Today’s €35,000 featured Prix la Forestiere at La Capelle drew 16 contestants over the 2750 meter course. This Pick5 event went to the P-Y Verva teamed, 5./1 odds Veneon (7m Laetenter Diem-Morsalines) timed in 1.16.kr as this pair defeated 3.1/1 Vez des Voirons (7g Fortuna Fant-Nava des Voirons) with owner/trainer Alain Laurent aboard. 30/1 Ultarmo Vinght rallied for third.
On the La Capelle card lightly campaigned three year-olds contested the €20,000 Prix La Royale-Compiegne over 2750 meters. 2.1/1 Diana Jiel (3f Flash de Jiel-Namoura) recorded the 1.21.5kr victory for Franck Ouvrie, trainer KJ/L. Dersoir and Ecurie Luck. Co-favorite at 2.1/1 was second finishing Datcha (3f The Best Madrik-Quoska des Arris) for trainer/driver Emmanuele Ruault and Ecurie Comte P. de Montesson. 3/1 Diane d’Houlbec (3f Obrillant-Perplexe Lucanoise) held third on the pegs.
On April 3rd Torino Italy held the Gr. I Prix Societe Campo di Mirafiori, for aged mares, over 1600 meters autostart for a purse of €110,000 on the 1000 meter racetrack.
The impressive 1.12.1kr timed winner was Radiofreccia FI (6f Ganymede-Castilia-Lemon Dra) for Enrico Bellei and trainer Erik Bondo. Second dam of the winner is Panthera As (Prakas-Noble Irene). Pietro Gubellini piloted Please Kronos (7f Varenne=Speaks Volume-Striking Sahbra) home a good second, a length off the winner, and Peace Of Mind (7f Uronometro-Erica d’Alfa-Sugarcane Hanover) was third in a photo for second, driven by Alessandro Gocciadoro.
Sharon Gar (5f Varenne-Geneve Gar-Lemon Dra) was fourth ahead of Savannah Bi (5f Ganymede-Dakota Bi-Toss Out). Dakota Bi is a daughter of Personal Banner (Royal Prestige-Delmary Hanover), she a notable US stakes winner. This top field represents the excellent Italian race mares, many of which have returned from a winter campaign in France.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink