At Isle Sur Sorgue (L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a town and commune on the Sorgue river in southeastern France) the Grand Prix de Trot de la Ville de Isle Sur Sorgue (purse €45,000, 2650 meters, 16 harness racing turf starters) went to the open-lengths winner, at 11.3/1 odds, Tamisso (9g Nobody du Chene-Hastavisja), racing barefoot for trainer Roland Jeffrelot and breeder/owner Patrick Gerard Cavey. 18/1 Sauterelle du Parc (10f Archille-Hauturiere) was second for Pierre Calllier, also trainer, with 19/1 Atot du Lerre (6g Oakwood du Closet-Haquikmie) home third. Franck Anne owns this one that Srephane Cingland trains and drove. The winner negotiated the course in a quick 1.14.9kr.
At Bernay, the turf specialists raced the Prix de la Societe SMCB (purse €36,000, 2800 meters, 18 starters) with 4.3/1 Authorized (6g Kaisy Dream-Joconde) victorious for breeder/trainer/driver Thomas Levesque. Pierre Levesque is the owner of the 1.19kr clocked Authorized. 3/1 Univers de Daidou (8g Jag de Bellouet-l’Absinthe) was second for Thierry Duvaldestin who trains for Ecurie Daidou. Third was 122/1 Voici Faverol (7g Diamant Gede-Nonoletta) with trainer Sylvain Roger at the controls.
At Graignes was the Prix Renault Scauto-Coutances (purse €35,000, 2700 meters, 15 starters) that went to 1.15.1kr clocked, 7/1 odds Soleil de France (10g Giant Cat-Histoire de France), handled by P-J Desaunette. The barefoot winner scored over 12/1 Thesee de Corbery (9m Corot-Lyssa de Corbery) with Francois Legadeuc driving and 146/1 Travelles Checque (9g Goetmals Wood-Mafia) with trainer J-W Hallais aboard.
The previous evening, at Cagnes sur Mer, was the Prix du Cap Camarat (purse €28,000, 2925 meters, 16 starters) went to 7.1/1 Aphrodite Bond (6f Prodigious-Kelly Charm) and trainer/driver J.P. Ensch for owner Martine Hery. Timed in 1.14.9kr the winner scored by two lengths over 22/1 Angel Dark (6g Look de Star-Quadrata des Jipes) for driver Jarma Niskanen and co-owners Anders Lindqvist (also trainer) and Peter Gerry (Angel Dark is now over €100,000 career earnings). Third was 19/1 Alister Suret (6g Love You-Kalie du Suret) for trainer/driver Nicolas Ensch.
Thomas H. Hicks