March 15, 2019 – The great gelding Aubrion du Gers (9g Memphis du Rib-J’Arrive du Gers) returned to harness racing action today at Caen, winning the Prix de Cauvicourt (purse 32,000€, 2200 meters autostart, 14 starters in this Quinte+ event).
Owner/trainer Jean Michel Bazire teamed the now 42-time winner in just 66 starts to the 1.13.2kr timed victory.
His career earnings reached 2,197,179€ with today’s win.
Marie Brigette Anty bred this champion.
The 1/5 favorite left the gate from post one and was away third between horses before gaining the lead that he did not relinquish.
25.1/1 Blues de Landiers (8g Phlegyas-Mega des Landiers) rallied for second and 17.7/1 Clif de Pommereux (7m Love You-Noune du Pommereux) took third with David Thomain up for trainer Sylvain Roger and owner Noel Lolic.
19.6/1 Dreammoko (6m Timoko) took fourth ahead of 32.6/1 Alamo du Goutier.
The Quinte+ payoff for a winning 2€ ticket was 1844.60€.
There were 495 winning tickets and the Q+ pool was 3,883,229€.
The race total pools, all bets, reached 8,029,000€.
Aubrion du Gers
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On the same card was the Prix de Canapville (purse 31,000€, 2450 meters, 13 European starters) and the 1.12.7kr timed winner was 2.1/1 Very Kronos (5m Ready Cash-Glide About-Yankee Glide) with Erik Adielsson at the lines for trainer Svante Bath and owner Kjell Johansson.
The winners career earnings increased to 133,507€ as Very Kronos won his first race in France in two starts.
10.4/1 Excellent (5m Real de Lou) was second with Alexandre Abrivard up for breeder/owner/trainer L.Cl. Abrivard.
5.6/1 Current Affair (5f Love You-Global Future) secured the third check with David Thomain aboard for trainer Tomas Malmqvist.
2.2/1 Ghazi BR (5m Cantab Hall-Fiery Chip) was fourth for trainer/driver Jean Michel Bazire.
The pace in this race was contested initially by Spickleback Face (5g Raja Mirchi-No Finish Line) that Robert Bergh trains and Frabck Nivard teamed.
Very Kronos
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Thomas H. Hicks