Splendide course, splendide victoire. Il démarre très tôt (milieu du dernier virage), écoutez la clameur dans les tribunes lorsqu'il commence à passer le peloton en revue. J'en ai eu des frissons jusqu'au poteau, où j'ai simplement applaudi !
Bravo champion, tu m'auras fait vibrer souvent. Et que ta carrière au haras soit à l'image de ta carrière de course
Un grand champion qui méritait de sortir par la très grande porte et cette victoire clôt une magnifique carrière. Dommage que l'Arc 2012 lui soit passé sous le nez car il aurait mérité d'y figurer au palmarès à cette occasion. En 2013, il est tout simplement tombé sur une crack, le joyau d'un élevage et ne pouvait pas la battre.
Une réaction de son entraineur après la course : “I just want to congratulate him on his career,” Ikee said. “I think Orfevre is the strongest horse in the world. Like all the best horses have done in the past, he helped define his generation of racing.” “He won the Triple Crown in the year of the quake (2011), and I like to think he gave people hope and something to look forward to.” Added Ikee, ” ‘Thank you’ is all I can say, really. He actually wasn’t in the best of conditions, but like he’s done throughout his career for better or worse, he surprised us.”
D'après sa dernière phrase : Orfèvre n'était pas vraiment dans sa meilleure condition, mais comme c'est arrivé souvent au cours de sa carrière pour le meilleur ou pour le pire, il nous a surpris
2013 Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix) (G1) - comments from runners' connections
Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix) (G1) Orfevre Orfevre (5yo, horse) Kenichi Ikezoe "The trainer asked me to switch him on with 300 meters left, but the horse he worked with pulled away farther than we had in mind early on. He gave it everything he had for the Arc so he may not be in the best form of his career, but it's not like he's in bad shape. He's definitely better than he was for the Japan Cup a year ago. Look with him, average is good enough for him to win races. The last three-and-a-half years, there have been good times as well as bad times. There were times when I wasn't given a chance to ride him. He's like no other to me. I want to help him win his last race and send him off on a high."
Yasutoshi Ikee (trainer) "Usually, he'd finish off the last furlong in under 12.5 seconds but he's not perfect just like the rest of us. He has his off days, too. I think he was fine. I'd give him at least an 8 out of 10. I can say for sure he's better than he was last week. Unlike last year, we were there two weeks after the Arc helping him recover. We were on a tight schedule for the Japan Cup last year so it's nice we had a bit of time to work with this year. He's very calm - almost too calm by his standards. I admit, it would be reassuring if he was more like his usual self. It goes without saying that he means a lot to me, especially because of his bloodlines. He drew the most votes from the fans in last year's race and this year's Takarazuka Kinen – but couldn't run in either and yet, he's No. 1 again this time. We couldn't be more grateful of that. First things first, we want him to come home in one piece and hopefully, he produces a good result."
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