Christophe Clement Approaches 2,000 Wins

In a year when he has been nominated to the Hall of Fame, Christophe Clement is approaching his 2,000th win as a trainer. But the thing of which he may be most proud is his record of zero medication violations.

The son of French trainer Miguel Clement, Clement's passion for racing was stoked in his father's Chantilly yard before branching out to work for the Head family's French operation for a year and a half. Venturing to the U.S. in 1986 to work at Taylor Made Farm, he also served a one-year stint with future Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey.

“I spent all my vacation as a kid with the Head family, he recalled. “I used to ride for Criquette Head and her father, Alec Head. They've been very beneficial to my career and they're wonderful people.”

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