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     Behind the Gate "W 
     
     was with \l'kI/c/J Sue. owned by his father. 
     
     in 2: ll). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Sue was picked to win the race by the 
     
    
   
   
    
     Gilles remembered that \l’nlc/J 
     
     patrons. He got a good trip and came 
     
     from off the pace to win, He was \‘ery 
     
     happy to finally get it oyer with after 1% 
     
     tries. A great deal of success transpired 
     
     in the career of Gilles liarrieau since that 
     
     yictory with \l'k/lc/J Sue and he was 
     
     becoming one of the success stories in 
     
     the yery competitiye world of harness 
     
    
   
   
    
     racing in this decade. 
     
    
   
   
    
     I asked Gilles who some of his most 
     
     memorable horses were Gilles had a 
     
     problem with this question. I belieye he 
     
     did not want to offend any of the owners 
     
    
   
   
    
     or trainers by omission. l’or almost two 
     
    
   
   
    
     decades. he was associated with many of 
     
    
   
   
    
     the top stakes colts and fillies and inyita— 
     
     tional horses For example. ('f/I'n/(m 
     
     /)c/.>I‘I’e/e(/. (f/mr/oNes liesl. [3/11 .llem/ou' 
     
     Sue. “hm/mere ’l’o/mtl. (Coo/«it's light/Hg. 
     
     Quick/t? l’loit'. (joiner/y 
     
     Hour. (Jumco Sill/«m. [om/(m .llt'u's .\'. 
     
     ls/(Im/ .S'lorm and ()H li’rourlu‘rrt' were just 
     
    
   
   
    
     Firms l’lmu/om. 
     
    
   
   
    
     some of the horses he had trained and or 
     
    
   
   
    
     driyen. \V'hen pressed he did state. "()11 
     
     [from/[tar was my first in\ itational horse. 
     
     He was a nice old horse. lie was a lame 
     
     horse that needed a lot of work but he 
     
    
   
   
    
     would giye you all he had eyery time he 
     
    
   
   
    
     started. He won a Gold (lup elimination , 
     
    
   
   
    
     Gold 
     
     Quick? How was a three—year-old colt that 
     
    
   
   
    
     and finished third in the (Iup, 
     
    
   
   
    
     I had. lie was small and mighty and just 
     
    
   
   
    
     loyed to race. I broke him and got him 
     
    
   
   
    
     "It was also myfasz‘est win ever. 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     Klohn Martin and l were ecstatic. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Gilles Barrieau 
     
    
   
   
    
     to the races and that made me feel good 
     
     too. ls/am/ Storm was a really top—notch 
     
     two— and three-year—old." 
     
    
   
   
    
     I pressed my luck and asked Gilles to 
     
     select his fayorite horse. lle responded. 
     
     "leepers creepers. that is a tough one. 
     
     There is one on the back of my mind and 
     
     him.” Somehow. this 
     
    
   
   
    
     I cant place 
     
    
   
   
    
     response did not surprise me. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Gilles had oyer _%.()()() wins in his career. 
     
     I asked him to select his most memorable 
     
     race. He answered. "The year I won the 
     
     Gold Cup and 
     
     Simon. liyerything fell into place. I drew 
     
    
   
   
    
     Saucer with (Immco 
     
    
   
   
    
     outside r"'l)‘/l'.\‘/f(‘. the oyerwhelming 
     
    
   
   
    
     \V'illiam 
     
     Stable. who made a break in the first 
     
    
   
   
    
     fayorite from the Robinson 
     
     turn. When he was set. I just followed 
     
     him and we beat him coming down the 
     
     lane. The owners Norm Dunstan and 
     
     I had 
     
     won the Gold (Iup and Saucer three 
     
     years before in 19‘)~ with l)a\'id Bishop's 
     
     Coma/1' [lo/Ir but he was a layoyer and 
     
     it wasnt as much of a thrill. The win 
     
     with London News .\' of the Equilibrium 
     
     Stable gaye me my third Gold Cup. It 
     
     was a nice win and would rank a close 
     
     second to my most memorable race. It 
     
    
   
   
    
     was also my fastest win eyer." 
     
     The biggest change in harness racing that 
     
     Gilles noticed during his career is that 
     
    
   
   
    
     horses go much faster now. He said that 
     
     the equipment was much better. For 
     
    
   
   
    
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