Go On Boy dominates Prix de France

Go On Boy (9m Password-Balginette-Hasting) took the lead after 600 meters and cruised to harness racing victory in the Gr. I International Prix de France (purse 400,000€, 2100 meters autostart, 13 starters ages 4-11) at Paris-Vincennes. Romain Derieux drove and trains the now 14 time winner in 49 starts for 2,024,870€ that Ecurie Nixonn owns and was off as the 5/10 odds favorite.

Race time was 1.10.1kr in this second event of the Triple Crown in France, off the 1,09.4kr record set in 2024 by Idao de Tillard. The 22/1 odds Inmarosa (7f Amiral Sacha-Varkaus) was second with Leo Abrivard driving for trainer L.C. Abrivard and owner Jacques Cottel.

The 20/1 Don Fanucci Zet (9m Hard Livin-Kissed By The West) took third with Paul Philippe Ploquin driving for trainer Daniel Reden and Brixton Medical AB. The 15/1 odds veteran mare Emeraude de Bais (11f Repeat Love-Haute Tension) was fourth for Franck Nivard (six time driving winner of this race), trainer Benjamin Goetz and proprietor Herve Carlus.

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Working Class Hero (6m Village Mystic) was fifth at 8/1 followed by 8.5/1 odds Ampia Mede SM and 44/1 Ideal Ligneries. A good crowd was on hand for the Prix de France and a solid undercard.

There have been three triple winner of the Prix de France – Jamin, Ourasi and Eleazar.

In the monte Prix Louis Lebourg (Gr. II, purse 120,000€, 10 starts four year olds) the 1.7/1 odds favorite Little Orelie (4f Feeling Cash-Orelie de Retz) scored easily timed in 1.13.7kr with trainer Mathieu Mottier the winning jockey for Luc Vanderhaegen.

This was the fifth career win in 17 starts for Little Orelie that has won 367,870€. The 6.5/1 Lisbonne Dry (4f Singalo) was second for jockey Paul Philippe Ploquin  with 4.3/1 Lovissime (4f Love You-Elagantissime) third for Guillaume Martin and trainer Sabine Kagebrant for Courant AB following their big price purchase at the Amerique Sale. 

Fourth today was 42/1 odds Lovely Cheneviere (4f Love You) with Victor Saussaye up.

In the Gr. II Prix Ovide Moulinet (purse 120,000€, 2700 meters, 11 starters age five) the Ready Cash offspring dominated.

The even money favorite Kokote (5f Ready Cash-Private Love) rallied to score timed in 1.12.8kr for trainer/driver Mathieu Mottier and owner Jean Pierre Barjon. Kokoke recorded victory number eight in 27 career starts now for 426,280€. 

The 14/1 Kanto Avis (5m Ready Cash-Ter Avis) was second for Benjamin Rochard, trainer Marc Sassier and Ecurie Dubs. King Opera (5m Ready Cash-Unlimited Jet) landed third at 4.7/1 odds for trainer/driver William Bigeon and Joel Seche with fourth to 5/1 Ksar (5m Follow You-Tes Amours) driven by Matthieu Abrivard for owner/trainer Emmanuel Varin.

Trotteur Francais, Paris-Vincennes files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink