June 26, 2015 – Friday’s Quinte+ (jackpot €3.6 million) Prix de Parisien (€58,000 purse, 2100 meters autostart, 18 European starters) went to Sweden’s Calvin Borel (5m Super Photo Kosmos-Ulrika Furan-Lindy’s Crown) with Conrad Lugauer aboard as owner/trainer/driver. The 15/1 winner recorded his eighth career victory timed in 1.11.4kr to vanquish 7/1 Bolide de l’Oison (4m Paris Haufor-Punaise) with Franck Ouvrie teaming for trainer Christine Delamare. 5/1 American Jet (5m Quaker Jet-Marlena) was third for trainer/driver Romain Derieux and owner Antonio Dee Sousa. 2/1 favorite Fredericus (5g Allison Hollow-Fridericia) was fourth for reinsman Michael Nimczyk and German owner Ecurie Preusen.
The monte Gr. III Prix Paul Delanoe (€110,000 purse, 2700 meters, 8 European starters) went to Italy’s 3/10 favorite Nene’ Deglo Ulivi (8g Uconn Roc-Maureen Lobell) with Alexandre Abrivard in the irons for trainer Vincent Lacroix and owner Joe Cachia. The winner scored in 1.13.9kr (fractions 1.16.7kr at 1500; 1.15kr at 1000; 1.14.4kr at 500) and recorded his 28th career victory for earnings of €685,385. 16/1 Udayama (7f Echo-Lencia du Pont) was second for jickey G. Prat and owner/trainer Loic Groussard. 15/1 Texas de l’Iton (8g Cygnus d’Odyssee-Iladia de l’Iton) was third for Joann Lebourgeois, trainer Hughes Levesque and owner Ecurie de l’Iton. Recent new mile distance monte record holder Torre Crepin raced second on the outer before fading to last out of the final bend.
Thomas H. Hicks