February 6, 2018 – Today the Q+ was at Cagnes sur Mer in the Prix des Boutons d’Or (purse €32,000, 2925 meters, 15 starters) and the 1.15.3kr timed winner was 6.6/1 Australia Zen (8f Prodigious-Just Love) with trainer David Bekaert aboard. 7.8/1 Barbotine (7f Prodigious-Gissi James) took second for trainer/driver Nicolas Ensch, with third to 8/1 Ulysse d’Havane (10g Kitko) handled by J.Ch Sorel. The Q+exact order payoff was €7,505.
The Prix Grace Ducal (purse €58,000, 2925 meters, 13 European starters) went to 3/10 favorite Global Response (7g Credit Winner-Com Mimmi) timed in 1.15.5kr for Christophe Martens, trainer Vincent Martens, and owner J.A.C. Vanduffel. The veteran trotter now has career earnings of €224,217. 5.8/1 odds Apoollon de Kacy (8m Prince Gede-Nefertiti Kids) was second for Dominik Locqueneux driving for Jorgen Westholm. Third was 28/1 Akido (8g Love You-Isba) for Benjamin Goetz and Ecurie Comte P. de Montesson.
Thomas H. Hicks