June 19, 2017 – The Q+ this day was the Prix de Cognat-Lyonne at Vichy, raced for a purse of €38,000, and contested over 2850 meters by 18 starters. The 4/5 favorite Avrik de Guex (7g Joker de Rozoy-Quoumbaya de Guez) prevailed easily for harness racing driver J-M Bazire and owner/trainer J.Ph Ducher. 17/1 Anduro des Landes (7g Kesaco Phedo-Odemeraude) rallied for second reined by breeder/owner/trainer Sebastien Hardy. Third in the 1.14.3kr timed event was 16/1 Tessy du Moulin (1of Dahir de Prelong-Lune des Genets) with fourth and fifth to Victoria du Viaduc and Verso de Crennes.
At Caen was the Prix de Corneville (purse €28,000, 2200 meters, 16 starters) with the 1.12.9kr victory going to 11.2/1 Reine du Zack (7f Zinzan Brooke Tur-Giulia Grif) with trainer Marco Smorgon at the lines. Scuderia Trotto Italia SAS owns the winner. 181/1 outsider Verse de Made (8g Lord du Pin-Miranda) was second for Lorenzo Donati, ahead of 9/1 Twitter (8g Offshore Dream-Face For Ever) driven by Sebastian Ernault for owner/trainer Bjorn Goop.
Thomas H. Hicks