Traders (6m Ready Cash-Graziella) took today’s monte Gr. II Prix Edmond Henry (purse 120,000€, 2700 meters, seven starters) at Vincennes, France with jockey Yoann Lebourgeois in the irons.
He was a start to finish winner timed in 1.13.9kr off modest fractions. This 1/5 odds favorite is owned and trained by Philippe Allaire and he record career victory 16 in 41 starts for 1,175,410€ earned. Traders won the 2018 Prix du Cornulier and is reportedly headed to that event again in late January.
The 8.1/1 Dexter Fromentro (5m Qwerty-Princesse d’Ombree) was second for Camille Levesque and owner Ecurie Pierre Levesque. 10/1 Cassate (6f Neoh Jiel-Quiva du Rib) was a distant third.
The Quinte+ was on this Paris-Vincennes card in the Prix de Montignac-Charente (purse 88,000€, 2700 meters, 14 European starters) and 3.2/1 Barrio Josselyn (7m Scipion du Goutier-Pike Josselyn) scored timed in 1.15.1kr. J-M Bazire teamed the winner to his 12th career win in 69 starts now for 489,300€.
The Q+ exact order payoff was 1,439.80€ for a 2€ wager. 16/1 Blooma d’Heripre (7f Rolling d’Heripre-Quenta Por Favor) was second for Eric Raffin and third went to 1.7/1 favorite Cantin de l’éclair (6g Jet Fortuna-Noce Joyeuse) for driver Bjorn Goop. The top five was completed by 10/1 Lover Face (10g Look de Star) and 15/1 Alamo du Goutier (8g Quido du Goutier).
On Sunday at Montegiorgio, Italy was the Premio Palio Comuni L. Mattii (purse 110,000€, 1600 meters autostart) that drew a fine field of mares led by the winner Peace Of Mind (9f Uronometro-Erica d’Alfa-Sugarcane Hanover).
Alessandro Gocciadoro teamed the winner that now has 23 career wins in 73 starts for 402,906€ earned. She defeated Stella di Azzurra (7f Supergill-Genny di Azzurra-Pine Chip) with Fed. Esposito up with the third check earned by Vanesia EK (4f Exploit Caf-Nike EK-Varenne). Race time was 1.11.4kr.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink