Bernard Piton, one of the references in the horse racing community, won a prize by beating his son Louis, Sunday October 27, 2024, during the meeting organized at the Chartres racecourse
“You could have let the kid win! », Bernard Piton was friendlyly greeted by spectators, Sunday October 27, during the meeting organized at the Chartres racecourse. The driver has just won the seventh race, the Davis 28 Mercedes Benz Prize (€21,000), with Flash Back Du Nord, over a distance of 2,825 meters.
Nine races on the program for the PMH meeting, Sunday October 27, at the Chartres racecourse
The jockey, 61, responds with a smile: “It’s one of the last ones that I win. » He carried out a waiting race while remaining in the shoes of his son Louis. The duo broke away. The father then easily overwhelmed his son.
“My horse had a lot of gas. I was afraid he would make a mistake! I’m happy, because this trotter is 7 years old,” summarizes Bernard Piton.
“I looked at my son as I passed him”
Bernard Piton had no qualms about winning this race: “I looked at my son as I passed him. I didn't say anything so as not to distract him. I have four sons, two of whom race. I give them advice… After the race, we debrief. If it's a horse of mine, I give him recommendations. But I had never done a double with Louis, only with my other son, Jean-Charles. »
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The driver savors this new victory: “I have won plenty of times here. Today the track was complicated at the start. » He thus increases his record which includes more than 1,400 victories.
The 61-year-old driver always has a smile.
Thierry Delaunay
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