March 13, 2018 – Tuesday’s Cagnes-sur-Mer featured Prix de la Vandee (purse €26,000, 2925 meters, 18 starters) went to 2.2/1 Busis (7g Podosis-Samusette) timed in 1.15.9kr and driven by Franck Nivard for Ecurie du Grand Buisson and trainer Franck Leblanc. 5.5/1 Andy Love Richer (9g Ozio Royal-Gentiane du Rib) took second for driver Dominik Locqueneux and trainer Jacques Denechere, with third earned by 16/1 Best Of You (7g So Lovely Girl-Nonia du Bellay) handled by trainer David Cinier.
Nivard returned to win the Prix de la Saintonge (purse €26,000, 2925 meters, 16 starters) with 1.14.1kr timed and 1.7/1 odds Baraka (7f Love You-Polenska), a mare he also trains for Ecurie Comte P de Montesson. Franck Nivard also later won on the CSM program with 1.18.2kr timed and 1.9/1 Fan Farou du Loir.
Thomas H. Hicks