Today’s Enghien featured Gr. III Prix Henri Cravoisier (purse 60,000€, 1609 meters autostart, 11 starters) went to front stepping 1.9/1 favorite Hooker Berry (3m Booster Winner-Osaka Berry) with Franck Nivard up for trainer Jean Michel Bazire and owner Michel Aladensie.
Race time was 1.10.6kr (mile 1:53.66) and the winner secured his third harness racing victory in 12 outings now for 201,920€ earned.
The 2.3/1 Hede Darling (3m Password-Queen Darling) closed well for second with owner Jean Pierre Dubois up for trainer Kevin Vanderschelden. Joelle Laroche bred this one. 6.8/1 Heartbreaker One (3m Alto de Viette-Reine Normande) was third for trainer/driver Luc Roelens and fourth was 10/1 Bandlo Roc (3m Filipp Roc-Prestige Roc) for trainer/driver Matthieu Abrivard.
Hooker Berry
Replay –https://www.letrot.com/fr/replay-courses/2020-08-01/7502/7
Yesterday at Meslay du Maine the Prix de L;Enterprise Coulon (purse 30,000€, 2875 meters, monte) saw Delta Fac (7g Tucson-O Beauty-Éclair de Vandel) score in 1.13.1kr for Eric Raffin, his 10th career win now for 153,450€ earned. Best of Bourbon (9g Ready Cash-Herba Bourbon-And Arifant) was a game second with Mathilde Chollet up and Daniel Bon (7g Severino-Quiriance-Tenor de Baune) was third.
Delta Fac outlasts Best of Bourbon
At Graignes was the Prix de Normandie (purse 24,000€, 2700 meters distance handicap, International) and the top three were 25-meter penalized horses. First was the veteran classmaster Carat Williams (8m Prodigious-Miss Williams) for his 19th career victory and he was handled by David Thomain for trainer Sebastien Guarato. His career earnings are now 1,094,289€. Blues d’Ourville (9g Password-Pursuit of Charm) was second for Pierre Houel with Falcao de Laurma (5m Uniclove) third for Franck Nivard and trainer Thierry Duvaldestin.
Carat Williams
LeTrot, PMU files/photos
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink