Today’s third leg of the Trophee Vert series at Vitre was the Prix Groupe Pigeon-Argentre du Plessis (purse 50,000€, 3225 meters distance handicap, 17 starters)  with victory earned by89/1 odds Fakir de L’Aune (10g Real de Lou-Pataya des Corvees) with Tom Beauvais driving for trainer Dries Kuimpen also the owner of this 16 timed winner in 103 outings.

He overcame a 25 meter handicap and has has earned 274,650€.  Home second in a photo was 47/1 odds Hidalgo des Noes (8g Opium)  handled by Pierre Christian Jean for Ecurie Danover and its trainer Stephane Provoost that faced a 50 meter penalty.

Third was 5.3/1 odds and 25 meter handicapped Hawai Pont Vautier (8g Rolling d’Heripre) with Francais Lagadeuc aboard for trainer P.L. Desaunette. Huelva Duperouzel (8f Vulcain du Vivier) landed fourth at 9/1 with Damien Bonne driving followed by 3.6/1 odds Greco Bello (9g Un Mec d’Heripre) driven by Antoine Wiels for trainer/owner J.P. Marmion and he faced a 50 meter handicap. Home sixth was the J.P. Marmion trained and owned stablemate at 10/1 odds and also handicapped 50 meters, the Franck Nivard the reinsman.

Replay  https://www.letrot.com/courses/2025-04-27/3511/3

The 2,3/1 favorite Grace du Digeon was a miscue dq. Race time was 1.16.0kr over the firm turf.

Yesterday at Orebro SWE was the STL Silver (purse to winner 150,000SEK, 2100 meters autostart) that was captured by the Mats E. Djuse reined  Misai (7g Donato Hanover-Quiche-Super Photo Kosmos) that Jan Ove Olsen trains and was off at 2.92/1 odds.

This now 18 time career winner was timed in 1.11.2kr, He defeated 120.2/1 Fusion Eagra (5g Django Riff) with Victor Rosleff driving the Eric Martinsson trainee. Champ Lane (9g Bold Eagle) took third at 71.3/1 odds for driver Linda Sedstrom.

Replay  https://www.atg.se/video/archive/2140777541131/vinnare_2025-04-26_32_7

In the featured STL Gold Hakan Lillis Olssons (purse150,000€  to the winner, 1609 meters autostart) the 2.66/1 odds Ture LA (8g Maharajah-Marie LS-Steinlager) scored timed in 1.11.1kr for Carl Johan Jepson and trainer Maria Tornqvist.

The winner has now 19 career victories  and is four for five in ’25. The 2.38/1 odds favorite Mister Hercules (8m Trixton-Baghdad Dream-Yankee Glide) was second with Orjan Kihlstrom teaming the Daniel Reden trainee. Four Guys Dream (9g Dream Vacation) was third for Stefan Persson at 11.4/1 odds.

Replay  https://www.atg.se/video/archive/2140809797283/vinnare_2025-04-26_32_10

In Elitloppet news the invited field now stands at eight with the addition of Mellby Knecht (6m Mellby Viking) that comes in with eight consecutive wins for trainer Timi Nurmos.

This horse joins Go On Boy, Logan Park, Borups Victory, The Locomotive, Francesco Zet, Etonnant and A Fair Day. 

Trotteur Francais, Vitre Hippodrome, Orebro, Elitloppet, Gaet files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink