25-1 longshot wins Grand Premio Italia

Flash MP (3m Owen CR-Liza-Indro Park) took the Grand Premio Italia Male (purse 37,400€, 2060 meters autostart) at Bologna, Italy on April 1. This 25.1/1 odds longshot was timed in 1.14.3kr, driven by Fabio Pisacane.

This one earned his fourth career victory. Another outsider, 45.7/1 Fidel Castro (3m Twister Bi-Niagara Lux-Pine Chip), was second handled by Francesco Facci.

Third was 13.2/1 odds Fangio Bi (3m Manofmanymissions-Inside Bi-Lemon Dra) driven by Roberto Vecchione. The 1.3/1 favorite Fargo Wise As was a miscue dq.

The filly division, Grand Prix Italia Female (purse 37,400€, 2060 meters autostart), went to 1.36/1 odds Funny Gio (3f Face Time Bourbon-Amazing Gio-Royalty For Life) reined by Alessandro Gocciadoro for Bivans Srl.

Funny Gio has six career wins for 138,754€ earned. She was timed in 1.13.9kr while defeating 27,5.1 Fanny Breed (3f Napoleon Bar-Souvrana Ors-Algiers Hall) and Enrico Bellei. Third was 5.4/1 Funny Girl (3f Vitruvio-Verde Milonga-Love You) and Marco Stefani.

Ahead on April 7 at Ippodromo di Vinovo is the Grand Premio Costa Azzuro at Turin. That field of 11 has a fine lineup:

1. Capital Mail, Antonio Di Nardo
2. Heliade du Goutier, Gabriele Gelormini
3. Always EF, Alessandro Gocciadoro
4. Daughter As, Pietro Gubellini
5. Akela Pal Ferm, Enrico Bellei
6. Vivid Wise As, Matthieu Abrivard
7. Desiderio D’esi-Marco Stefani
8. Diluca Mo, Marcello Di Nicola
9. Caio Titus Bind, Santo Mollo
10. Banderas Bi, Antonio Veloti
11. Bleff Dipa, Roberto Vecchione

Gaet, Bologna, Ippodromo Vinovo files/photos-harness trots

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink