A key date in the horse racing season of Laval (Mayenne). The grand prix of All Saints' Day attracted nearly 4,000 visitors this Thursday, November 1st at the Bellevue-la-Forêt racecourse.

This is probably the busiest meeting of the year at Bellevue-la-Forêt Racecourse, Saint-Nazaire Road. The Grands Prix de la Toussaint still attracts, depending on the weather, thousands of bettors, visitors and actors from the horse world. This Thursday 1st

November 2018, they were about 4,000 visitors, including a little more than a thousand paid, to enjoy the event under a gray weather, but fairly lenient (13 °).

Among them, seasoned sailors who come to gauge the shape of the trotters before their entry on the scene in the prestigious arena of Vincennes, for the meeting of winter.

Franck Nivard, the famous Mancho driver, delighted to have won the André-Louis Dreux prize with his partner Domino Dream. | WEST FRANCE

Among them, too, are Boeotians attracted by the playful aspects of such an event. A little adrenaline here by putting 2 € placed on a horse at the beautiful pace. A bit of astonishment here at the dubbing of two new members of the Brotherhood of Knights of the Stork of Erve and Vègre.

The Brotherhood of the Knights of the Entrecôte d'Erve and Vègre dubbed two new members. | WEST FRANCE

A little hope finally for the draw of the eight selected who can attend, with the accompanist of their choice, the final of the Grand National Trot (GNT), Sunday, December 2 in Paris-Vincennes. All expenses paid by the Société des courses de Laval. Sophie Normand, Roselyne Mocde, Vanessa Garnier, Aline Gruel, Claire Cavet, Honore Clavreul, Mrs. Zecchini and David Pottier, Mayennais for the most part, will have this privilege.