Frangipane, Baron Verdier's horse, was by The Truth out of Lenore.

A big bay horse he was, who would certainly have stood a chance if they hadn't let him get foundered during training.

As to Valerio II from the Corbreuse stable, he wasn't ready yet; he'd had the colic in April.

Oh yes, they were keeping that dark, but he was sure of it, on his honor! In the end he advised Nana to choose Hazard, the most defective of the lot, a horse nobody would have anything to do with.

Hazard, by jingo--such superb lines and such an action! That horse was going to astonish the people.
"No," said Nana, "I'm going to put ten louis on Lusignan and five on Boum." La Faloise burst forth at once: "But, my dear girl, Boum's all rot! Don't choose him! Gasc himself is chucking up backing his own horse.