Tonight’s Quinte+ was the Prix RMC at Paris–Vincennes (purse €48.000, 2700 meters, 18 European starters) and the 1.13.1kr timed winner was 15.8/1 outsider Reine du Zack (6f Zinzan Brooke Tur-Giulia Grif) with trainer Marco Smorgon aboard.
Italy’s Scuderia Trotto Italia owns the winner that defeated 7.3/1 Archangel AM (6g Going Kronos-No More Time) with Pierre Vercruysse up for trainer Lutfi Kolgjini. Third was 2.4/1 Red Team Rex (6m Cantab Hall-Calamity Rex) with J-M Bazire driving for trainer Fabrice Souloy and owner Fredrik Holth of Norway.
On the good evening card, the Prix Lydia (purse €54.000, 2700 meters, 14 starters) went to 1.13.5kr time,d 4/5 odds favorite, Black Rock (5m Prince Gede-Only Love) with trainer Thomas Levesque at the lines for Ecurie des Charmes. 6.4/1 Bari (5m Ganymede-Magicienne) took second for Alexandre Abrivard ahead of 21/1 Black Atout (5m Prodigious-La Laqune) with Pierre Vercruysse driving.
City Sees (4f Sam Bourbon-Dolly du Buisson) took the Prix Sappho (purse €52,000, 2700 meters, 12 starters) for reinsman Pierre Vercruysse (Team France Drivers Cup captain) timed in 1.14.7kr. 3/2 odds favorite Calencia (4f Quaker Jet-Olencia) was home second for Eric Raffin with 54/1 Catsokette (4f Pad d’Urzy-Geteane) third for Gabriele Gelormini.
The Prix Hygica (purse €48,000, 2850 meters, 16 European starters) went to 1.13.4kr timed, 1.3/1 odds favorite Donttellmeanymore (7g Andover Andover-Possessive Lilly). J-M Bazire was the pilot for the well-regarded Fabrice Souloy trainee that is owned by Wallen Invest. 8/1 Vanetta d’Azur (7f Lejacque d’Houlbec-Nammetta de Line) took second for Arnaud Desmottes with third to 25/1 Voice Dream (7f Love You-Lovely de Paris) and driver Gabriele Gelormini.
Thomas H. Hicks