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Their names are Yvon, Denis, Aline, and Noël. One was a butcher in Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe), the other general practitioner near Angers (Maine-et-Loire), the third officiating as a liberal nurse while Christmas flows a happy retirement after having been an administrative executive … All of them have been united by the same passion since they were young, that of horse racing. So having a runner in the prestigious Prix du Jockey Club (Group I), this Sunday, “is a dream that I never thought I could achieve”, according to Denis Marin, the “doc” of this group of “small” owners who have , each a 5% share of Mister Saint-PaulTom Thumb of one of the major galloping events.