Solid trotting action this day took place in Italy, France and Hungary.
At Italy’s Aversa half-mile track the G.P. G. Stabile (purse €45,100, 1660 meters autostart) went to 1.13.4kr timed Uragano Trebi (3m Nad Al Sheba-Istria Bi-Toss Out) for driver Gaspare Lo Verde. Second dam of the winner is Traffic Jam (Speedy Crown-Trapped). The winner now has 10 wins in 18 career outings.
Uno Italia (3m Conway Hall-Italia Uno-Varenne) landed second for G.P. Minnucci. Third was Usque DL (3m Equinox Bi-Gritta Bi-Buvetier d’Aunou).
In France the action was at Enghien with the Quinte+ Prix de l’Obelisque (purse €68,000, 2150 meters autostart, 16 European strarters) gaining the most attention.
Timed in 1.14.2kr the winner was 4.2/1 Utinka Selloise (8f Ojipey Vinoir-Mercedes des Tebe) with J-M Bazire teaming for trainer J-M Baudouin. 3.8/1 Perkins Grif (7f Classic Photo-Radiant Victory) was second for Franck Nivard and trainer Fabrice Soulpoy with third to 7.8/1 Plutonio (7m Self Possessed-Indra Bi) with Christophe Martens up. Sahara Fairytale, Roberto Andreghetti up, and Ulexa des Plans, with David Thomain driving, completed the top five finishers.
The Enghien co-feature was the Prix du Rhone (purse €75,000, 2875 meters, 14 starters). Joel Van Eeckhaute’s trainee Best Buissoncy (5m L’ecu du Vernay-Nyota Buissonay) scored at 12.3/1 with Franck Nivard on the lines. Timed in 1.14.7kr the winner defeated 7/2 Apollon de Kacy (6m Prince Gede-Nefertiti Kids) that is owned/trained by Jorgen Westholm and driven this day by Gabriel Gelormini. Third was 89/1 Berry Felin (5m Nahar de Beval-Krisman des Bois).
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink