Horse riding: a jockey wins the President’s Prize and takes the opportunity to ask Emmanuel Macron for a residence permit
It was a race to win. Competing for the President of the Republic Prize at the Auteuil racecourse, Sunday April 21, James Reveley won with his horse Chance of Brion. In addition to the prestige of this victory in trotting mounted on the temple of the obstacle, the Briton seemed to attach particular importance to what this success represents for him. “I won your race”he said to Emmanuel Macron after explaining on the broadcaster’s microphone that he had “a question for Mr. President”.
“I don’t have a residence permit, even though I’ve been working in France for 8 years.”denounced the 35-year-old jockey, before justifying his request by his tax situation.
After growing up in Yorkshire, James Reveley settled in Royan (Charente-Maritime) in 2015, where he created his family cocoon and developed French habits. “James is certainly the most French of the British.” had entrusted his agent Giovanni Laplace to the equestrian media Equidia.
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