December 27, 2020 – Today’s featured Criterium Continental (“Amerique Qua4” – purse 170,000€, Gr. I, 2100 meters autostart, International) went to 1.11.0kr timed Gu d’Heripre (4m Coktail Jet-Vedette d’Heripre-Orlando Vici) that rallied strongly in the lane for harness racing reinsman Franck Nivard, trainer Philippe Billard and Ecurie d’Heripre.
Gu d’Heripre, off at 2/1 odds, won for the 13th time in his career now for 580,900€ earned and he garnered an invite to the Amerique 2021.
64/1 Goldy Mary (4f Ready Cash-Bloody Mary) was a game second for trainer/driver Matthieu Abrivard and Ecurie HM Stable.
4.9/1 Go On Boy (4m Password-Balginette) was third for trainer/driver Romain Derieux, some three lengths back.
Aetos Kronos (4m Bold Eagle-Will Of A Woman) held position from post one for Jean Michel Bazire and then took a second over spot behind Buss Mearas.
That proved disasterous as Buzz stopped and took Aetos to near the rear before he was finally free to start a furious rally to earn fourth.
Alrajah One was fifth and an interference dq that placed 17/1 Power to fifth and 91/1 All Wise As to sixth with 59/1 Gamble River placed seventh.
Gu d’Heripre
Replay – https://www.letrot.com/fr/replay-courses/2020-12-27/7500/4
Thomas H. Hicks