November 20, 2016 – The top FR harness racing three year-old fillies contested the Gr.II Prix Annick Dreux (purse €130,000 2700 meters, 15 starters) and the favorites were defeated by 9.1/1 Draft Life (3f Ubriaco-Maflymede) reined by Eric Raffin for breeder/owner/trainer Louis Baudron.
She scored in 1.14.4kr in the heavy rain off modest fractions (1.14.3kr at 1500l 1.14.4kr with 1000 to go ; 1.14.kr at the 500).
57/1 Diana du Chatelet (3f Real de Lou-Tirade du Chatelet) was second for trainer/driver Aymeric Thomas and the 1.2/1 favorite Dawana (3f ReadyCash-Sanawa) was a tired third for Gabriel Gelormini and trainer Philippe Allaire. Delia du Pommereux and Dynamite Fella were fourth and fifth.
Second choice Douce Rebelle contested for the gained the lead but she too tired late and was a dq.
Thomas H. Hicks