Belina Josselyn takes Prix Jean Le Gonidec

Vea du Vivier (7f Jeanbat du Vivier-Kea du Vivier) won today’s Quinte+ Prix Guy Lux (purse €75,000, 2700 meters, 16 starters) for Franck Ouvrie driving for St. Meunier, trainer for owner Jean Paul Sassier. The 11.4/1 odds winner was timed in 1.14kr to defeat 9/10 favorite Vacate Money (7f Prodigious-Making Money) driven by Jean-Philippe Dubois, trainer Philippe Moulin and Ecurie Victoria Dreams. 6.9/1 Utinka Selloise was third for J-M Bazire with Pleasure Kronos (7f Varenne-Speaks Volume) fourth for Dominik Locqueneux

Today’s featured Gr. II Prix Jean le Gonodec (purse €120,000, 2175 meters, nine starters) at Paris-Vincennes was a competitive affair with the top four at the line together. 1.6/1 odds Belina Josselyn (5f Love You-Lezira Josselyn) was the narrow winner for driver/trainer J-M Bazire and owner Ecurie Yvan Bernard. 5/2 odds Bolero Love (5m Love You-Orelady) was next for Franck Nivard, trainer Sebastien Guarato and Antonio De Sousa, owner. Conlight As (5m Conway Hall-Delight As) lasted third, off at 7.8/1 odds, along the pegs with Christophe Martens teaming for trainer Svante Bath and Ecurie Olof Brodin AB. Great mare Billie de Montfort (5f Jasmin de Flore-Quismy de Montfort) was fourth at 3.6/1 for driver Eric Raffin and trainer Guarato. The winner was clocked in 1.11.9kr off quick fractions (1.08.1kr at 1500 meters to go; 1.11.2kr at 1000; 1.12.1kr at 500 remaining). Belina Josselyn now has career earnings of €366,130.

Thomas H. Hicks