Charly du Noyer and Olympic Kronos win

October 7, 2015 – Tuesday the Prix Kurse (purse €85,000, 2100 meters autostart, 13 european entrants) at Paris-Vincennes went to the 1.13.8kr clocked, 26.5/1 odds, Charly du Noyer (3m Ready Cash-Ornella Jet) for Yoann Lebourgeois at the lines for trainer Philippe Allaire and Marquise de Moratalla. Favorite at .6/1was Traders (3m Ready Cash-Graziella) with Jos. Verbeeck up for trainer Allaire and Scuderia Colibri SAS. 4.2/1 Coeur Baroque (3g Offshore Dream-Joie Baroque) was third with Damien Bonne aboard for Thierry Raffegeau, trainer.

The October 6 Prix Freia (purse €75,000, 2850 meters, 10 starters) at Paris-Vincennes was won by 1.4/1 favorite Bolero des Vignes (4m Quai Bourbon-Poesie du Bouffey) for owner/trainer/driver Alain Laurent timed in 1.13.6kr. 49/1 Buasil de Bailly (4g Baccarat du Pont-Quokine de Chevot) was second for Franck Ouvrie with third to 13.7/1 Biwa Nectar (4m Nectar-Nika) with David Thomain up for Ecurie Comte P. de Montessan,

The October 7 Quinte+ Prix du Pont des Arts (purse €44,000, 2150 meters autostart, 16 European entrants) at Enghien-Soisy went to 3.1/1 odds Oliver Kronos (7g Varenne-Glide About) for driver C-J Jepson, trainer Ulf Stenstromer and Swedish owner Johan Sjostrard. The rallying 1.13.3kr winner defeated 3.7/1 Pioneer Gar (6m Varenne-Follia) driven by Eric Raffin for trainer Johanna Lindqvist and Scuderia Super Chico SAS. Third was 14/1 Namale Kronos (8g Ken Warkentin-Zamia FC) for Pierre Vercruysse for Stall Courant AB.

Also at Anghien the Prix du Chateau d’Eau (purse €42,000, 2150 meters autostart, 15 starters) went to 4.2/1 Causeway Bay (3f Look de Star-Prime Rose) for Christophe Martens, trainer Vincent Martens and Ecurie M Stabkes. This 1.15.8kr winner defeated 97/1 Comtesse Flore (3f Sam Bourbon-Topize de Fael) for owner Jean-Pierre Dubois and driver G. Ligeron with third to even-money favorite Cissy du Paulois (3f Quaker Jet-Orcha de Beval) with J-M Bazire driving.

Enghien’s Prix de la Porte du Chatillon (purse €38,000, 2150 meters autostart, 14 starters) went to undefeated Chianti Premium (3m Sam Bourbon-Prima Bourbon-Coktail Jet) as the 1.4/1 favorite. Teamed by Christophe Martens for trainer Vincent Martens and owner E. Sandbaek, the winner was clocked in 1.18kr for the photo finish victory over 3.9/1 Clenoby Poncelet (3m Nahar de Beval-Grilze), second for Franck Ouvrie with third to 28/1 Carl Wood (3m Goetmals Wood-Gauloise du Pont) with Joseph Verbeeck aboard. Chianti Premium was a €56,000 yearling purchase in FR.

Thomas H. Hicks