Lovino Bello secures Prix Ready Cash

Lovino Bello (3m Village Mystic-Lovina Bella) held gamely on the front to secure harness racing victory in the Prix Ready Cash (Gr. I International, purse 200,000€, 2100 meters autostart, 12 three year old open starters) timed in 1.11.6kr.

Off at 15/1 odds from post nine the Eric Raffin driven and Jocelyn Robert trained trotteur now has eight career wins in 16 starts for 543,255€ earned. Sandrine Robert owns the winner that is embroiled in controversy from a positive test at Torino on November 1st when he finished second and third in the Orsi Mangelli. Finishing second today was 3.7/1 odds Frank Gio (3m Face Time Bourbon-Zarina Gio) with Matthieu Abrivard driving for trainer Sebastien Guarato and Bivans Srl. First Of Mind (3m Face Time Bourbon-Peace Of Mind( was third at 1.2/1 favorite odds with Gabriele Gelormini piloting the Alessandro Gocciadoro trainee for Comiantale Srl.

Liza Josselyn (3f Ready Cash-Belina Josselyn) was a closing fourth at 3.4/1 odds with Jean Michel Bazire up for Nicolas Bazire training for Yvan Bernard. The next three to the line were 32/1 Loulou de Mye (3m Clif du Pommereux) with Tony Le Beller up followed by 52/1 Lotta Bourbon (3f Prodigious-Vita Bourbon) reined by Benjamin Rochard and then 55/1 Light My Fire (3m Ready Cash-Reethi Rah Jet) with Mathieu Mottier up.

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This final pair from the dam’s of Face Time Bourbon and Bold Eagle.

The Lovina  Bello positive in Italy is a controversy likely still brewing as the  FR authorities took a position allowing the horse to race despite rulings in ITY and the UET.

LeTrot, Paris-Vincennes files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink