Kandora Bella (3f Prodigious-Doriana Bella-Ready Cash) rolled down the lane to cature the legendary Gr. I Saint Leger des Trotteurs (monte, purse 150,000€, 2450 meters for three-year olds, 18 starters) at 8.2/1 odds with harness racing jockey Camille Levesque at the lines for her brother trainer Thomas Levesque. Remi Boucret was her breeder.
Kandora won for the fourth time in 13 starts and now has 247,720€ earned with the 67,500€ this day. The second dam of the winner is Sylvania Bella (Love You-Enfilade) with Enfilade (Tarass Boulba-Tableau-Joie de Vie) the producer of double Amerique winner Offshore Dream (Reve d’Udon) a winner of 1,992,024€ and Tornado Bello (Jag de Bellouet) a winner of 1,010,580€. Note that Tarass Boulba is son of Speedy Somolli.
Finishing second was 12/1 Kaleda Gema (3f Sam Bourbon-Version Gede) with Benjamin Rochard up for trainer/owner/breeder Marc Sassier. Third was 76/1 Kyrielle des Vaux (3f Rolling d’Heripre) with jockey Guillaume Lenain at the lines for trainer Charly Mottier. Fourth was 41/1 Kalie Glycines (3f Eridan) with Francois Lagadeuc in the irons and home fifth was the 1.1/1 favorite Kyt Kat (3m Booster Winner) with Mathieu Mottier aboard for trainer Thomas Levesque and owner Sebastien DeWulf.
On the same card Grand Canyon (7m Royal Dream-Mysterious Valley-Goetmals Wood) captured the Prix de Longvillers (purse 27,000€, 2450 meters distance handicap,16 starters) with Matthieu Abrivard aboard for JPB Horses and trainer Xavier Rammant. This was his 12th career win in 41 starts for 153,620€ earned. He overcame a 25-meter handicap to score in 1.11.8kr. Jean Philippe Dubois bred this stallion.
LeTrot files/photos – harness trots
by Thomas H Hicks, for Harnesslink