The Aga Khan Studs renew their contract with Lemaire
Jockey won his first Group 1 that year for the Aga Khan on Sarafina in the Prix de Diane.
Christophe Lemaire on Shareta
The Aga Khan Studs have renewed their contract until the end of 2013 with Christophe-Patrice Lemaire, their retained jockey in France.
Lemaire started riding in the Aga Khan colours in 2010 and he won his first Group 1 that year for the Aga Khan on Sarafina in the Prix de Diane. Last week Lemaire rode two Group 1 winners for the Aga Khan and trainer, Alain de Royer Dupré, when Bayrir took the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park, followed by Sinndar’s daughter, Shareta winning the Yorkshire Oaks.
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