March 27, 2015 – Saturday, Union du Rib (5f Fleuron Perrine – Hermine du Rib) took the Prix Amathea (€60,000 purse, 2100 meters autostart, 18 European starters) clocked in 1.12.4kr for trainer/driver JLCD Dersoir and owner Ecurie Jelica.
The winner raced with shoes to score victory 12 in 38 starts at 4.9/1 odds.
The Q+ jackpot this day was €2.8 million and the with win/place handle exceeded €1.4 million. Nuage En Ciel (8m Daguet Rapide-Pretty Perle) was second at 1.8/1 for Franck Nivard and 5/1 Secret de Chenu ended third for J-M Bazire with fourth went to Miero As (9m Lemon Dra-Bandiena As) for Roberto Andreghetti.
Wednesday’s Grand National du Trot-Paris-Turf (purse €90,000, 3000 meters, 16 starters, Marseille-Borelly) went to 29/1 outsider Urac (7g Coktail Jet-Innee de la Loge) with Romain Derieux aboard for Antonio DeSosa and conditioner Nicholas Ensch.
The winner recorded career victory nine in 62 starts, clocked in 1.15.3kr from a distance advantage. Even-money favorite Vinci de l’Abbaye (6m Otello Pierji-Keyboumette) was second for trainer/driver J-M Bazire with third to Totem d’Azur (8m Joao Panca-Heidi d’Indienne) and J-Ch. Sorel up at 16/1. Slow du Beauvoisin and Sportif were fourth and fifth.
Thomas H. Hicks