ranking: 1. Maxime Guyon (49%), 2. Alexis Pouchin (26%), 3. Francis-Henri Graffard (14%)
Maxime Guyon takes stock
Victory for Maxime Guyon and Sosie in the Paris Grand Prix
Flat horse of the year
Goliath
The victory of Goliath in the King George on July 27 will remain as one of the highlights of the season across the Channel. That day, the resident of Francis-Henri Graffard flew over the opposition by winning by more than two lengths and put an end to a long drought of French competitors. Bought by the whimsical American, John Stewart, the partner of Christophe Soumillon was unable to stand out in the Japan Cup but is already setting a date for 2025 where he should still travel the world. By winning the title of Horse of the Year ParisTurf ahead of two multiple Group I winners, he becomes the first gelding to win this award.
Ranking: 1. Goliath (31%), 2e Mqse of Sévigné (22%) 3. Bluestocking (22%)
Goliath’s feat in King George
A formality in the Prix du Conseil de Paris
Jumping Personality of the Year
Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé
The man for big meetings. This nickname still fits him like a glove in 2024. Even if he is always discreet outside the racecourses, the Royannais makes his horses “talk” on the track. Kaadam (Maurice Gillois Prize) and Hacker from Berlais (Congress Prize), to name but a few, made it shine. He will win the title of best coach of the year for the first time since 2007 and fully deserves a second consecutive ParisTurf Trophy. The one who has just celebrated his 60th birthday and will join forces in a few days with his faithful “teammate” François Pamart will try to do as well in 2025.
Ranking: 1. Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé (38%), 2. Clément Lefebvre (22%), 3. Louisa Carberry (19%)
The big interview with Arnaud Chaillé-Chaillé
Kaadam on another planet
Jumping Horse of the Year
Blue Diamond
A nose. Less than ten votes separated Blue Diamond et Great Goddess for the title of Horse of the Year 2024. It must be said that the resident of Dominique Bressou and that of Louisa Carberry produced a perfect copy in their respective discipline. Associated with Johnny Charron, the son of Martalineonly 5 years old, took part in the Grande Course de Haies d’Auteuil in May and confirmed his number 1 status by achieving the double in November in the Grand Prix d’Automne. In 2025, the representative of the Papot family will try to do as well and go a little further into the history of his sport.
Ranking: 1. Blue Diamond (32%), 2. Great Goddess (31%), 3. Kaadam (14%)
Great Hurdle Race of Auteuil: Blue Diamond, the coronation
Losange Bleu confirms in the Autumn Grand Prix
ParisTurf jury prize
Louisa Carberry
A golden year. With Great Goddessauthor of the very rare Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris – Prix La Haye Jousselin double, the trainer of Senonnes will have had an epic season. Only four years after achieving this feat with Balloon Doctor. This is no longer a coincidence. Always quick to open the doors of her stable, Louisa Carberry shared her joy with the public and racegoers during her various coronations. For all these reasons, journalists from ParisTurf did not hesitate to award him the ParisTurf 2024 Jury Prize.
Gran Diose, a gift from heaven
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