Sunday will be a sort of culmination for the 42-year-old Belgian building construction company manager, who discovered racing by seeing people race Ready CashThen Bold Eagle.
“This participation in the Prix d’Amérique is a great reward for the numerous investments made “ explains Gianni Fascella who has already seen his helmet evolve at the highest level via Instrumentalists. “But when I throw myself into something, I do it fully and I give myself the means. This is why I am developing my breeding activity more and more in parallel.”
After seeing his coat sign nearly 90 successes, it is a squad of 20 broodmares that our man will breed in 2025. “Breeding is in my genes. Since I was little, I have raised everything that can be raised” enjoys telling about this lover of dogs and pigeons in particular. “From the moment I got into horses, it was obvious that breeding had to have its place as well. I am passionate about origins and beautiful pedigrees. Some foals will be sold, others will be exploited by myself.”
The 2025 Prix d’Amérique, Gianni Fascella wasn’t thinking about it until a few weeks ago. “Even if we want It’s a Dollarmaker in high esteem, we were thinking of competing for the 2026 Prix d’Amérique with him. His victory in the Prix du Languedoc then in the GNT Final changed our plans. Not only by the times achieved by our horse, but also because he passed the winnings to compete in the Prix du Forez won recently by Ino you Lupin. Eric Raffin himself advised us to go for the Prix de Belgique given the mileage reductions he was making. You know the rest…”
-What follows is a fourth qualifying place for the son of Saxo de Vandel in the last qualifying event for the Prix d’Amérique, synonymous with a ticket for the last Sunday in January. “The important thing above all was that the horse ran well and performed well. I was less tense, I think, than some of my associates (Editor’s note: the Bernereau family and Sébastien Guarato) because I didn’t want to project myself. But I admit that since qualifying, the excitement and pressure are starting to build. Particularly because of my friends and relatives who ask me to charter a bus from Belgium. Which I am obviously going to do. The horse’s preparation went well even if we had to change drivers. After running six weeks apart, he will show up at just two weeks this time but I am confident he will run well. We do not claim to beat the best horses of the moment, but It’s a Dollarmaker will run well, I’m sure of it. Matthieu Abrivard got the hang of it in the Prix de Belgique. Particularly for the departure. I’m sure both of them will have a great race.”
Currently, there are seven horses competing under the leadership of the Gianni Fascella Stable. Among them is The Dollar Mackerfull brother ofIt’s a Dollarmaker, who has just won a class for his debut at Vincennes. “Sébastien Guarato thinks he is better than his brother at the same age. This is the hope of the team…”
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