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how one morning, having waited for his work rider to appear, in frustration Paquet decided to ride work himself. "After I had done one circuit I went to pull my horse up, but I found I couldn't. After another circuit, I aimed him at a big hedge. The next thing I remember was lying on the ground, and
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Paquet, once paralysed due to the injuries, made a remarkable recovery, and even made a return to horseback, although for leisure only. Working as an assistant trainer to
Francois Boutin, he later took out a training licence in his own right and enjoyed success with L'Avocat in 2004, 2005 and 2006,
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Concorde and Malacate, Paquet won the Cravache d’Or (Golden Whip) as French Champion Jockey, which he won again in 1979, the year in which he also won the Champion Stakes on Northern Baby, on whom he had finished third in The Derby at Epsom.
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Nonoalco when the colt made a winning debut in the Prix Yacowlef at Deauville in 1973, breaking the course record in the process and having been made stable
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somebody standing over me, telling me my horse was on the other side of the hedge, lying dead. Thank God, I was able to get up, and my horse was just winded."
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