Arrival of the fifth: 5 – 3 – 11 – 14 – 6
“I couldn’t have started the year better! At the Equidia microphone, Pierre-Yves Verva’s emotion was palpable after his victory in the sulky of Delia du Pommereux (No. 5) in the Prix de Bourgogne, the fifth qualifying event for the Prix d’Amérique (January 29), at the Paris-Vincennes racecourse. And what about Sylvain Roger, coach of the 10-year-old champion? Behind his glasses, he kept holding back tears, ready to flow from the scales to the podium, which did not prevent him from delivering his analysis: “She is the mare of a lifetime! She has been at the highest level for five years, still there. She needed a break and to recharge her batteries, which did her the greatest good. As for the Prix d’Amérique, we are obviously not going to deprive ourselves! »
In a test conducted at high speed from one end to the other, the pupil of Noël Lolic proved to be the strongest, especially after the fault ofHerald of Arms (n° 15) which would not have been far from the score without a mid-straight prank. “Jean-Michel Bazire placed a banner, but I felt that I had gas and that I was coming back to him, added the driver of the winner. It is made for these speed courses and is practical to drive. It is happiness. »
In addition to breaking the race record, Delia du Pommereux was the leader of the women’s coalition since the first four places were obtained by mares. Despite “a good career behind the winner”, according to Théo Duvaldestin, Flamme du Goutier (n° 3), who was not unshod, took second place and overtook Wide Mede Sm (#11) while Discoloration (n° 14) once again fails at the foot of the podium. good finisher, Zarenne Fas (#6) completes the correct combination.