September 25, 2015 – At Paris-Vincennes’ evening harness racing card, the Prix Hekate (purse €42,000, 2200 meters, 9 starters) opener for two year-olds went to 2/1 odds Don’t Explain (2f Prodigious-Quarmen du Gite) with Mathieu Abrivard up for trainer/owner Philippe Allaire. Allaire also trains second finishing 1.9/a favorite Deep Purple (2f Prodigious-Ornella Rainbow) that Jos. Verbeeck handled for owner G. Poulsen Allaire. 17.7/1 Dame Denfert (2f Quilon du Chatelet-Pin Up du Charnot) ended third for trainer/driver Ch. Petrement.
The featured Prix Felicitas (€70,000 purse, 2850 meters, 10 starters) resulted in a 1.14.7kr three-length victory by 3.6/1 Bon Copain (4m Love You-Ilaie) and teamster Damien Bonne for trainer Thierry Raffegeau and owner J-Y Roze. 7.5/1 Biwa Nectar (4m Nectar-Nika) was second for driver Franck Nivard for Ecurie Comte P. de Montesson. 2.6/1 Best Buissonay (4m L’Ecu du Vernay-Nyota Buissonay) was third for Joel Van Eeckhaute with fourth to 1.8/1 Black Charm (4m Prodigious-Podana) and Eric Raffin for Philippe Moulin, trainer for Ecurie Victoria Dreams.
Vento (6g Hasting-Pimpante de Thoury) took tonight’s Quinte+ Prix Austina (purse €44,000, 2850 meters, 16 starters) timed in 1.13.6kr for reinsman Jean-Francois Senet at 31.5/1 odds. The Q+ jackpot was €3.8 million and the exact order payoff, excluding jackpot) was €202,608 for a €2 wager. Uranus Tepol (7g Chef du Chatelet-Nuelle Verie) was second at 5.6/1 with 7.7/1 Tallien (8g Extreme Aunou-Gyka de la Chaise) home third for Herve Soinneau. The 2.2/1 favorite Veritable Crack was disqualified.
Today’s Prix Augustin (purse €30,000, 2850 meters distance handicap, 18 European starters) at Mauquenchy went to the 1.16.1kr winner Viano Turbo (6g Orsy Dream-Guimauve des Sarts) with Gabriel-Angel Pou Pou driving for Ecurie Turbo. This 5.5/1 odds winner defeated 48/1 HM Monocerus (8f Staro Showbiz-Taxi Genova) for N. Bezin, trainer Thierry Duvaldestin and owner Geir Norbotten of Norway. Third was 15/1 Victoria Empress (6f Magnificent Rodney-Pay The Bill) for driver/trainer/owner Ulf Nordin. Those finishing second and third were handicapped 25 meters.
Also at Mauquenchy the Prix Jacquemart (purse €30,000, 2850 meters, 17 European starters, monte) went to 1.9/1 odds favorite Staro Fendi (7g Self Possessed-Dadaup Jet) for Alexandre Abrivard, trainer Vincent Lacroix and owner Jos. Cachia. 8.5/1 Unctuous Charm (7g Gros Grain-Allure Barvillaise) was second for Eric Raffin and Ecurie Victoria Dreams. 100.5/1 odds Songe de Beylev (9g Podisis-Nova Pierji) was third for Thomas Levesque that overcame a 25 meter handicap. The winner was clocked in 1.16.2kr.
Tomorrow starts the German Breeders Crown events held at Berlin-Mariendorf. The race lineup is shown below:
Saturday September 26
- 5-7 year old Mares, 1900 meters autostart, purse €56,724
- 5-7 year-old Males, 1900 meters autostart, purse €56,724
Sunday September 27
- 3 year-old Fillies, 1900 meters autostart, purse €35,278
- 4 year-old Mares, 1900 meters autostart, purse €57,924
- 4 year-old Males, 1900 meters autostart, purse €46,339
- 3 year-old Males, 1900 meters autostart, purse €30,868
- 2 year-old Fillies, 1900 meters autostart, purse €22,988
- 2 year-old Males, 1900 meters autostart, purse €22,988
Saturday at Solvalla showcases the Giant Diablo and Frances Bulwarks Trots. Delicious has been scratched from the former that still includes top mares Eketorpets Tess (Johan Untersteiner) and Youana (Erik Adielsson). The Frances Bulwarks includes among its good competitors Knows Nothing (Ulf Ohlsson), Global Money (Robert Bergh), Harry Haythrow (Peter Untersteiner) and Ringostarr Treb (Wim Paal).
Thomas H. Hicks