The pony, "Pallas Pierre", won the French Prix Le Marois for the second year

The "Palace Pier", owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, under the supervision of trainers John and Ted Gosden, was crowned, for the second year in a row, the champion of the "Prix Jacques Le Marois" race, dedicated to the first category horses "Group 1", which was held yesterday on a track French "Deauville", and ran a mile (1,600 meters grass).

Palace Pierre became the first horse to win back-to-back Prix Le Marois since 1997, when Spring Wald won the double in a row following its 1996 title.

The four-year-old foal, who was crowned last year with the title of the best three-year-old horse on the world horse arena, confirmed his worth as the "king" of the mile, adding his fourth consecutive victory for this season, the ninth in his career limited to 10 participants, and the fifth He has the highest-ranked in the world in the first category, Group 1 races, after adding the "Prie-Jacques Le Marois" double to his three titles in the "Group 1" races, which include major classic racing titles, which he started last year by winning the "St. James Palace Stakes" in "Ascot", and completed this year with his victory last May in the "Locking Stakes" race at "Newbury", before being crowned in June with the title "Queen Ann Stakes" in "Ascot".

The expert jockey, Frankie Dettori, knew how to repeat the scenario of last year's race, by preserving the capabilities of the pony "Pallas Pierre" during the early stages, before unleashing him in the last 400 metres, capturing the lead, and crossing the finish line in first place, achieving a time of one minute And 35 seconds and 96 milliseconds, surpassing the "neck" of the British "2000 Guineas" and "St. James Palace Stakes" race champion for the current season, the "Boutique Flair" horse owned by coach "GS Bolger", which was led by jockey Kevin Manning to second place, while The third place went to the horse "Order of Australia" under the supervision of expert trainer Abdeen O'Brien and led by jockey Ryan Moore.

With his victory in the Brie Jacques Le Marois, the Palace Pierre cemented his position as the best four-year-old horse on the world horse arena, completing his achievement in 2020 when he was crowned the best horse in the world at the age of three.

It is noteworthy that "Pallas-Pierre" succeeded last year in repeating the achievement of his father, the stallion "Kingman", who won the "Bre-Jacques Le Marois" title in the 2014 edition with the same coach John Gosden, before "Pallas-Pierre" outperformed his father by winning the double in a row in the French race title. And, "Palace Pierre" has not been defeated in his 10 participations in the world of racing, except on one occasion.

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