Crack Money (9g Singalo – Quiona) rallied down the middle to secure the 4th leg of the Gran National du Trot Paris-Turf series (Gr. III, purse 85,000€, 2859 meters distance handicap) at Maure de Bretagne.
Harness racing driver Cedrik Terry piloted the winner for trainer Patrick Terry and owner Maurice Maige. This was the winners’ 17th career win now for 285,520€ earned. Race time was 1.13.2kr. Second was the 6/10 favorite Epsom d’Herfraie (7g Rieussec) for Eric Raffin and 20/1 Golden Bridge (5m Ready Cash) overcame a 25-meter handicap to be third for David Thomain and trainer Philippe Allaire.
Crack Money
In the prior day’s Paris-Vincennes groupe action, Italiano Vero (3m Ready Cash – Baraka) scored in the Sulky Summer Qualifier 1 for three year old colts (Gr. II, purse 100,000€, 2100 meters autostart, the Prix Paul Karle) clocked in 1.12.2kr. This was the seventh career victory for the David Thomain teamed trainee of owner Philippe Allaire and his earnings reached 227,450€.
He was the 9/10 favorite and bested 9/1 Ideal Ligneries (3m Repeat Love – Ouragame) handled by Franck Nivard for the recently reinstated trainer Fabrice Souloy and owner Ecurie le Tremont. Third was 6/1 In The Money for Theo Duvaldestin.
The Sulky Summer Three Year Old Filly 1st Qualifier (Gr. II, purse 100,000€, 2100 meters autostart – the Prix Masina) went to 1.13kr timed and 1.1/1 odds Its Now Or Never (3f Charly du Noyer – Deep Purple) reined by Franck Nivard for trainer Philippe Allaire and owner Gitte Pousen-Allaire. This was her fourth career victory now for 134,950€ earned.
The 3.7/1 Inoubliable ()3f Prodigious – Dream Life-Royal Dream) made a huge run that was am nose short for Jean Philippe Dubois, Ecurie Victoria Dream and trainer Philippe Moulin. 59/1 Illusive Artist (3f Prodigious – Rea; Artist-Love You) landed third for Julien Dubois and the Moulin/Ecurie Victoria Dream team.
Its Now Or Never
On April 25 at Modena Ghirlandina was the Gran Premio Tito Giovanardi (purse 154,000€, 2080 meters autostart, Gr. I for three year olds) and Philippe Allaire send his trained and owned Calmthebreeze (3m Trixton – Gilly LB-Supergill) to the 1.14.5kr clocked victory.
Andrea Guzzinati was the pilot. Second home was Chuky Roc (3m Nad Al Sheba – Simphony Roc – Daguet Rapide) for Filippo Rocca and third was Classic Garf (3m Vivid Wise As – Savoia As – Varenne) for reinsman Vincent Luongo.
Calmthebreeze
The winning pedigree is a good one:
LeTrot, Gaet Modena Ghirlanina files/photos
by Thomas H Hicks, for Harnesslink