Cool Kronos wins Prix d’Egletons at Enghien

The Swedish invader Cool Kronos (5g Readly Express-Occasion Kronos-Offshore Dream) reined by Nicolas Bazire took today’s Prix d’Egletons (purse 60,000€, 2875 meters, 16 starters) at Enghien.

Jean Michel Bazire trains the now two-time winner in FR from two starts for Travtranare Svante Bath. Cool Kronos now has 144,012€ earned with this 1.13.4kr timed victory. This 1.8/1 odds favorite defeated 7.7/1 Canadian Kronos (5f Trixton-Oakville Kronos) piloted by Alexandre Abrivard for trainer H.E. Bondo and SRB Team Srl. The 110/1 Imperial Marendais (5g NBi Ho Ped d’Ombree-Sidra de Beylev) captured third money with Thibaut Barassin aboard. Condor Bar (5m Love You) and Donizetti (5m Maharajah) completed the top five.

The two-year action on the Enghien card was the Prix du Pont di Tolbiac (purse 38,000€, 2150 meters autostart for 10 two-year-old filly starters. The 8.6/1 Lumiziana (2f Goetmals Wood-Domiziana-Rocklyn) was the winner driven by Patrick Cimarosti for trainer Jean Baudron and timed in 1.15.7kr. Nicolas Baudron is her owner/breeder. This was her first career win in two starts now for 20,350€ earned. Second was 41/1 Lionne du Citrus (Feeling Cash-Feline du Citrus-Saxo de Vandel) that was reined by Carenton Delbeca for trainer Jocelyn Robert. The two-year-old was bred by Jean Pierre Barjon. Barjon sells three yearlings this week at the Kentucky Selected Sale under the Hunterton Farm banner of Steve and Cindy Stewart. One is from the champion mare Maven. The 5.5/1 Lissandra Jiel (2f Alto de Viette) landed third money.

Cheval Francais/LeTrot, Enghien files/photos-harness trots

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink