Ecuriel Jenilou wins Gr. III Test at Cagnes sur Mer

The Baudron harness racing team won this day’s Prix Alexandre Roucayrol (Gr. III, purse 69,000€, 2925 meters volt start, 10 starters) as 2.4/1 Ecuriel Jenilou (9g Village Mystic-Melodie Jenilou) scored driven by Gwenn Junod for trainer Louis Baudron. This 23-time winner in 77 starts now has 675,702€ earned. Nicolas Baudron owns the winner and Jean Baudron was the breeder. Race time was 1.12.9kr over the extended distance as the winner advanced steadily from third with a lap to go. El Greco Bello (9g Meaulnes du Corta) was second at 21.1 odds with J Ch. Feron at the lines for trainer Xavier Thielens. The 8/10 favorite Emeraude de Bais (9f Repeat Love) was third for Franck Nivard driving for trainer Benjamin Goetz. The well-respected Eden Basque and Fifty Five Bond completed the top five.

On the same card driver Pierre Vercruysse won a pair with Nicolas Ensch trainee. Helios de Champs (6g Bold Eagle) won the Prix du Cap Horn (purse 29,000€) wimed in 1.14.6kr and off at 3.2/1 odds. The Vercruysse Ensch team came back to win the Prix Jory du Beauvoisin (purse 33,000€) at 1.5/1 odds and timed in 1.13.7kr.

The France influence had a fine day this day at Lexington, KY USA in the KYSS Golden Rod divisions (purse $15,000 each, 1609 meters autostart). In the first division the Follow Me Stable owned Youhadmeathalo (2f Greenshoe0Celebrity Angel) was second timed in 1:58.0 for trainer/driver Nicolas Roussel. The second division had Embrace The Future (2f Tactical Landing-Keystone Turquoise) score in 1:57.1, last quarter :27.1 for owner/trainer/driver Nico Roussel.

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink