Francis-Henri Graffard’s Chantilly yard is firing on all cylinders. The main trainer of the Exors of the Late HH Aga Khan, he is currently enjoying a 30% strike rate and has lifted most of the key French prep races leading to the upcoming Classics including with Zarigana in the Prix de la Grotte.
“The team has enjoyed a very strong start to the season,” said Francis-Henri. “Last year, the spring was too wet. But this year, we have better ground, which helped us and our horses who were able to show their true ability on the racecourse. I thought that my two-year-old winners would make nice three-year-old prospects and hopefully we will keep going.”
Here, Graffard kindly talks to Liz Price of attheraces.com about those three-year-olds that will be targeting the French Classics and gives an update on his star older horses like Calandagan and Goliath.
