Sealiway joins Graffard
Winner G1 Champion S. Sealway (Fr) (Galiway {GB}), whose trainer Cedric Rossi was indicted by French police last week for horse fraud and doping, will join trainer Francis Graffard. Sealiway was among 200 horses en route to new grounds after Rossi and family members Charley and Frederic Rossi and Jessica Marcialis, as well as a stable manager and veterinarian, were arrested by police. prohibited from participating in a race or on the premises of a racecourse or training center during the indictment, which can be for up to one year.
Raced by Haras de la Gousserie of the Chehboub family in partnership with breeder Guy Pariente, Sealiway was coached by Frederic Rossi when he won last year’s G1 Prix Jean Luc Lagardere and when he finished second behind St. Mark (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) in the G1 Club Prix du Jockey in June. Transferred to Cedric Rossi in August, Sealiway took a good fifth place in the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after a period of layoffs before winning the Ascot’s Champion S. The Saudi G1 Cup was considered. is the early season target for the 4-year-old boy of the Sealiway campaign.
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