France, " SOCIETE D'ENCOURAGEMENT A L'ELEVAGE DU CHEVAL FRANCAIS ", art medal, 68mm 190grs approx; signed A. Galtie (b.1908), in silver, in very fine condition as scanned, edge marked with horn (paris mint) +1argent.
Inscription on reverse: Offert a Jean Rene Gougeon Jean-René Gougeon , born on August 14 , 1928in Vrigny ( Orne ) and died on July 4 , 2008in Argentan (Orne), is a French harnessed trot driver ### FAST EZ & HASSLE FREE TRANSACTIONS FROM PARIS TO TEXAS OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ###
Jean-René Gougeon is the son of Marcel Gougeon, great owner . He trained or motivated some of the biggest cracks in the history of racing: Roquépine , Toscan , Une de Mai , Bellino II , Hadol du Vivier and of course Ourasi , which allowed him to build an incomparable track record. Nicknamed The Pope of Vincennes , he was one of the most famous, if not the most famous of French drivers. As driver, he won the Prix d'Amérique eight times: the first time in 1966 at the Roquépine sulky, feat reissued in 1968, then it was three consecutive victories with Bellino II , the official world trotting championship. , from 1975 to 1977. Finally, he achieved an exploit at the end of his career, winning this race three times on Ourasi , from 1986 to 1988. He also won several foreign internationals, notably three times the International TrotMint