JDG: Jean-Claude Rouget back at the top

Beyond sport

He hadn't won a Gr1 since Puchkine (Starspangelbanner) triumphed in the Prix Jean Prat in July 2024. Since then, Jean-Claude Rouget has had to battle illness and restructure his stable, but he never lost his desire to train. With a smaller team than in previous years, the first half of 2025 showed that the big cat was back. From Pau, Jean-René Dubosc and his team steered the ship remarkably well while the boss was undergoing treatment. Their unwavering support carried him through and motivated him to continue. And the ‘just return’ that Jean-Claude Rouget himself described came in the Cygames Grand Prix de Paris (Gr1) with a brand new colt, Leffard (RS) (Le Havre), who was supplemented for the occasion.

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Source: Jour de Galop