Tuesday’s Quinte+ was at Paris-Vincennes in the Prix du Limousin (purse 54,000€, 2850 meters, 18 starters) with victory earned by the 11/1 outsider Cerenzo Turbo (7m Ganymede-Poesie de Vigne) handled by Franck Nivard for breeder/owner Ecurie Turbo and trainer Philippe Billard.
Race time was 1.13.8kr for the now nine-time career winner in 43 starts.
The 9/10 favorite Cetus de Tilou (7g Pagalor) was second for driver Eric Raffin and trainer J-M Baudouin.
Third was 32/1 odds Ce Retour d’Oscar (7g Le Retour) for driver J.Ph. Monclin.
The top five was completed by 18/1 Cuba Libre (7g Nahar de bevel) and 9/1 Cash du Rib (7g Ready Cash), with the exact order Q+ payoff being 8,538€ for the 2€ wager.
The previous day the Q+ was also at Vincennes in the Prix de L’Aveyron (purse 54,000€, 2850 meters, 17 starters).
Comete Leman (7f Neptune Leman-Cellboum Leman) scored timed in 1.14.4kr with Franck Nivard up for owner/trainer Y.L. LeBezvuet, the winner’s seventh life victory in 44 starts.
33/1 Ballina d’Ourville (8f Quaker Jet-Orsina) took second for Matthieu Abrivard.
94/1 Chira Julry (7f Roc Meslois) was next for Adrien Lamy, ahead of 40/1 Bayahibe des Vents (8f Queso Manchego) and 23/1 Coral Sea (7f Niky) that completed the top five and this collection of longshots created an exact order payoff of 75,424€.
Comete Leman
On the same card 1.7/1 favorite Foxtrot Sea (4m Olitro-Vezia) took the Prix de Croissanville (purse 56,000€, 2850 meters, 10 starters) clocked in 1.15.2kr for his sixth career win in only 10 starts.
8.6/1 Free Rider (4m Love You) was second for Benoit Robin and third was 2.8/1 second choice Flambeau Royal (4m Look de Star) reined by J-M Bazire.
Foxtrot Sea
At Mons Ghlin on Tuesday a group of veteran classmasters battled in the Prix Eurotierce BE (purse 7,200€, 2850 meters, 13 starters) with victory to 3.1/1 Ustinof de Vivier (11g Look de Star-Melba du Vivier) timed in 1.14.2kr and reined by Piet Van Pollaert for Union Stable.
This top trotteur, bred by Jean Yves Lecuyer, won for the 45th time in a 117 race career now for 1,125,670€ earned.
8.5/1 Vivo Perlei (10g Olimede) was second ahead of 27/1 Truman Dairpet (12g Biesolo), a winner of over 687,000€.
The 4/5 favorite Titty Jepson (7f Varenne) and 44/1 Ultimate du Rib (11g Dahir de Prelong), a winner of over 547,000€, completed the top five.
Ustinof de Vivier
Thomas H. Hicks