Borups Victory (6m Googoo Gaagaa-Borups Julia-Naglo) controlled this race parking rivals and drawing clear in the lane for the 1.11.0kr timed victory in the Gr. I Kymi Gand Prix at Kuovola Racecourse in Finland. First money was 100,000ā¬ and 10 horses raced 2100 meters autostart.
Daniel Wajersten drove and trains this 2.3/1 odds winner for Stall Droad AB as their emerging trotteur won for the 15th time in 33 starts for 765,910ā¬ earned. He is four for seven this year.
The 2.2/1 odds Go On Boy (8m Password-Balginette-Hasting) was a closing second for Romain Derieux and Ecurie Nixonn. Jasonās Camden (6g Muscle Hill) was a distant third for driver Hannu Torvinen, trainer Christa Packalen and Team Camden Shones that was off at 53.1/1 odds. Diamond Truppo (5m Varenne) was fourth for Alessando Gocciadoro and Mussle Hill (9m Muscle Hill) was fifth with Orjan Kihlstom at the lines.
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At Enghien-Soisy this day the Prix New York was presented (purse 90,000ā¬, 2150 meters autostart, 14 European starters ages 5-11). Here the 23/1 Galileo Bello (8m Aladin dāEcajeul-Aura des Vacquets-Ready Cash) scored timed in 1.12.4kr with Mathieu Mottier driving for trainer A.F. Dinato-Marcillac and owner Ecurie Marcillac. This was the winnerās 12th career win in 77 starts for 475,530ā¬ earned.
Galileo defeated 7.1/1 odds Bordeaux S (8g Orlando Vici-Spot Over) that David Thomain piloted for trainer H.E. Bondo and Global Glide AB. Harlem de Bucy (7m Lilium Madrik) was a 13/1 third with P-Y Verva handling the Christophe Ecalard trainee owned by Ecurie Brindor. Gold Mencourt (8m Bird Parker) and Gardner Shaw (8g Ready Cash) completed the top five, these off at 30/1 and 21/1.
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Kuovola, Enghien-Soisy, Trotteur Francais, ATG, Veikkaus files/photos
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink