We expect a lot from the big races but the latter often give birth to a mouse. If the Prix de Washington seemed to reach out to Hohneck, this Group II at the Enghien racecourse (Val-d’Oise) was livelier than expected. The plans of the champion of Philippe Allaire were slightly upset, the fault of a Gallius very fast at the start to challenge the lead of the race to the big favourite. “We had trouble understanding each other with Yoann (Lebourgeois), laments François Lagadeuc, the driver of the winner. We could have made a little less effort. But it helps to toughen up Hohneck. Winning by doing three accelerations is not common. We’ll see how he recovers, but it’s good to see him fight. »
If François Lagadeuc looks at his partner with the eyes of love, it is because of the great regularity displayed by the fifth of the last Prix d’Amérique. In thirty-six races, Hohneck only finished off the podium three times. And with his official driver, the percentage of success reaches 90% in the first three. “We beat a Prix d’Amérique horse”, confides Philippe Allaire, delighted to be ahead Gallius. A Prix d’Amérique which will be one of the objectives of the winter ofHohneck. In the meantime, head for the Critérium des 5 Ans (September 18) and the European Championship for 5-year-olds (October 14), at Paris-Vincennes.