The 94th success was long overdue. But Alexandre Abrivard did indeed manage to beat the record for victories at a winter meeting set by Éric Raffin during the 2019-2020 edition. “I don’t really realize, let go of the reigning Golden Stirrup after crossing the post easily in the lead with Jicomte in the last event of the program on Friday evening. I’m proud but I can’t realize. Feelings are hard to explain. The date of February 24 will remain etched in his memory for a long time, as will this exceptional winter period achieved by the 29-year-old young man, with 53 winners on the trot and 41 on the mounted trot. “I’m working hard to get to this level,” he adds. But it was already the case before. The positive spiral of results makes me make good decisions. I am also lucky to be well supported. “His agent, Enzo Bodineau, is no stranger to this success but the main architect of this triumph remains his father, Laurent Claude Abrivard. “It was important to set this record with a horse from the stable,” he continues. In addition, owners of Jicomte are loyal customers of my parents. »
After having equaled the record, last Sunday, in the sulky of Gendreen, Alexandre Abrivard had a lot of trouble overtaking him. “It’s a bit the journalists’ fault,” he jokes. It put pressure on me. The racegoers, the press… Everyone kept telling me that I was going to do it. At some point, it hurts your head. ” Relieved to have achieved this feat, the driver should approach the last four meetings of this meeting with much more serenity: “Now, it’s a bonus! Above all, we will have to try to win with Hanna des Molles, the Prix des Centaures (Group I contested on April 4). As for the milestone of 100 successes over the period, it remains in the back of his mind. “It can be a new checkbox. But to get there, I’m going to have to have a great week. “A new challenge that he seems ready to take up…