00:19The Breeders' Cup is a very famous meeting, an incredible meeting, and when I was young
00:26we organized a dinner party, just a Breeders' Cup dinner party to watch all the races and it was a
00:32dream to watch the races and these good horses.
00:36That's my goal, as soon as I started training I wanted to travel and be competitive in international meetings.
00:43As soon as I had a horse that was able to go to the Breeders' Cup I never refused, I
00:49was so keen to go.
00:50It's a meeting you want to be part of and enjoy.
00:55I had several runners in the Breeders' Cup, so I was a little bit unlucky.
01:00But I learned what type of horses you need and how to ride them also.
01:08So all this trip before helped me to get my first winner.
01:14Malavat was a fantastic second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Phillies Turf, so that was a great day.
01:19But I was really waiting for a winner.
01:25Gezora had a fantastic temperament.
01:28She is a very lovely filly, and as I said, she's a light-frame filly, so I've never really pushed
01:33her in the morning.
01:34I really respected her physically.
01:36She won one of the Preeders' Cup Trials very nicely, and she was entered in the Preeders' Cup.
01:42So it was a no-brainer to go to the Preeders' Cup with her.
01:45Peter Brandt always wanted to have her running in America, and he was planning to keep her in America.
01:53And so I was keen to go for the race with her and leave her there after the race.
02:02And so, yeah, Mr. Brandt was very happy to take the challenge.
02:07I took four horses, and they didn't go well.
02:11Goliath went too fast in front and didn't perform well.
02:15Salan too much unexperienced, and he finished like a bullet thief.
02:21But frustrating, so Gezora was the last runner of the day.
02:24It was just a fantastic time, and the weather was beautiful,
02:27and all the branding of the Breeders' Cup around the event makes it very special.
02:42During the day, as I said, I was a little bit frustrated.
02:45And in the straight, you've seen probably videos of me and my daughters shouting and going mad,
02:54and it was amazing.
02:56And the joy Mr. Brandt had to see this Philly winning was very special also for him.
03:02And after, we had a great party.
03:05So, it's just a very good souvenir, and it's right at the top of last year's Big Racing Days, you
03:12know,
03:12because when you have your family, your friends, and you give the owner a lot of good emotions,
03:20it's what it's all about.
03:26Just look at you!
03:26You know, our team members have changed our backs-ups,
03:26We have a great idea of it.
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