Today’s Prix Aletheia (purse 67,000€, 2850 meters) led the way today at Paris-Vincennes and 6.6/1 Feerie Wood (6f Rockfeller Center-Vive Fee) was back in form for the 1.12.5kr timed victory.
Alexandre Abrivard teamed the L.Cl. Abrivard trainee to her eighth career victory in 43 starts, now for 391,500€ earned. Feerie Wood was bred by Ecurie D. Today she bested 39/1 Deus Ex Machina (8g Ricimer) with trainer Herve Soinneau up. Third home was 20/1 Fragonard Delo (6g Akim de Cap Vert) for Franck Nivard and trainer Franck Leblanc.
Feerie Wood
On the same card 3/1 Guevara du Pont (5m Tabler – Tina du Pont) scored in a quick 1.11lr for Nicolas Bazire, trainer Jean Michel Bazire and owner J.P. Bragato in the Prix Asterope (purse 43,000€, 2100 meters autostart, five year olds).
This was his tenth career victory and advanced his earnings to 130,190€. This win was a close one, a nose over 3.9/1 Gold River (5g Coktail Jet – Riviere Eskerorce handled by Matthieu Abrivard.
Guevara du Pont
The day’s Prix Neptuna (purse 51,000€, 2850 meters, 14 starters) went to 5.8/1 Eileen (7f Rooyal Dream – Liberation) teamed with trainer Romain Derieux for owner Mauricette De Sousa, as shw won for the 14th time in 32 starts for 247,310€ earned.
The 7.1/1 Fiable (6f Ready Cash – Nika) was second handled by Yoann Lebourgeois for Ecurie Comte P de Montesson and trainer Emmanuel Ruault. Third was the 3/1 odds favorite Electra du Vivier (7f Password – Fee de Beauvoisin) for jean Michel Bazire and owned by breeder Jean Yves Lecuyer.
Eileen
On the prior weekend (April 18) the legendary Jean Pierre Dubois drove two winners at two different tracks. At Alencon the victory was on turf in the Prix de la Conorvine de Saint-Gorma (purse 13,000€, 2675 meters, three year olds). Infiel (3m Goetmals Wood – Avenue Victoria) was victorious for JPD in her first start. Time was not recorded. J. A. Hernandez-Navarro trains this colt.
Infiel
To watch the race video, click here.
At Bihorel des Rouen Dubois won the Prix Brasserie le BG (purse 11,000€, 2500 meters, three year olds) with his Ilismo (3m Scipion du Goutier – Alisma du Corta). This was his first career victory and he was bred by Scuderia di Vergiano Srl.
Ilismo
PMU, LeTrot files/photos
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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink