In the week he celebrated his 80th birthday, Andre Fabre became the first trainer to win the HK$26 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) four times, as Sosie surged to success under a cool and confident Maxime Guyon.<\/p>
Defending champion Giavellotto pursued Sosie all the way to the line but ultimately could not reverse the placings from October\u2019s G1 Prix de l\u2019Arc de Triomphe (2400m), in which the pair finished third and fourth.<\/p>
Elisabeth Fabre has long been an integral part of her husband\u2019s training empire and her concise summary of Sosie\u2019s performance placed his victory in the wider context of a year which has brought the Sea The Stars colt three G1 wins over a variety of distances.<\/p>
\u201cEverything went perfectly,\u201d Madame Fabre said. \u201cThe race unfolded perfectly, he had a great trip and Maxime knows his horse very well, while Sosie had trust in him when he asked him for his effort.<\/p>
\u201cHe is a very good horse with a wonderful mind and a lot of natural energy. He is magnificent to look at and he will stay in training next year.\u201d<\/p>
Alert from stall eight, Guyon had Sosie handily placed one off the rail and two slots back from the early leader Eydon, who was passed halfway down the back straight by Urban Chic as Christophe Lemaire attempted to inject some urgency into proceedings.<\/p>
As the field fanned out turning for home, Guyon went the safe route to the outside of the fading Urban Chic while Christophe Soumillon took the daring route up the rail aboard Goliath, staying on well for third.<\/p>
\u201cEverything went very smoothly,\u201d Guyon said, who added to wins in the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase aboard Flintshire (2014) and Junko (2023).<\/p>
\u201cI followed Los Angeles for three-quarters of the race, but halfway round the home turn, Ryan\u2019s horse began to falter. This horse can really sustain his run, and he is such a hard horse to pass.<\/p>
\u201cThe horse has such a great temperament and he is so easy to put anywhere in a race.\u201d<\/p>
Paying tribute to a fine season in which Sosie also triumphed in the G1 Prix Ganay (2100m) and the G1 Prix d\u2019Ispahan (1850m), Guyon added: \u201cIt\u2019s his fourth career Group 1 and he was in such great shape. We know he is capable of winning big races like this, and this year he has won at the top level over 1850 metres [in the Ispahan], 2100 metres [Ganay] and now the 2400 metres.<\/p>
\u201cHe is an incredible horse,\u201d Guyon said. \u201cThis was the first time he\u2019d travelled across continents, and yet he\u2019s been relaxed every morning this week, and he\u2019s looked amazing.\u201d<\/p>
Marco Botti expressed his pride at the effort of Giavellotto, who chased Sosie hard and was three-quarters of a length down at the line.<\/p>
Botti said: \u201cAs we thought beforehand, it wasn\u2019t going to be a strong pace. Andrea said he thought the winner had first run, but he got to his girth for second and I thought it was a good effort. The winner is a proper horse, and they\u2019re two good horses.\u201d<\/p>
Already a winner this season of the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden (2400m), Goliath turned in arguably his best run of 2025, finishing a further length and a quarter back, while Al Riffa and Los Angeles ensured that international challengers filled the first five places.<\/p>
But the plaudits mostly belong to the ageless Fabre, for whom Sosie joins Borgia (1999), Flintshire and Junko on the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase roll of honour, edging the Chantilly maestro one win ahead of Aidan O\u2019Brien.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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