Game effort by favorite in 120,000€ Prix Kerjacques

Etonnant (9m Timoko-Migraine) gamely took the featured Gr. II Prix Kerjacques (purse 120,000€, 2700 meters for International 6–10-year-olds) today (April 8) at Vincennes in France, timed in 1.11.3kr as the 2/1 harness racing favorite.

Anthony Barrier teamed the Richard Westerink owned and trained champion that will now prep for the 2023 Elitloppet at the end of May in Sweden.

Etonnant has 22 career wins now for 2,196,125€ earned. Today he made a decisive rush to lead in front of the stands and then gamely held off tough challengers in the lane for a narrow victory.

12/1 Usain Toll (7g Googoo Gaagaa-Cotton Waste) was second with Alexandre Abrivard up for trainer Vitale Ciotola. Hokkaido Jiel (6m Brillantissime-Victory Jiel) was the 13/1 odds third with David Thomain the pilot for trainer J.L. Dersoir and Ecurie Luck. The 6.1/1 Emeraude de Bais (9f Repeat Love) with a distant fourth for Franck Nivard and 21/1 Bilo Jepson earned fifth money for Matthieu Abrivard and trainer Ciliola. Well regarded Delia du Pommereux and Gently de Muze finished unplaced.

Etonnant, like his sire Timoko, is one great competitor!

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On today’s undercard was the Gr. III Prix Cornelia (purse 90,000€, monte, 2850 meters for European 6–10-year-olds) with that victory earned by Dynasty Peji (10f Prodigious-Rira Mitsou) with owner/trainer/jockey Damien Bonne aboard. She was clocked in 1.12.1kr as she record her 12^th career victory now for 485,640€ earned.

Last night at Vincennes the featured Prix Gratia (purse 53,000€, 2700 meters, 7–10-year-olds) saw 37/1 longshot Gilmour (7g Tag Wood-Roxane Nova) placed first on the dq of Ginko du Roussoir that was first to the line.

Yoann Lebourgeois teamed the placed winner for trainer Daniel Delaroche timed in 1.12.9kr for his fourth career win now for 210,150€ earned. Gibus was place second for driver Francois Lagadeuc and Elena Bourgeoise was placed third with Franck Nivard driving.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink