June 5, 2015 – Today’s Quinte+ (jackpot €2.1 million) Prix RMC (purse €48,000, 2700 meters, 18 European starters) went to Tema de Bassiere (8f Hulk des Champs-Kelly de Corday) with harness racing trainer/driver Patrice Dessartre aboard for the 1.12.9kr victory at 31/1 odds. Viva Lover (6f Look de Star-Kaline Lover) was second at 3/1 for Mathieu Mottier ahead of 6/1 Pleasure Kronos (6f Varenne-Speaks Volume) with Dominik Locqueneux up for trainer Christian Rizzo. The Q+ exact order payoff was over €57,000 without the jackpot, reflective of the long-odds winner.
The top purse event on the Vincennes card was the Prix Adelbata (purse €56,000, 2700 meters, 14 European starters) and it went to even-money favorite Akido (5g Love You-Isba) and trainer/driver Franck Nivard clocked in 1.13.3kr. The winner is owned by Ecurie Comte P de Montesson. 4/1 Romanesque (5m Love You-Guantanamera) from Italy was second for driver/trainer Christophe Martens with third to 4/1 Reckless (5m Ready Cash-Haver) for trainer/driver Bjorn Goop owned by his Stall Goop AB.
The Prix Ara (€37,000 purse, 2850 meters, 12 three year-old female starters) went to 3/5 favorite Cloane du Vivier (3f Repeat Love-Royola du Vivier) with Eric Raffin up. Yannick A. Briand trains the winner, clocked in 1.16.8kr, for owner/breeder Jean-Yves Lucuyer. This one is undefeated in four starts for €39,600 earned. 43/1 Creation (3f Ruiessec-Ovation) was next for trainer/driver Joel Van Eeckhaute with 9/1 Cilaria Paradise (3f Sam Bourbon-Nisis Williams) third for trainer/driver Christophe Martens.
Today at Marseille-Borely the featured event was the Prix de la Bouilladisse (purse €27,000, 3000 meters, 16 starters). 24/1 Ustar de Vandel (7g Look de Star-Deila de Vandel) scored for trainer Yannick A. Briand and driver Yves Lacombe. Ecurie des Charmes owns the winner of this 1.15.7kr victorious clocking. 9/1 Totem Dub’s (8g Orlando Vici-Isatcha) was second for driver Nicolas Mourot and trainer Briand, ahead of Tarmac (8g Edroon Port-Lelixou) and trainer/driver Stephane Cingland.
2.6/1 odds Vinci du Chatault (6m Hulk des Champs-Ondira de Laures) took Mauquenchy’s feautured Prix des Establissements Freulet (€30,000 purse, 2850 meters, 18 European starters) for driver Gert Lannou in a 1.15.7kr clocking. 6/1 Ordalio OP was second for Gert Sucaet with third to 3/1 Venicio Bello with owner/trainer Jarmo Niskanen in the sulky.
This day there were several first-time qualifiers for two year-olds at Grobois. Several interesting winners are listed below and worth watching as their careers develop:
Dawana (Ready Cash-Sanawa), 1.18.3kr winner for Philippe Allaire
Django Riff (Ready Cash-Rasta Perrine), winner in 1.19.3kr for Allaire
Darras (Ready Cash-Star City), 1.20.2kr winner for Romain Derieux
Thomas H. Hicks