August 17, 2015 – Today’s Premio Citta’ di Follonica (Gr. II, purse €45,100, 2200 meters autostart) for four year-olds went to the Roberto Andreghetti driven Santiago d’Ete (4m Daguet Rapide-Love Me Tender-Supergill) with a late closing two-length victory timed in 1.13.6kr. The score was his eighth in 26 outings. Savannah Bi (4f Ganymede-Dakota Bi-Toss Out) set the pace for Fed. Esposito and gamely held second with third going to Serena OP (4m From Above-Grandinat-Crown’s Invitation) with Ant. Velotti aboard. Saba del Ronco made a late run but went offstride late in the lane. Sister Dany Bar made an early miscue and others in the beaten field included Sugar Rey and Skyline Dany.
Data: 17/08/2015 – Ippodromo: FO – Num. Corsa: 5 – Cat.: T VIDEO
N.P. | N.A. | Nome | Dist | Tempo | Guidatore | Part. | Premio |
1 | SANTIAGO D`ETE | 2200 | 1.13.6 | R.ANDREGHETTI | 2/14 | 16.974 | |
6 | 2 | SAVANNAH BI | 2200 | 13.8 | FED.ESPOSITO | 6/14 | 8.118 |
14 | 3 | SERENO OP | 2200 | 13.9 | A.VELOTTI | 14/14 | 4.428 |
1 | 4 | SUPERMAR | 2200 | 14.0 | L.BALDI | 1/14 | 2.214 |
9 | 5 | SMASH SLIDE SM | 2200 | 14.1 | A.DI NARDO | 9/14 | 1.476 |
8 | 6 | SUGAR REY | 2200 | 14.1 | G.P.MINNUCCI | 8/14 | 0 |
7 | SOGNO D`AMORE | 2200 | 14.1 | T.DI LORENZO | 5/14 | 0 | |
3 | 8 | SANSONE BAR | 2200 | 14.2 | E.BELLEI | 3/14 | 0 |
13 | 9 | SIRENA DEL SILE | 2200 | 14.3 | G.LOMBARDO JR | 13/14 | 0 |
7 | 10 | SAPHIRE BI | 2200 | 14.7 | R.VECCHIONE | 7/14 | 0 |
12 | 11 | SIRDREIK | 2200 | 14.8 | G.D`ALESSANDRO SR | 12/14 | 0 |
11 | 12 | SKYLINE DANY | 2200 | 20.2 | M.MINOPOLI JR | 11/14 | 0 |
10 | SABA DEL RONCO | 2200 | RA | G.CASILLO | 10/14 | 0 | |
4 | SISTER DANY BAR | 2200 | RP | SANTO MOLLO | 4/14 | 0 |
On August 16 the Gr. II Gran Premio Marche (€45,100 purse, 2200 meters autostart, 11 starters) was conducted at Montegiorgio. Mario Minopoli Jr. directed Totoo del Ronco (3m Ganymede-Magic Vision LF-Uronometro) to victory by seven lengths clocked in 1.13.6kr. Tale Inno (3m Self Possessed-Girofle-Lemon Dra) took second ahead of Tulum (3m Algiers Hall-Image OM-Lemon Dra).
The August 16 action at Kalmar SWE was headlined by the Zerberus Trot (35,000SEK to the winner, 1640 meters autostart) and well regarded Tycoon Conway Hall (5m Conway Hall-Golden Sunday-Supergill) scored in 1.10.5kr for driver Thomas Uhrberg. The winner recorded victory 16 in 35 lifetime starts. Clear Sign (11g Smok’n Lantern-Atas Nice Sun L-Spotlite Lobell) was a close second for Kim Eriksson with third to Capello Bob (9g Trade Balance-Yroflickan-Ron B. Hanover) with Andre Eklundh aboard. The beaten field also included Truculent, Monster Drive and Bagley.
Thomas H. Hicks