It's a very, very competitive game, but here in France we're well able to breed horses and train horses. The aforementioned Daryz and Prix de Diane and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf heroine Gezora (Almanzor) were among the others to represent the Graffard stable with distinction in 2025, but there is no mistaking who is the current poster boy of French racing. “France Galop has done a very good job as well with the initiative bringing horses into the city in Paris, and it works. “However, the racing authorities and the PMU have not done enough work on the second part of their mission: turning spectators into bettors and racing enthusiasts. “But if I don't do it, or Pauline Chehboub [of Haras de Beaumont], or Nicolas de Chambure, then who will?