Julian Résimont, Digi Mart USA News (Pau, France): After a long suspension, Julian Résimont, a trainer based in Pau, is gradually regaining a competitive string of horses, including Agador, which will soon travel to Morocco.
Legendary trainer Maurice Zilber, who made his mark in the 1970s and 1980s, is indirectly responsible for Résimont’s consuming passion for horse racing. Résimont’s mother worked for the stable of the renowned professional and passed the “virus” on to her son.
Résimont entered the jockeys’ school (Afasec) at age 14 and first learned his trade with Jean-Luc Laval, whose former stable he now occupies. Overtaken by weight, the constant enemy of jockeys, he became a trainer in 2021.
“At first, I only looked after the string of Charley Lauffer,” said Résimont, who is based at the Domaine de Sers in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). “A year later, I obtained my public trainer’s licence, because I had the support of important owners and friends who wanted to entrust me with horses.”
Unfortunately, administrative irregularities, non-compliant vaccinations and late payments led to a suspension of nearly one year (August 2025 to July 2026). “I would have preferred a large fine, because the horses could not be trained since I was forbidden to use the tracks,” the trainer said.
“As a result, 2026 has been mainly a year of getting back on track.”
