The 2/10 odds harness racing favorite Ivoire Prestance (3m Prodigious-Quelle Prestance-Buvetier d’Aunou) won today’s Cagnes sur Mer featured Prix de Vichy (purse 45,000€, 2925 meters for three year olds, the LeTrot Open Regions and Prix Journal Paris-Turf).
Christophe Martens reined the four for four undefeated colt for trainer Vincent Martens and owner Joseph Vanduffel. The winner now has career earnings of 45,000€. Race time was 1.17.7kr.
The 5.3/1 Ingrid Turgot (3f Un Mec d’Heripre) was second for Nicolas Ensch and trainer J,P. Ensch. Third was 29/1 It’s Easy (3f Prodigious-C;est Facile) with Gwenn Junod up for breeder/trainer Louis Baudron and owner Amandine Baudron. Fourth was 54/1 Indye du Chene (3f Charly du Noyer) for J.Ch. Sorel, trainer J.P. Ensch and owner Claude Guedj.
Ivoire Prestance
The aforementioned trainer Louis Baudron won a pair on Sunday as the Cagnes sur Mer Winter Meet came to a close. The Prix de Rome Tor di Valle (purse 44,000€, 2925 meters, European 7-11 year0olds) went to 1.5/1 Ecuriel Jenilou (7g Village Mystic-Melode Jenilou) timed in 1.13.4kr for reinsman Gwenn Junod, trainer Louis Baudron and owner Nicolas Baudron. This was the winners’ 15th career win now for 296,980€ earned.
The 24/1 Derby du Dollar (8m Rodrigo Jet) was second for David Thomain followed by 4.8/1 Bleak d’Arjeabe (10g Prince d’Espace) with Nicolas Ensch up. Ecuriel Jenilou was the leading money winning equine at the Cagnes Winter Meet.
Ecuriel Jenilou
In the Prix de Florence (purse 45,000€, 2925 meters, five year-olds) Baudron’s trainee Godfather (5g Village Mystic-Horsacs) took the Prix de Florence (purse 45,000€, 2925 meters, five year-olds) clocked in 1.14.2kr with Nicolas Ensch up for breeder/trainer Baudron and owner Mauricette De Sousa.
This 9/10 favorite won for the sixth time in his career now good for 172,330€ earned. 2.4/1 Gaia Olmenhof (5f Ready Cash) was second for Christophe Martens and 46/1 Gordon Flash (5n Village Mystic) was third for trainer/driver Yannick A. Briand.
Godfather
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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink