After having modest success as a
jockey, in 1979 Lellouche obtained his
horse trainer's license. He had reasonable achievements and built a reputation good enough that in the 1990s the prominent
Wildenstein Stables shifted forty-two of their horses from
André Fabre to Lellouche's care. The move brought considerable success and raised his reputation even further that helped attract other owners to bring quality horses to his training facilities at
Chantilly.
^Afrique magazine - Issues 150-159 - Page 63 1998 "Victory Mill n'a pas été très heureuse lors de sa réapparition à Maisons-Laffitte, en étant bousculée sur la ligne d'arrivée. Son entraîneur, Élie Lellouche, considérait qu'elle n'était pas encore .."