The 2/5 harness racing favorite Django Riff (3m Ready Cash-Rasta Perrine) and driver Yoann Lebourgeois traded the lead with second finishing Diablo du Noyer (3m Jasmin de Flore-Une Et Indivisible), with trainer William Bigeon up, before taking the lead for good with 1200 meters to go, and holding off his rival for a length victory in the Gr. II Prix Jacques de Vauloge over 2700 meters.
Nine three year colts went to the start going for a purse of €120.000.
Django Riff now has posted 12 wins in 19 career starts for €764,900 earned.
Ducato Bourbon (3m Love You-Kamera Bourbon) closed well for third driven by J-M Bazire for trainer Franck Leblanc. Django Victory (3m Niky-Naclanga) was fourth for driver Matthieu Abrivard.
Time for the winner was 1.14.5kr off modest fractions (1.14.4kr at 1500 meters to go; 1.13.9kr at the 1000; 1.14.8kr with 500 remaining).
Thomas H. Hicks