Extra Model is best in Italy’s GP Presidente Della

Roberto Vecchione engineered a front-end harness racing victory for 6.5/1 odds Extra Model (4m Ruty Grif-Sonya Star) in the Gran Premio Presidente Della in Italy on June 9 (purse 37,400€, 2060 meters autostart) timed in 1.14.0kr for Scuderia Cirigliana.

Finishing second was Enock (4m Vivid Wise As-Remember Dany) that Enrico Bellei reined. She was off at 6.9/1 and finished ahead of 4.8/1 Ernest Jet (4m Oasis Bi-Taccola Jet) with Lorenzo Baldi at the lines. The 1.7.1 Elise Ana was unplaced.

The previous day the action was at Torino for the Premio Nazzionale and its 154,000€ purse. The field raced over 2100 meters autostart with victory earned by rallying 8.1/1 odds Feldenkrais Pal (3m Trixton-Tuscabua Pal) timed in 1.12.6kr with Robin Bakker the pilot. This classy colt won over second finishing 6.8/1 Felipe Roc (3m Filipp Roc-Shimpony Roc) that V.P. Dell’Annunziata reined and third finishing 2.4/1 favorite Funny Gio (3f Face Time Bourbon-Amazing Gio) driven by Andrea Guzzinati.

The Premio Nazionale Filly (purse 66,000€, 1600 meters autostart) saw the exceptional 3.2/1 favorite Fan Idole WF (3f Ideale Luis-Raffle LB) score timed in 1.12.4kr for the filly named for the French mare Fan Idole that gave Varenne many competitive challenges. The ITY version was reined by Andrea Farolfi. She won easily this day over 8.7/1 Francy Caf (3f Nad Al Sheba-Ratilia Caf) with Santo Mollo driving and third finishing 5.5/1 Fenice Del Ronco (3f Maharajah-Rejna Inn Ronco) with G.P. Minnucci at the lines

Gaet, Trieste, Torino files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink