Capital Mail (6m Nad Al Sheba-Unicona Golden) made a rush from eighth to first at the halfway point and went on to harness racing victory by two lengths timed in 1.10.6kr. The race was the 75th Gran Premio Lotteria (Gr. I Finale purse 660,000€, 1600 meters autostart). Antonio Di Nardo piloted the Gennaro Casillo trained 13.7/1 odds winner that now has earnings of 1,152,120€.
He began from post 9 and was taken off the gate to start. Capital Mail was second in batteria three behind Denver Gio. Night Brodde (9m Up And Quick-Nagajke-Viking Kronos) was a game second at 11.6/1 odds. Conrad Lugauer drove and trained this one that was second in batteria one behind Diamond Truppo. Finishing third was Deus Zack (5m Victor Gio-Martina Grif) with C Piscuoglo driving for Edy Loccisano. He was second to Vernissage Grif in batteria two. Fourth in the finale was Denver Gio (5m Southwind Frank-Swan Wise As) reined by G.P. Minnucci for trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro and fifth to the line was Banderas Bi (7m Ganymede-Ida Grandi) with Alex Velotti driving for Gocciadoro. The favorite Vernissage Grif was a miscue dq with Gocciadoro driving.
CAPITAL MAIL REPLAY
The batteria winners were Diamond Truppo, Vernissage Grif, and Denver Gio.
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink