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289:. She started riding ponies as a child then at age 18 began competing as a rider. Trilingual (French, English and Spanish), she lived in Spain for several years before returning home in 1974 where she worked in a brokerage firm but decided on a career in racing.
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Criquette Head lived and trained in
Chantilly and is president of the French Trainers' Association. A registered bloodstock agent since 1976, she trains for other notable stable owners such as
324:(1909-1996). In 1983, Criquette Head took over as Jacques Wertheimer's trainer. In 1986 she was the champion trainer in France. She continued to have great success with Wertheimer and his sons
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until they ended their working relationship in August 2006 following a disagreement over the owners' retained jockey, Olivier
Peslier.
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was the champion jockey six times in France who now trains horses, and sister
Martine oversees the operations at Haras du Quesnay.
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She began as an assistant trainer for her father and in 1978 obtained her training license. The following year the
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The Head family has had a long association in horse racing with the
Wertheimer family, proprietors of the
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Head-Maarek married journalist Gilles Maarek in 2000. She announced her retirement in
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perfume company and owners of successful racing stables. Alec Head trained horses for both
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In her teens, Criquette Head studied for three years in the United
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Partial list of races won by horses trained by
Criquette Head :
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who was a very successful jockey, trainer, and owner in both
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Biography and race record for
Criquette Head at France Galop
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261:. The eldest of three daughters, her brother
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225:. Known as Criquette, she was born into the
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727:English Racing Colony at Chantilly
249:, became a successful trainer and
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732:French people of English descent
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221:, France) is a retired French
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379:Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte
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403:La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte
343:and until his death in 2006
46:Criquette Head in April 2014
415:Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
211:Christiane "Criquette" Head
109:Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
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712:Sportspeople from Yvelines
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427:Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
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227:Thoroughbred horse racing
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320:(1887-1965) and his son
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27:French racehorse trainer
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385:Grand Prix de Chantilly
493:Prix Maurice de Gheest
337:Prince Khalid Abdullah
707:French horse trainers
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34:Criquette Head-Maarek
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245:events. Her father,
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78:Marly-le-Roi
717:1948 births
287:East Sussex
263:Freddy Head
239:flat racing
701:Categories
674:3 February
655:References
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622:Sprint Cup
359:Major wins
283:Eastbourne
269:Background
68:1948-11-06
52:Occupation
275:Guildford
259:Deauville
247:Alec Head
171:Ravinella
610:July Cup
561:Germany:
397:La Coupe
167:Ma Biche
548:Canada:
367:France:
322:Jacques
251:breeder
217:, near
56:Trainer
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330:GĂ©rard
279:Surrey
231:jockey
203:Bering
187:Anabaa
175:Hatoof
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127:(1986)
122:(1984)
326:Alain
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