Visconti (7g Magnificent Rodney-Hematite) rallied to take today’s Quinte+ Gr. III Grand National du Trot Paris-Turf at Le Mont Saint-Michel.
Trainer Benjamin Goetz teamed the barefoot winner for owner Daniele Gozlan in this 1.16.2kr score over 3250 meters.
18 starters battled for the €90,000 purse.
Off at 5.6/1 Visconti bested 2.3/1 Vacate Money (7f Prodigious-Making Money) with Jean-Philippe Dubois at the lines for his Ecurie Victoria Dreams and trainer Philippe Moulin.
49.2/1 Tiburce de Brion (9g Ganymede-Macapa du Vivier) was third with Mathieu Abrivard up.
The 2/1 favorite Utinka Selloise was a miscue dq with J-M Bazire up.
Caly LouLou Wins Grand Prix de L’UET
Caly LouLou took today’s Grand Prix de L’UET (purse €60,000, 2100 meters autostart, four year-olds, 12 starters) at Paris-Vincennes on its evening program. 5.8/1 Caly LouLou was driven by trainer Mathieu Abrivard and is a four year-old daughter of Gazouillis-Neige de Genetine. She was clocked in 1.13kr to defeat 40.3/1 Toseland Kyu (4m Love You-Zoraya Kyu) with Alexandre Abrivard up for trainer Vitale Ciotola. Cahal des Rioults (4m Password-Plesse des Rioults) landed third for J-Ph Monclin, trainer, and Ecurie Victoria Dreams. Cuise la Motte (4f Repeat Love-Onagra du Vivier) ended third for Bjorn Goop, ahead of Clif du Pommereux, Tuonoblu Rex and Calita Wood. The 2/5 favorite Charly du Noyer was a miscue dq.
The undercard Prix Aldebaran (purse €42,000, 2200 meters, eight two year-old starters) went to 1.17kr timed and 4.2/1 odds Esprit Pierji (2m Goetmals Wood-Lady Pierji) for trainer/driver Thierry Duvaldestin and owner Richard Cohen. 2.4/1 Everest de Ginai (2m Love You-Nymphe de Ginai) landed second with Gabriel Gelormini driving for trainer Philippe Allaire and Ecurie Reima Kuisla OY. Edile du Goutier (2m Coktail Jet-Scylla du Goutier) was third.
Thomas H. Hicks