Veteran Tabrouk de Payre (12g Meaulnes du Corta-Orcade de Payre), off at 9/1 odds, won today’s Prix de Vitesse Suisse (purse 10,663€, 1609 meters, six starters) at L‘Hippodrome de Avenches handled by M.A. Bovay for Ecurie Muller Roland.
Race time was a sharp 1.09.6kr (mile 1:51.91) for the now 18 time career winner in 96 starts for life earnings harness racing of 430,026€. Mme.
Marie Claude Bereteau bred the winner, sired by Prix d’Amerique winner Meaulnes du Corta, that defeated 1.8/1 odds pacesetter Un Geant d’Amour (11g Gigant Neo-Glorieuse Rhee) reined by trainer J.B. Mathey and third finishing 9/10 favorite Brabus (8g Nem) for Nathalie Gronin.
Thomas H. Hicks