JULIANO STAR dominates JEANNE'S FELLA in Critérium des Jeunes (C.).
Picture APRH
11/03/2000
: Cagnes sur Mer, Ultrason (BUVETIER
D'AUNOU), 4th to a marvellous MONI MAKER in the New French Record
Race (1' 10" 5), Grand Critérium de Vitesse de la Côte
d'Azur, in 1' 12" 7.
4/03/2000 : INCREDIBLE
CHARM (CYGNUS D'ODYSSEE), placed again, this
time, in Prix de Sélection (C. - Insert Gédé).
2/03/2000 : JARIFANTE SPEED (AND
ARIFANT) beats Jardy (CYGNUS D'ODYSSEE)
in Prix Félicien Gauvreau (Scm.). Both Sires confirm
a real ability to give brilliant mounted trotters.
27/02/2000 : Critérium des Jeunes (C.) - JULIANO
STAR, higher than his half-brother ESOTICO STAR!
The son of BUVETIER D'AUNOU have caught Jeanne's
Fella (COKTAIL JET) up, just before the
line. BUVETIER D'AUNOU and COKTAIL
JET have featured a truly fantastic performance, two months after their
first duel in Critérium des 3 Ans (C.).
Another semi-classic filly for COKTAIL JET :
Idole, 3rd Prix Louis Le Bourg (Scm.).
GOETMALS WOOD, fifth in Prix de l'Union Européenne
(Gr.3).
24/02/2000 : as it occured in semi-classic Prix
Ephrem Houel, 1 - 2 - 3 for the Dubois Sires in Prix Jules Thibault (Sc.
- 2 175 m). Ivory Pearl whose success is the first at this level,
dominates Install(BUVETIER D'AUNOU) and
INCREDIBLE CHARM.
21/02/2000 : Hugo du Bossis (AND
ARIFANT), nice second to Historien (1' 14" 5) in Prix Ovide
Moulinet (Sc. - 2 175 m). HERMES DU BUISSON
(1' 14" 3 - 2 200 m) is 5th.
20/02/2000 : Prix de Paris (Gr.1), GOETMALS
WOOD was
again too far in the last turn to pretend to win the last big event of
the winter meeting. Fast again in the last meters, he ends his course,
as a third to a sensational Galopin du Ravary (1' 15" 2 - 4
125 m), Giant Cat being second.
Dominating Obelix Laukko, Varenne confirms his tremendous
winter with an easy win in Championnat européen des 5 ans at Trevise
(1' 14" 5 - 2 060 m).
13/02/2000 : Génois de Pouline (BUVETIER D'AUNOU), brave, becomes classic as 3rd
Prix des Centaures (C.) to Gringo de Villière. 1'14"8
- 2 200 meters!
12/02/2000 : Prix Ephrem Houel (Sc.). The
dynasty is feeling perfectly fine! COKTAIL JET
with IN LOVE WITH YOU and Ivory Pearl,
2nd and 3rd to IVILLA BLUE (BUVETIER D'AUNOU).
10/02/2000 : Prix Roederer (Sc.). HERMES DU BUISSON and Hugo du Bossis (AND ARIFANT) placed 2nd and 3rd to an untouchable VARENNE.
Obélix Laukko is fourth. Two horses by BUVETIER
D'AUNOU won today : Gratifying (Ta Diablesse by
Hymour) and Isério (the well known Uséria
by Jorky).
6/01/2000 : Prix de France (Gr.1), GOETMALS
WOOD is fourth
to Giant Cat, Remington Crown and Moni Maker, beating
at the end a pale Général du Pommeau.
5/01/2000 : IDEAL DE L'ITON (CYGNUS
D'ODYSSEE) may be considered as the new Leader of the mounted 4-y-o's,
after his second semi-classic win in Prix René Palyart (Scm.).
He surely beats Island Dream (COKTAIL JET),
second.
In Prix Paul Viel (Sc.), JULIANO STAR (BUVETIER
D'AUNOU) is now a semi-classic winner! The final was gorgeous, but
Jeton d'Or who had pushed his rival on his outside, became second
after commission's decision giving the win to ESOTICO
STAR's half-brother.
These wins in the two main races were confirmed by the efficient success
of Hawaiian Melody (BUVETIER D'AUNOU )
defeating a lovely dancer Herba Bourbon (AND
ARIFANT) in Prix de Périgueux.
30/01/2000 : Prix d'Amérique - GOETMALS
WOOD, 1'
13" 7, is 6th, three seconds behind the angel GENERAL DU POMMEAU.
VARENNE, 1' 13, bred in association by Mr. Jean-Pierre
Dubois, attacked and is a beautiful 3rd in that all records race.
News : IN LOVE WITH YOU and HALIMEDE,
new Sires in 2000.
VARENNE
Picture Gérard Forni
23/01/2000 : Prix de Tonnac-Villeneuve (Sc.
- 2 175 m), 1st BUVETIER D'AUNOU with Install
(1' 14" 9), 2nd CYGNUS D'ODYSSEE
with INCREDIBLE CHARM, 3rd COKTAIL JET with IN LOVE WITH
YOU, new Sire in 2000 at Haras de la Brosse. A fantastic dynasty!
One hour later, in Prix Camille de Wazières (Scm. - Gr.2),
IDEAL DE L'ITON gives to CYGNUS D'ODYSSEE
his first semi-classic win as a sire.
22/01/2000 : HERMES DU BUISSON
placed again at a semi-classic level, as 3rd Prix Jean Le Gonidec (Sc.).
16/01/2000 : Prix de Belgique (Gr.2) with
HELLO JO (BUVETIER D'AUNOU), 7th and
GOETMALS WOOD, disqualified. GOETMALS WOOD should race in Prix d'Amérique,
30th of january.
09/01/2000 : HUGO DU BOSSIS (AND
ARIFANT) beats a nose HERMES DU BUISSON in
the important Prix de Croix (Sc. - 2 700 m) and returns home with
a first semi-classic win. Later in the afternoon, ISLAND DREAM (COKTAIL JET) triumphs again in another semi-classic
event, but this time in a mounted race, Prix de Pardieu (Sc. - 2
175 m).
Statistiques 1999 : first and second
of the french Sires (harness only), BUVETIER D'AUNOU
and AND ARIFANT! COKTAIL
JET is Leader of the french young Sires.
08/01/2000 : Both by COKTAIL
JET, Ivory Pearl and IN LOVE WITH YOU
could not resist to an impressive INSERT GEDE, great and beautiful
winner of Prix Charles Tiercelin (Sc. - 2 700 m - 1' 17"2).
27/12/99 : And Jancartier (AND
ARIFANT) was flying, for his first race, directly at Vincennes!
26/12/99 : Author of a tremendous final effort,
Island Dream, Champion Filly by COKTAIL JET
, is 2nd to Ighanian in Prix de Vincennes (Gr.1).
Two hours later, Hugo du Bossis (AND ARIFANT)
is a brilliant 3rd to an impressive Varenne in Prix Ariste Hémard
(Sc.)
23/12/99 : ESOTICO STAR
appears very present in Prix Emmanuel Margouty (Sc.), first semi-classic
for the "J". His half-brother Juliano Star finishes 3rd,
while his son Jenko is 5th. Otherwise, COKTAIL
JET and CYGNUS D'ODYSSEE have many newcomers
to recommend them, those days : Idéal Cocktail, Ile Mauritius,
In Foot, If You Like, In Black, Jessamina for the Prix
d'Amérique winner, and Idéalement Vôtre,
Java du Ried, Isla Bonita, Idéal
de l'Iton for the winner of Critérium des
4 Ans.
12/12/99 : Critérium des 3 Ans (Gr.1). INSTALL
(BUVETIER D'AUNOU), fantastic winner in
front of a superb IN LOVE WITH YOU (COKTAIL JET). Island Dream (COKTAIL
JET) is 4th.
9/12/99 : IBIS BLUE (AND
ARIFANT), a new semi-classic winner in Prix Raoul Ballière (Scm.
- 2 700 m)!
7/12/99 : Iolanthe (BUVETIER
D'AUNOU), Idole des Racques (COKTAIL
JET) and Jenko (ESOTICO STAR) whose
brother Juliano Star, by BUVETIER D'AUNOU,
is the recent 3rd Prix Ourasi) are all nice winners at Vincennes.
2/12/99 : 10 days before Critérium des 3
Ans, IVILLA BLUE (BUVETIER D'AUNOU) becomes
a semi-classic filly, dominating Prix Reine du Corta (Sc.). On their
side, in the colts race, IN LOVE WITH YOU (COKTAIL JET) and INCREDIBLE
CHARM respectively finish 3rd and 4th Prix Abel Bassigny (Sc.).
21/11/99 : Italy smiles! The four best italian 2-y-o
fillies, today, were bred or are owned (Adri di Jesolo) by Mr. Dubois.
AIGRE DOUX is a daughter of AND ARIFANT;
she dominates Adri di Jesolo in Gran Criterium at Milano. In Gran
Criterium Filly, ANDAZ (Cezio Josselyn) surely beats Acidez.
20/11/99 : The COKTAIL JET
revolution rises! Three of his daughters Island Dream (Quioco),
Ivory Pearl (Workaholic) and It's My Hope (Speedy Crown)
finish 2nd (1' 15" 5), 3rd and 4th to IATKA BOCAIN in Prix
Queila Gédé (Sc. - 2 175 m).
On his way to Prix d'Amérique, GOETMALS WOOD'
s gait and racing scenario remind us the final meters in preparation races
of the famous COKTAIL JET and DEFI
D'AUNOU. The strategy is similar. GANYMEDE
had an easy course and Hello Jo was an excellent 4th.
18/11/99 : First semi-classic for 3-y-o's of the
Paris-Vincennes Winter Meeting 1999/2000. COKTAIL
JET defeats BUVETIER D'AUNOU. A so charming
IN LOVE WITH YOU, for his first try at this level,
beats INSTALL in Prix Jacques de Vaulogé (2 175 meters harness
- restricted to colts).
Update 15/11 : AND
ARIFANT (13 635 820 FF) is the 2nd French Leading Sire behind Viking's
Way (14 556 820 FF) and BUVETIER D'AUNOU
ranks 4th (11 957 760 FF), behind Sancho Pança (12 554 050
FF).
