May 13, 2018 – Harness racing 4/5 favorite Bugsy Malone (7g Ready Cash-Night Captain) won again on the Trophee Vert circuit (fourth leg), this the Grand Prix Ville de Fougeres at Hippodrome Fougeres, timed in 1.17.kr. Yoann Lebourgeois was in the sulky for the Philippe Allaire owned and trained campaigner that recorded his 21st career win in 39 starts, now for €616,160 earned.
12/1 Bebert Express (7g Tenor de Baune) was next for F.P. Bossuet with 9/1 Blues des Landiers (7g Phlegyas) third for Dominique Charadame. 7/2 Casting de Chenu was fourth for J-M Baudouin.
Yesterday at Kincsem Park (Budapest) the featured Komornyik DIJ (600,000Huf total purse, 1800 meters autostart) went to 1.16.4kr timed and 3.2/1 Unreal Boss (5f Maximus Lindy-Light Lady-Baltic Bet) with Veljko Mazsity up. Titan Ville (6g Noir Desir) was next for reinsman Imre Fazekas, ahead of Urania RC (5f Racino) driven by Sandor Varga and favorite Sultana Jet (7f Igor Font) handled by Gyorgy Horvath.
The undercard’s Barbarossa DIJ (purse 400,000Huf, 1800 meters autostart) was won by 1.4/1 favorite Rocky HR (6m Roc de Montfort-Times-SJs Photo) timed in 1.16.4kr for Balazs Juhasz. Rocky won his fourth straight and ninth in 25 career outings in Hungary.
Thomas H. Hicks