April 28, 2018 – Veteran Up And Quick (10m Buvetier d’Aunou-Fichtre), a former Prix d’Amerique winner, driven by Franck Nivard for trainer Antoine Lherte and Ecurie Quick Star, won today’s Gr. II Criterium de Vitesse de Basse Normandie (purse €100,000, 1609 meters autostart, 13 starters) clocked in 1.10.7kr at Argentan.
He earned this score through miscue dq of Romanesque that got up first on the outside, only to be placed out.
2/1 Up And Quick bested 11/1 Un Mec d’Heripre (10m Orlando Vici-I Love You Darling) with Yann Lorin up and third placed was 4.6/1 Ave Avis (8m Kesaco Phedo=Magna Avis) with trainer J-M Bazire up. 1.9/1 favorite Bille de Montfort was fourth for David Thomain.
The winner is now 16 for 65 yielding €2,089,040 earned for the career.
Thomas H. Hicks