European news at Chartres and Enghien

Harness racing action this day (Oct. 19) was at Chartres and Enghien in France with two- and three-year-olds highlighted.

At the Chartres The Prix le Barbier (purse 29,000€, 2825 meters, three-year-olds) saw 5.7/1 odds Keynote (3m Face Time Bourbon-Fame And Fortune-Sam Bourbon) score in 1.15.0kr for his eighth career win in 12 starts for 57,650€ earned. Alexis Collette teamed this Tomas Malmqvist trainee for Ecurie Hunter Valley, the breeder/owner.

Kinnard (3f Un Mec d’Heripre-Aquya Vanguenise-Ready Cash) took second money at 75/1 for driver J.F. Senet and 46/1 Kingsman d’Eole (3g Look de Star-Noupie Blonde) was third for driver J.Ph. Mary.

At Enghien Soisy the Prix de la Porte Saint Denis (purse 59,000€, 2875 meters, 15 monte starters) went to 2.7/1 odds Fast Cash (7g Ready Cash-Armeniade) with jockey Banjamin Chauve-Laffay at the lines for trainer Thierry Duvaldestin. Beatrix Andreani owns the 1.12.9kr timed winner that now has 10 career win in 58 starts for 251,220€ earned.

Fabrinazo de Lou (7g Prodigious-Riviera de Lou) was second at 4.5/1 odds with Alexandre Abrivard in the irons for Cyril Chenu. Third was 11/1 Dollar Baby (9g Quopeck) with Paul Philippe Ploquin the jockey for owner/trainer Jerome Michel Legros.

Two-year-olds contested the Prix de Ribemont (43,000€ purse, 2875 meters voltstart, two-year-old fillies) with the impressive 3.1/1 Layla (2f Saxo de Vandel-Black Rain-Niky) victorious in 1.16.1kr over the extended distance.

Alexandre Abrivard was the winning driver for trainer L.C. Abrivard and owner Lakhdar Terbeche. Layla won for first time in three career starts for 20,110€ earned.

Lylou des Thuyas (2f Fabulous Wood-Uka des Chaumes) was second for trainer/driver P-Y Verva with third to 1.3/1 favorite Lectina (2f Cupiton du Vivier-Terre de Simm) with Yoann Lebourgeois at the lines.

Today there were seven two-year-olds that qualified at Grosbois in faster than 1.17.0kr. The fastest was 1.16.0kr by the Sam Bourbon filly Lipen de Guez.

LeTrot, Enghien Soisy, Chartres files/photos-harness trots

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink