Not to the Cannes Film Festival

Unexpected successes are particularly nice. The South Tyrolean racing team owners had this experience at the French winter track in sophisticated Cannes on the Mediterranean coast. The elite of French obstacle sports meet there from the beginning of December until January 10th.

The two South Tyrolean racing stables also sought international comparison. Under the direction of trainer Josef Vana Jr., 12 Aichner horses took up residence in the stables directly on the Mediterranean at the beginning of December, while trainer Davide Satalia arrived with 3 of Christian Troger's horses. Morgenstern and Team Aichner are causing a sensation His 3-year-old gelding Morgenstern caused the first bang from a local perspective on December 25th with his success in a sales race. 14 days earlier, the gelding had already narrowly missed a victory and just a week after the success, another place of honor in front of his stablemate Monfalcon put the Troger racing team in a good mood.

Things went even better for the Aichner team. After a cautious start, in which the veterans Capivari, Piton Des Neiges and Sternkranz as well as the young steepler Lord Dragon made people sit up and take notice with good placings against the home team, the success stories that the committed owners gained from the event followed in the last two weeks of the meeting Sarntal had secretly hoped for.

L'Estran made the Aichner family celebrate with victory in the Grand Prix of Meran at the end of September.

“We were looking for a comparison with the strong French in their homeland. It should simply be a location assessment for our horses. In addition, the racing calendar in Italy only offers a few races in Pisa in the winter months. We have 60 horses in the stable, most of which are in training and for whom there are hardly any opportunities to start in Italy. So it was obvious to look for an alternative,” says Josef Aichner, explaining the reasons for the starts in Cannes. Star wreath makes you sit up and take notice Sternkranz secured victory in the Prix de la Picardie and the associated prize of 30 euros with a brilliant final spurt on December 36.000th under stable jockey Josef Bartos. A success that the gelding more than confirmed on the final day with an excellent 3rd place in the Great Hunting Race, 2 narrow lengths behind the winner Berjou.

Shortly before, Capivari had narrowly missed out on a surprise victory in the Great Hurdle Race in Cannes. Entering the race as an extreme 20:1 outsider, the experienced gray proved the experts wrong and only gave in after a great fight to the victorious Fertillet mare Tenerife Sea. “The fact that Sternkranz would win a big handicap and even fight for victory in the Great Hunting Race certainly came as a bit of a surprise. “Capivari had already proven that he could hold his own in class fields, so the place of honor in the big hurdles race didn’t come as a complete surprise,” explains Aichner. “We received a lot of praise from the hosts.” Joseph Aichner At the end of the 5 weeks, the successful team around the Vana and Aichner families not only won over 70.000 euros, but also the realization that they could keep up with their traditional French rivals away from home. “The meeting could hardly have gone better. The trip wasn't just worth it financially. It has been shown that our horses can also hold their own against strong competition in France. We received a lot of praise from the hosts for this,” says Aichner happily, adding: “We have numerous top horses in our stable, especially in the older age groups, who only have a limited racing program in Italy. That's why starting in summer on the many French railways is also an option. Also because there is much higher prize money in France.”

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