Ister Man, Manhattan Emge takes Cagnes Features

Action  today was at Cagnes  sur Mer where the Prix Une de Mai (purse  58,000€, 2825 meters, 14 starters ages 8-11)  went to 2.2/1 odds Ister Man (8g Doberman-Urmate-Insert Gede) with Theo Briand driving for Jonathan Cuoq who trains for Christian Schandrin the owner/breeder.

Ister Man has won 422.480€ from  15 victories in 54 starts. He has won two straight. The 4.7/1 Hudo du Ruel (9g Timoko-Alpine du Ruel) was a distant second with Nicolas Ensch the trainer/driver for Christian Caruana. Third was 4.7/1 Hymne du Gers (9g Bold Eagle-Unanime Quality-Offshore Dream) with Christophe Martens handling the Nicolas Bazire trainee that J.M. Rancoule owns.

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The co-featured Prix des  Ancolies (Gr III, purse 47,000€, 2925 meters, seven four year old starters) saw 1.8/1 odds second choice Manhattan Emge (4m Gotland-Eclipse Somolli) rally from the pocket  for Lana Henry to win.

Yannick Henry trains and owns  the winner that has  eight career wins in 13 starts for 119,745€. The pacesetting 8/10 favorite Mouffetard (4m Face Time Bourbon-Usenza) held second with Gabriele Gelormini driving for Sebastien Guarato the trainer for owner/breeder Jeabn Michel Tessier. Mister Barra (4g Olitro) was third at 16/1for driver/trainer Anthony Muldebled.

Replay   https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-01-21/601/2

Today was also the first session  of the Arqana Trot Amerique Sale held  at Deauville. 177 lots sold from 248 offered (71,4%) averaging 11,907€. Gross sales totaled 2,176,500€. The gross last year was 4,084,000€ for an  average 24,513€cas159 lots sold from 274 presented (58%). The sale toppers are listed below:

Lot 82, Powerball (weanling colt by Face Time Bourbon-Balginette-Hasting) for 300,000€ to  Thierry Duvaldestin for Pachino Horse Srls, a half brother to Go On Boy and Josh Power, both in the 2026 Amerique;

Lot 83,  share in Jushua  Tree (stallion by Bold Eagle-Ma Sissi James-Buvetier d’Aunou) 60,000€ to SARL Ks Courtage;

Lot 91, Kasana de Houelle (6f Face Time Bourbon-Sawasde de Houelle) for €60,000 in foal to Booster Winner to  Thierry Duvasdestin;

Lot 78, Imperial Queen (8f Prodigious-Queens Glory) for 55,000€ in foal to Just A Gigolo  to SAS Equine;

Lot 85, Justine Face (7f Bold Eagle-Casualty Of Love-Goetmals Wood) for 51,000€ in foal to  Face Time Bourbon sold to Henri Carbonell

Other young stallions’ shares sold such as Idao de Tillard  for 46,000€ and Krack Time Atout for 41,000€.

The pedigree of Powerball follows:

Arqana-Trot, Cagnes sur Mer, Trotteur Francais files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink