Django Riff takes the €120,000 Prix Victor Regis

Django Riff (3m Ready Cash-Rasta Perrine), off at 3/10 odds, took the Prix Victor Regis for harness racing three year-old males (purse €120,000, 2700 meters, Gr. II, nine national starters) clocked in 1.14.3kr for Yoann Lebourgeois, trainer Philippe Allaire and breeder/owner Elisabeth Allaire. 5/1 stablemate Dollar Macker (3m Saxo de Vandel-Salt Lake City) was second for J-Ph Monclin, trainer Allaire and owner Olivier Henri Thomas. 10.5/1 Diego du Guelier (3m Kepler-Ophelie la Garenne) was third in a photo for Mathieu Mottier and owner/trainer Denise Mottier.

The three year-old fillies contested the Prix Uranie (Gr. II, purse €120,000, 2700 meters, 10 starters) with Allaire scoring again as owner/trainer with 3/10 favorite Dawana (3f Ready Cash-Sanawa). Gabriel Gelormini teamed this superb filly timed in 1.14.3kr that defeated 32.5/1 Deesse de Geuron (3f Melchoir Jet-Olivia) and owner/trainer/driver Franck Anne. 20.1/1 Deesse Port (3f Uniclove-Mania Port) with trainer/owner Thierry Duvaldestin up. 73.8/1 Dista Love (3f Royal Dream-Usita Love) landed fourth for Dominik Locqueneux and trainer Mike Lenders. J-P Dubois bred this one.

The Gr. II Prix Camille Lepecq (monte, purse €120,000, 2700 meters) ended with a rousing three horse photo. The 4/5 odds Tornado Bello (9m Jag de Bellouet-Enfilade) prevailed with Camille Levesque up. Thomas Levesque trains the outstanding monte performer bred and owned by Remi Boucret. Race time was 1.13.3kr off steady fractions. 7/2 Scarlet Turgot (10f Dahir de Prelong-Noella de Massy) was second for Alexandre Abrivard, and trainer Y-A Briand. 17.5/1 Nene’Degli Ulivi (9g Uconn Roc-Maureen Lobell) was third for Mathieu Abrivard.

The Q+ Prix de Nuilly (purse €65,000, 2850 meters, 18 starters) was won by 1.13.3kr timed and 2.8/1 odds Volara de Lou (7g Korean-Paraeastern de Lou) with Christophe Martens driving. 13.5/1 Tom Rush (9g L’as de Viretaute-Hanema de Beval) held second and 32/1 Uno Dancer (8g Offshore Dream-Laura Dancer) was a rallying third for reinsman Franck Nivard and trainer Thierry Duvaldestin.

Thomas H. Hicks