Today’s Quinte+ event was at Paris-Vincennes in the Prix Alexandra (purse 51,000€, 2100 meters autostart, 16 entrants with two scratches).
The 1.12.9kr timed winner was 7/10 favorite Onceforall Face (8g Viking Kronos-Lemonsolda OM) reined by trainer Jean Michel Bazire for Team Juel. The victory increased the winner’s life earnings to 224,328€. The 15/1 Bona Fide (8f Kesaco Phedo) was second for Eric Raffin and 7.9/1 Brihana (8f Korean) was third for pilot Franck Nivard. Bel Air at 8.9/1 and 10/1 Black Jack la Nuit completed the top five.
There were 809 exact order winning Q+ tickets that paid 811.00€ each. The Q+ pool exceeded 3.2€ million and the race total handle was in excess of 6.7€ million.
The undercard was highlighted by the Prix Aschera (purse 49,000€, 2100 meters autostart, 13 starters) with the 1.12.4kr timed victory earned by 7/2 odds Amazing Dynamite (7m Great Challenger-Kobo Dynamite) with Franck Nivard at the lines for trainer Tomas Malmqvist. Caresse and Clemenza Am chased the winner that raised his life earnings to 162,124€.
On Wednesday at Paris-Vincennes the monte Prix Camille Lepoq (Gr. II International, purse 100,000€, 2175 meters, nine starters) went to the even-money favorite Arlington Dream (9g Ready Cash-Ialla Clairchamp) timed in 1.10.6kr. Yoann Lebourgeois was the jockey for trainer Philippe Allaire and owner Frederik Sauque.
The veteran class-master recorded victory 24 in 78 career starts now for 1,198,600€ earned. 2.7/1 Boss du Meleuc and 5/2 Clegs des Champs followed the winner with Al Capone Jet finishing fourth.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink