Attentionally (6f Jasmin de Flore-Intentionally) won today’s Gr. III Prix Georges Dreux for harness racing monte performers at Vincennes racing barefoot. The €105,000 purse event has nine starters. The winner, with David Thomain up for trainer/breeder/owner Paul Viel, was timed in 1.13.1kr and was off at 7.6/1 odds. 6.6/1 Amour Fou (6g Meaulnes du Corta-Nice Star) was second with Franck Nivard in the irons for Thierry Raffegeau trainer and owner J-Y Roze. 1.7/1 favorite Scarlet Turgot (10f Dahir de Prelong-Noella de Massy) was third for Alexandre Abrivard and trainer Y-A Briand.
Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrmJ1BlBgpQ
Today’s Quinte+ was the Prix de Moulins la Marche (purse €60,000, 2700 meters, 14 European starters) and the 1.15.1kr timed victory went to 4.2/1 Univers de Daidou (8g Jag de Bellouet-L’Absinthe) for trainer/driver Thierry Duvaldestin, also racing shoeless. Ecurie Daidou is the owner and breeder. 32/1 Art On Line (9g Rite On Line-Lass Fleur) held second for Conrad Lugauer, the trainer/driver, ahead of 2.4/1 Pioneer Gar (7m Varenne-Follia) for Gabriel Gelormini and trainer Johanna Lindqvist.
The featured Groupe I Prix de Normandie (monte, purse €240,000, 3000 meters, 14 starters) went to an impressive 1.13.7kr timed and 15.9/1 odds Bellissima France (5f Blue Dream-Quanta Rosa Sun). Mathieu Abrivard teamed and trains the winner for Ecurie L.D.M. Abrivard and she too raced barefoot on the Vincennes surface. 13.7/1 Boeing du Bocage (5m Scipion du Goutier-Lova du Cap Vert) was second for Anthony Barrier and trainer Franck Leblanc, with third to 16/1 Baraka d’Henlou (5f Diamant Gede-Laura d’Etangville) with Yoann Lebourgeois up for trainer Philippe Allaire and breeder/owner Gildo Carnesecca.
Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glKTNA_BsRg
Thomas H. Hicks