Eolo Jet takes Gran Premio Mediterraneo

Palermo in Italy hosted the featured Gran Premio Mediterraneo November 25 (purse 37,400€, 1600 meters autostart, three-year-olds) and 2.8/1 Eolo Jet (3m Wishing Stone-Upupa Jet-Credit Winner) scored in 1.12.2kr for driver Fed Esposito from post seven.

Second was Edelwise Men (3f Vivid Wise As-Granger Grif-Malabar Man) at 16.8/1 with Antonio Greppi at the lines from post six, finishing ahead of 2.7/1 Ector Francis (3m Nad Al Sheba-Pandaz di Mazval).

This is a well-bred winning colt that has won over half of his career outings.

It was announced this week that Ambassador Hanover (Chapter Seven-Angel Eyes Hanover-Cantab Hall) will stand stud in Italy next year. The 2018 foal is a winner of US$ 744,816 has a record of 1.09.2kr. He has a career slate of 10-8-6 in 41 starts with his best year in 2021 with 4-3-3 in 15 outings for over $434,000 earned.

Far Wise As wins Premio Allevamento EK at Milano

Far Wise As (2m Muscle Hill-Savannah Bi-Ganymede) took the featured Premio Allevamento EK (purse 18,700€, 1650 meters autostart) at Milano, Italy timed in 1.12.8kr for reinsman Antonio DiNardo. Off at 1.3/1 odds from post three the impressive colt bested 5,1/1 Falcon Dany Bar (2m Vitruvio-Sister Dany Bar-Love You) with Alessandro Gocciadoro aboard. The 6/1 Fabio Bi (2m Manofmanymissions-Rouge Bi-Varenne) finished third.

Also on the Milano card was the Premio Timone EK (purse 11,000€, 1650 meters) and 1.9/1 Global Agreement (7g Love You-Muskot-Muscles Yankee) scored in 1.12.9kr for trainer/driver Alessandro Gocciadoro. Capiroska Font (5f Orupuro Bar-Mantide FI-Lemon Dra) was second at 4.7/1 and 2.6/1 Birba Caf (6f Orlando Vici-Ratlin Caf-Cantab Hall) was third.

The legendary horseman Jean Pierre Dubois drove his Figurati (2f Tactical Landing-Tast Of Bourbon-Donato Hanover-Qualita Bourbon) to victory in the Premio Chance EK (purse 8,800€, 1650 meters) that was off at 6/1 from post five. Dubois remains effective at age 83. Finishing second was 2.4/1 First Equos Jet (2f Readly Express-First Lady Jet-Supergill) for Antonio DiNardo with 2.1/1 odds Freisa Roc (2f Napoleon Bar-Psiche Roc-Love You) home third.

It was also reported that the fast Beads (6m Archangel-Nepentha-SJ’s Caviar) completed a fast 1.09.3kr workout at Milano for team Alessandro Gocciadoro. This one has earned over 600,000€ with a 1.08.6kr career record. He showed glimpses of success moist recently for Jean Michel Bazire and before in the USA for Per Engblom.

Gaet, Palermo files/photos-harness trots

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink