STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH
CORNELIA
FRAISL I HOPE THE 2021
SEASON WILL BE SIMILARLY GOOD FOR ME! AUTHOR: KRZYSZTOF ROMANIUK PHOTOS: SŁUŻEWIEC RACECOURSE
Cornelia Fraisl began her career as a trainer with great success. Her Arabian horses raced at a high and even level throughout the entire 2020 season and her Thoroughbreds added a few wins (also in hurdle races). This resulted in a very confident second place in the trainer’s championship (44 wins) and the recognition with the title „Discovery of the Year”. There were also triumphs in the higher category races, in which Gatsby de Bozouls won two Stake races whereas Sjabahar ‚OA’ and Samonlau ‚OA’ won one such race each. “Of course I am very pleased with my first season as a trainer,” confirms Cornelia Fraisl. “I hope to be in the fight for the top places in the championships again and I hope my horses will win several prestigious trophies. I am happy to work with a very nice group of people. I have a strong group of riders. After the last season I started working with an experienced jockey Viktor Popov. Of course, there is also a very talented apprentice jockey Dastan Sabatbekov and a student-rider Natalia Stasiowska. The atmosphere in the team is great, everyone feels motivated. The only thing left is to wait for the season to start!”
Dutch duo aims high I have a lot of hopes for two Arabians, who were already at the top of their class at the age of three. I am talking about the Dutch-bred horses Sjabahar ‚OA’ and Samonlau ‚OA’. They are not early maturing horses, but nevertheless they demonstrated very good performance already in their first season. After all, they beat
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the very strong Mayar Al Khalediah in the Europejczyk Stakes. The winner of that race, Sjabahar, was still such a big kid. He matured over the winter, became stronger, and looks beautiful. I can see the class in him. Samonlau was getting on slowly. He won the Amurath Stakes (beating Echaron), but I don’t think he quite felt the sense of racing yet. Now he has become more ambitious and competitive, so this should also translate positively to his results. Bieshan and Parhess, two French-bred Arabian horses who are yet to make their debut, give a good impression. I like them in training, but I will be able to judge their talent only after their first performances at the racetrack. I expect improvement from the talented mares, Djenah and Farielle. Last year they were a bit too nervous, but now they are more balanced. Harimella de Bozouls has a lot of potential. I only regret that she did not grow bigger because she is a bit short; she is not even 150 cm. Out of the remaining “Bozouls”, Haslan, the debuting Hadjour and Hosco, who had three rather unsuccessful starts in France, should run well. Polish-bred 4 year olds make a positive impression. Kenjiy and Kimani have developed and matured a lot. They look beautiful and move well. They will be prepared for the Derby, so I hope they will deserve enough for this start. Sidane had a minor injury. He has not
