Two-year-old racing action is underway in FR and this day 11 youngsters started in the Prix des Bruyeres (purse 38,000€, 2175 meters) at Vincennes. The 3/10 favorite Little Brown (2m Goetmals Wood-Blue Grass-Ready Cash) made it two for two in his career with the 1.16.1kr score for driver David Thomain and trainer Philippe Allaire. Lover des Brousses (2m Orlando Vici-Tamara Dubrio) was a distant second at 18.1 for Benjamin Rochard driving for trainer Fabrice Souloy and Ecurie de Tremont. Third was 7.3/1 Lignery (2m Ready Cash-Amy Ligneries-Password) handled by Gabriele Gelormin for the Souloy/Ecurie le Tremont team.
On the same card was the Prix d’Antibes (purse 62,000€, 2700 meters, three year olds, 12 starters) that saw 9/1 odds Kelle Beaute (3f Uniclove-Beaute Winner) score handily in 1.15.5kr for reinsman Alexandre Abrivard, trainer L.C. Abrivard and Ecurie Augustin-Normand. This was the winning filly’s fourth career win in just seven starts for 72,900€ earned/ Kepi du Home (3m Bord Parker) was second at 34/1 odds for trainer/driver Damien Bonne. Keyboard (3m Royal Dream) was third at 39/1 on the pegs for trainer Julien Dubois driving. 14/1 Kanawa (3f Ready Cash-Sanawa) was fourth for David Thomain and owner/trainer Philippe Allaire.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink