The two heat and finale Gr. I Campionato Europea was conducted Saturday at Cesena in Italy with each heat going 1660 meters autostart for €17,600 and the final for €151,800 over the same course. The first heat went to Ringostarr Treb (6m Classic Photo-Farsalo Faral-Supergill) with harness racing driver Roberto Vecchione aboard for Holger Ehlert and Scanton Stable. He was clocked in 1.12kr to defeat Rue Varenne Dany (6m Varenne-Celeste PL-Lemon Dra) with Antonio Di Nardo up and Rania Lest (6f Love You-Superiors Sun-Diamond Way) for Alessandro Gocciadoro.
The second heat saw Peace Of Mind (7f Uronometro-Erica d’Alfa-Sugarcane Hanover) score in 1.12.8kr for Enrico Bellei. Rocky Winner (8m Credit Winner-Levelfortytwo-Arnaquer) was second for Gabriel Gelormini and third was Voltigeur de Myrt (7m Opus Viervil-Myrtille des Bois-Tenor de Baune) and Roberto Andreghetti. Ranio Lest was fourth with Federico Esposito up. The two heat winners Tingostarr Treb and Peace Of Mind took place in the finale. They were respectively 1st and 10th in the heats.
Ringostarr Treb took the final timed in 1.14.3kr with relative ease for Vecchione over Bellei teamed Peace Of Mind.
The next day was the Prix Carlo Marangoni Memorial Fabio Jegher for three year-old males on the 2100 meter autostart course for a purse of €154,000 at Torino. The 1.14kr timed winner was Urlo Dei Venti (3m Mago D’Amore-Armbro Wealthy-Malabar Man) for Manuele Matteini. Uragaro Trebi (3m Nad Al Sheba-Istria Bi-Toss Out) was second ahead of Ursa Caf (3f Explot Caf-Crismar-Campo Ass).
Same day, same venue held the Carlo Marangoni Filly for €55,000 over 1600 meters autostart. The 1.12.3kr timed winner was Unika (3f Ganymede-Amaya Del Ronco-Tolesca-Florestan) with Pietro Gubellini aboard. Unison Kronos (3f Donato Hanover-Zagabria Dei) was second for Roberto Andreghetti, this one a half-sister to Lisa America. Unique Dream Bar (3f Goetmals Wood-Genial Power-Muscles Yankee) was third with Santo Mollo teaming and fourth went to Uriel (3f Zinzan Brooke Tur-Make Up Grif-Varenne) with Marco Smorgon the reinsman.
Thomas H. Hicks