Bilo Jepsen closes for 90,000€ Gr. III victory

Today’s Paris-Vincennes featured Gr. III Prix Emile Beziere (purse 90,000€, 2859 meters, European 5-7 year olds) went to rallying 3.3/1 odds Bilo Jepson (6g Timoko-Tiffany del Rio) timed in 1.13.4kr.

David Thomain teamed this Vitale Ciotola trainee for Scuderia Nininni to the winner;s seventh career win in 21 starts in FR for 423,073€ earned. Harlem de Bucy (6m Liliam Madrik-Roma du Houlbet) was second at 4/1 with Alexandre Abrivard driving for Christophe Ecalard, trainer for Ecurie Brindor. Al Capone Stecca (7m Napoleon Bar-Ombretta Bar) off at 11/1 odds ended third with Gabriele Gelormini aboard for Princling Holdings and trainer Fabrice Souloy. Isla Jet (5f Bold Eagle-Ulla Jet) was fourth for reinsman Eric Raffin and Cash Bank Bigi (5f The Bank-Settenotte Club) was fifth for Franck Nivard.

Two-year olds contested the Prix Hekate (purse 51,000€, 2200 meters) on the card with 4/10 odds favorite Lash Perrine (2m Django Riff-Unabella Perrine-Diamant Gede) an easy winner in 1.16.6kr. Eric Raffin teamed the Tomas Malmqvist trainee for breeder/owner J.F. Mary. Lash won for the first time in three starts now for 41,950€ earned. Little King (2f Uriel Speed) was a 47/1 distant second for driver Romain Congard. Lovers des Brousses (2m Orlando Vici) was third at 7/1 with Banjamin Rochard at the lines.

The UET Elite Final is scheduled for October 14 at Solvalla. Vivid Wise As, Go On Boy and Hohneck are among this expected to be at the start.

Trotteur Francais, Paris-Vincennes files/photos – harness trots

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink