Everything is going quickly, very quickly, for Lana Henry. Just one month after signing the fiftieth victory of her career, the very young professional won her first group this Saturday evening at Cagnes-sur-Mer in the Grand Prix de Noël (Gr. III). And she drove a superb race on the sulky of Gardner Shawwho, after spinning on a third line on the rope side, extends magnificently to finish, dominating the two favorites, Hede Darling et Hedic Géma. Half an hour after a first victory in the sulkyIn Love MesloisLana Henry still couldn't believe this prestigious success, at only 19 years old, after the finishing post: “It’s incredible! It's more than a nice Christmas present, it's a dream to win these events. I had watched the Cagnes races and noticed that the rope car was often the right one. We were able to track in a regular race and he knows how to finish strong when he is in this state. We’ve been here for two days and it’s going pretty well.”
The misfortunes of Hede Darling
Favorite of this Cagnois highlight, Hede Darling responded, but had to settle for second place, having bad luck mid-stretch after an ideal run behind the leader Hedic Géma. Nicolas Bazire had regrets after the race: “Everything went well until I wanted to move halfway down the straight. There was a line change and he was stopped in his effort. It took a little time to get back up and running. Without that, there would have been a match.” Alan Gendrot also thinks that Hedic Géma could have done better (3rd) after taking on the weight of the race: “The horse races, but I regret not having gone further. I think he would have fought to the end for the victory if I had started him earlier.”
Radiant, Lana Henry, at a meeting in Cagnes this winter, achieved a prestigious success at the age of 19 with Gardner Shaw in this Christmas Grand Prix.
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