December 27, 2020 – The Prix Tenor de Baune (“Amerique Qua 5” – Gr. II, purse 85,000€, International five-year olds) went to 5.2/1 odds Feerie Wood (5f Rockfeller Center-Vive Fee),clocked in 1.12.8kr, with harness racing owner Alexandre Abrivard at the lines for trainer L.Cl. Abrivard at Paris-Vincennes.
Bred by Ecurie D, the victorious mare won for the seventh time in 39 career starts now for 429.250€ earned.
She earned an Amerique invite with this impressive victory.
The 4.4/1 odds Feydeau Seven (5m Redeo Josselyn-Unanime Seven) was a good second for trainer/driver Jean Michel Bazire and owner Alexandre Skowronski.
Third home was another JMB trainee, the 15/1 Rebella Matters (5f Explosive Matter-Mystical News), handled by Matthieu Abrivard for owner Stall TRE Rebell.
83/1 longshot Fiable (5f Ready Cash-Nika) was fourth with Yoann Lebourgeois up for trainer Emmanuel Ruault and Ecurie Comte P de Montesson.
Feerie Wood
Feerie Wood
From the Prix-Amerique website the following are listed as invitees:
Q1 Bretagne – Diable de Vauvert (B. Le Beller), Feliciano ( Allaire), Bahia Quesnot (Guelpa) who subsequently won the Royal Mares in Italy;
Q2 Bourbonnais – Face Time Bourbon (Guarato), Victor Ferm (Bazire), Moni Viking (Vercruysse);
Q3 Criterium Continental – Gu d’Heripre (Billard);
Q4 Tenor de Baune – Feerie Wood (A. Abrivard);
Q5 Bourgogne upcoming on Jan 3;
Q6 Belgique set for Jan 17
Thomas H. Hicks