Stephane Pasquier Will Be in the Limelight During the Mumbai Season
Mumbai: The brilliant 32 year-old French jockey Stéphane Pasquier who rode the juvenile - Amadeus to a spectacular victory in The Faiz Jasdanwalla Trophy yesterday began his career in 1994 and his first victory was in his second race astride Floris at Amiens racecourse (France) in September, 1995.
Stéphane Pasquier is a boisterous and an extremely strong character and confesses to have lost his way in 1997. But, he won his first Listed Race in 1999 and then his first Group 3 race in May 2001, riding - Acceleration in the Prix Corrida.
During the winter of 2001-2002, he rode in Singapore and on returning to France won his first Group 2 race, the Prix Greffulhe. After continued successes in Group races throughout 2003, in July 2004, his talent allowed him to join the prestigious Daniel Wildenstein stable as second jockey alongside the number one French jockey- Olivier Peslier.
On October 24, 2004, he won the Prix Royal-Oak, his first Group 1 race, with Westerner and about two months later, he finished fourth in the Japan Cup astride- Policy Maker. Thereafter, in 2005, he won two Group 2 races (the Prix Maurice de Nieuil with Ostankino and the Grand Prix de Deauville with Marend) and finished third in the Grosser Preis von Baden a Group 1 race- astride Westerner.
In the beginning of 2006, everything was going fine for Stéphane Pasquier as he was winning a lot of races. But in the summer, he had an amazing freakish accident whilst watching the 2006 FIFA World Cup final, breaking a glass in his hands. The injury was expected to keep him out of racing for two months, but his overall strong temperament helped him to come back sooner and he expeditiously resumed racing and soon started his stupendous winning ways.
Then, in 2007, Stéphane Pasquier was awarded his first Cravache d'Or, riding 185 winners in the season and in May 2010 he rode the winner of the English 1000 Guineas when - Special Duty trained by Criquette Head-Maarek was awarded the race following a steward's enquiry.
MAJOR WINS
FRANCE
Prix Royal –Oak -(1) Westerner (2004)
Critérium International - (1) - Thewayyouare (2007)
Grand Prix de Paris - (1) - Zambezi Sun (2007)
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - (1) - Rail Link (2006)
Prix de la Forêt - (2) - Toylsome (2007), Varenar (2009)
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches - Special Duty (2010)
Prix d'Ispahan - (1) - Manduro (2007)
Prix Jacques Le Marois - (1) - Manduro (2007)
Prix Marcel Boussac - (1) - Proportional (2008)
Great Britain
1000 Guineas - Special Duty (2010)
Cheveley Park Stakes - (1) - Special Duty (2009)
Prince of Wales's Stakes - (1) - Manduro (2007)
Sprint Cup - (1) - African Rose (2008)
Race goers especially in Mumbai can rest assured of seeing the brilliance of Pasquier’s fabulous forceful finishing style - mainly in the forthcoming Indian classic races.
