The date of Sunday, September 18 will remain engraved for life in the memory of Benoit Robin. The 38-year-old professional led to success Landret Hussar in the Critérium des 5 Ans, allowing him to sign the best victory of his career. “I still don’t realize, confides the person concerned more than an hour after the race. I had made a few mistakes in his training program. Fortunately, we managed to rectify the situation. “Above all, the man who regularly wears Joël Séché’s colors shines as owner, trainer and driver. “I understood after the qualifying events that I had a quality horse. But to achieve this coronation in his generation, Landret Hussar had to fight, often bowed, but his day of glory finally arrived, resisting in the most beautiful way to Hohneckwho beat him last winter in the Criterium Continental (Group I).
Philippe Allaire, the big winner of the day
Slightly beaten in the elite of the 5-year-old generation, Philippe Allaire was nevertheless the man of the day, winning the other two Group I of the program. In three-year-olds, Just A Gigolo confirmed his leadership status by surely controlling the attacks. Driven with great confidence by Franck Nivard, whose Haras de Bouttemont trainer once again hailed his talent, Just A Gigolo achieves the grand slam, by removing the three Group I of the generation in the same year. “He’s a hard-working horse and this time, I didn’t get caught on a point,” said the rider from the Channel.
Forty minutes later it was I’s turntaliano Vero to win the Critérium des 4 ans. In a race well managed tactically by the Allaire team, the son of Ready Cash proved intractable. “He’s my favorite horse, reveals the trainer. There are things that cannot be explained, but there is a story that makes me love it. He is sensitive and his failed debut has made him endearing. » On the winners’ podium, Philippe Allaire admitted that « the return to the stable would be done with morale and a smile ».
