December 26, 2015 – Today’s program at Rome’s Capannelle included top-flight harness racing events with the featured Prix Allevatori (purse €187,000, 2100 meters autostart, two year-old open) going to the 1.16.5kr winner Urlo Dei Venti (2m Mago d’Amore-Armbro Wealthy-Malabar Man) for reinsman Manuele Matteini. Losing a close finish was second finishing Universo d’Amore (2m Mago d’Amore-Ninfa Degli Dei-Armbro Goal) and Tomaso Di Lorenzo. Urgania (2f Cantab Hall-Damia-Malabar Man) was third for Roberto Andreghetti.
The Allevatori Filly (purse €66,000, 1640 meters autostart, two year-old females) went to the 1.14.1kr winner United Roc (2f Filipp Roc-Estasi Roc-Princely Fellow) handled by Andreghetti. This three length winner bested Upopa RL (2f Ganymede-Birgit del Ronco-Supergill) with third to Ultramar Bi (2f Equinox Bi-Guidara As-Lemon Dra) in rein to Federico Esposito. United Roc recorded victory six in seven starts.
The €110,000 purse Gala Internazionale Del Trotto (2100 meters autostart) went to a 1.12.8kr photo winner Oropuro Bar (7m Love You-Ubatuba Oaks-Armbro Goal) handled by V.P. Dell’Annunziata, his 11th victory in 23 starts. Radiofressia FI (5f Ganymede-Castilia-Lemon Dra) was second for Enrico Bellei with third to Pacha Dei Greppi (6m Juliano Star-Dresda Dei Greppi-Cougar Lobell), also clocked in 1.12.8kr.
The Prix Varenne Invitational (purse €14,850, 1640 meters autostart) rounded out the fast-class events and the 1.12.8kr winner was Running Allmar (5m Ganymede-Hialeah Hanover-Lindy Lane) in defeat of Pacific Model (6m Malabar Circle As-Gilda Luis-Lemon Dra) and Superbo Capar (4m Calypso Capar-Dark Degli Ulivi).
Thomas H. Hicks