“Being born in La Madeleine, it’s great for me to win here,” exclaimed Fabien Gence, winner of the L’Écho Républicain award. Tourists, runners and spectators met this Saturday for the resumption of the season at the Chartres racecourse. Eight races were held, including four Premium Matches.
A quiet start before the climb
For the one that Chartrain won over Isabella Kily, racing fans expected to see Éric Raffin (4,322 wins, 225 of which in 2022) or François Lagadeuc (877 wins, 139 of which in 2022). The first, on Ildo du Vivier, was disqualified fairly quickly. The second, on Izzie Poncelet, finished fifth.
Despite a stride error at the start, the rider immediately made up for it. “We started well. Even though it was my first time driving it in the race, I knew it wasn’t starting too fast, describes Fabien Gence, proud of his 328th win. I wasn’t surprised or stressed. We did a full lap and a half before taking first place on the home stretch. “
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Mis. Bets for the eight Chartres races reached € 4,887,000. An amount close to the record for the month of May of 5,500,000 euros.
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Thomas Desprez
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