March 30, 2017 – Alinea won today’s Grand Prix de l’Hippodrome de Reims (purse €32,000, 2600 meters, 14 starters) at Reims, with Damien Bonne aboard.
The 3/5 favorite is a six year-old gelded son of Baccarat du Pont-Pavive) trained by Bonne for owner Christian Georges Labbe and timed in 1.13.8kr. 40/1 Tenor du Passage (10g Gazouillis) was second ahead of 84/1 Tino de Tortiere (10g Baccarat du Pont) reined by P-Y-Verva
At Lyon la Soie this day the Prix des Colombus (purse €26,000, 2700 meters, 18 starters) went to 6.3/1 Amiral de Carsi (7g Nuage de Lait-Heenlike de Carst) reined by trainer/owner J.P. Ensch. The 1.15.9kr timed impressive winner defeated 4.2/1 Berry Felin (6m Nahar de Beval) and 40.3/1 Ugo des Jacquots (9g Mood West)
Thomas H. Hicks