Charmy Charly As takes Prix Paul Buguet

Charmy Charly As (Charly du Noyer-Xea Venus-Charmy Skeeter) took the Prix Paul Buguet (purse 53,000€, 2875 meters distance handicap, 4-10 years) at Argentan timed in 1.15.4 for his fifth victory in 20 starts in France.

The H.E. Bondo trainee has earned 269,054€ for owner Stall A&S 2003. Gabriele Gelormini drove the 2.8/1 odds winner that defeated 24/1 Feeling Boy (9g Notre Haufor) with Yves Dreux the trainer/driver and third finishing 2.6/1 odds and 25 meter handicapped Ksar (4m Follow You-Tes Amours) with Robin Lamy teaming the Emmanuel Varin owned and trained trotteur.

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The same day at Montegiorgio the Gran Premio San Paolo (purse 37,400€, 1600 meters autostart) saw 1.79/1 odds Eolo Jet (4m Wishing Stone-Upupa Jet-Credit Winner) rally for an easy 1.11.3kr timed score.

Alessandro Gocciadoro trains and drove this 13 time winner of 188,290€.  Ernest Jet (4m Oasis Bi-Taccola Jet-Pine Chip) took second at 15.3/1 odds for Lorenzo Baldi, followed by 15.4/1 Energy King Gar (4m Wishing Stone-Venus Gar-Varenne) reined by Antonio Simioli and 4.1/1 Ernesto Spritz (4m Maharajah-Reims Kronos-Infinitif) driven by Andrea Farolfi.

The same day at Solvalla featured 13 Breeders Crown Semifinals, each raced for 200,000SEK first money. The Semifinal for four year old mares went to 1.11.7kr timed and 6/1 odds Ester Degli Dei (4f Maharajah-Twill Be Done) with Robin Bakker aboard for trainer Paul Hagoort.

The winner defeated 37.7/1 Karaste Sisu (4f Face Time Bourbon-Dear ABC) with Mika Forss aboard and 2.9/1 Eteria (4f Tactical Landing-Senorita Bonita) with trainer Daniel Wajersten aboard. Wajersten, one of the hottest trainer/drivers in Sweden, also took three other Breeders Crown Semifinals that evening.

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The other Breeders Crown Semi winners are listed below. Readly Express sired three winners and Maharajah produced two winners. Each event was raced over 2140 meters autostart for 200,000SEK first money.

Females – four years old – 1.74/1 Daim Brodda (4f Readly Express-Dancing in thehall-Cantab Hall) timed in 1.12.1kr for driver Eirik Hoitomt and trainer Thor Berg, a 10 time winner in 14 starts;

Males – three years old – 2.27/1 odds Bullet In Blue Sky (3m Readly Express-Blend Of Gold-Cantab Hall) timed in 1.12.5kr with trainer Daniel Wajersten aboard the eight time winner in 12 outings;

Females – three year olds – 10.34/1 odds La Yuca (3f Face Time Bourbon-Komigen Pippi-Viking Kronos) timed in 1.12.7kr with Orjan Kihlstrom abord the Daniel Reden/Stall Zet product, her fourth victory in nine outings;

Males – four year olds – 1.24/1 Eric Kronos (4m Muscle Hill-Firefly-Ready Cash) in 1.11.4lr again for Kihlstrom/Reden/Stall Zet, his 10th victory in 16 starts;

Females – three year olds – 9.37/1 odds JH Ellen (3f Winter Harbor-Cindy Hall-Angus Hall) clocked in 1.13.1kr for her fourth career victory in nine starts driven by trainer Bjorn Goop;

Males – four year olds – 2.1/1 odds Bicco Tobee (4g Tobin Kronos-Biec’s Honeybee-Thai Tanic) victorious in 1.11.7kr for driver Dwight Pieters and trainer Maria Tornqvist, the winner’s tenth career win in 16 appearances;

Females – four year olds – 3.38/1 odds Domino Time Trot (4f International Moni-The Grand Filly-Muscle Mass) clocked in 1.12.6kr reined by trainer Claes Sjoistrom;

Males- three year olds – 9.5/1 Coin Boy LA (3g Flocki d’Aurcy-Oak Si Girofalco-SJs Photo) reined by Magnus A. Djuse to the 1.12.7kr victory for trainer Hanna Olofsson, his 10th win in 14 starts;

Females – three year olds – 2.4/1 odds SSG Empress (3f Readly Express-Riva del Sole-Gentle Star) driven by Orjan Kihlstrom for trainer Roger Walmann timed in 1.12.8kr, her ninth victory in 12 career starts;

Males – three year olds – 5.8/1 August Zonett (3g Pojke Kronos-Ester Zonett-Pine Chip) the 1.13.1kr timed winner for trainer/driver Daniel Wajersten, the winner’s third career victory in 14 tries;

Males – four year olds – 2.8/1 odds Kuiper (4m Face Time Bourbon-Eddiction-Cantab Hall) the 1.11.6kr timed winner for Daniel Wajersten the trainer/driver for Courant AB, the winner’s sixth win in 22 outings.

ATG, Solvalla, Argentan, Montigiorgio, Gaet, PMU files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink