A Force Of Nature hits Vincennes

A solid card at Paris-Vincennes this day included the Prix de Vienne Krieau (purse 40,000€, 2700 meters. 15 European four year olds) with 5.8/1 odds Force Of Nature (4m Brillantissime-Scully’s Girl) victorious timed in 1.14.3kr for his first win in France in his first start there.

This Gabriele Gelormini driven, Erwin Bot trained winner of 57,835€ is owned by Gerrits Recycling Group BV.  Le Maestro (4g Royal Dream-Fontanelle-Ready Cash)  was second at 2.4/1 with Tristan Ouvrie driving the Nicolas Bazire trainee and 18/1 Last des Brousses (4m Gu d’Heripre) was third for driver Florent Guerineau.

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In the Prix Andre Meaunier (purse 60,000€, 2850 meters, 12 European starters ages 7-8) the 21/1 odds Jimmy Ferro BR (7m Love You-Avalon Transs R) scored timed in 1.13.8kr for his second win in eight starts in France. He now has earned 245,389€. Benjamin Rochard reined the winner for trainer Wolfgang Ninczyk and owner Van Dijik Gmbh. Ixore (7g Prodigious-Orangette) was second at 8.1/1 odds for trainer/driver P-Y Verva and Ecurie SMACH. Versace Face (8g Joke Face) was third for driver Yoann Lebourgeois at 46/1 for Brixton Medical AB and conditioner Daniel Reden.

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In the Prix de Yonkers Raceway (purse 60,000€, 2100 meters autostart, 11 starters six year olds) the 8/10 odds favorite Joker des Chaliers (6g Coup de Poker-Miss  des Chaliers) scored in 1.12.5kr with Gabriele Gelormini again the winning reinsman. The Alain Chavatte trainee is owned by Elevage d’Alouettes and he now has seven victories in 18 starts for 204,090€ earned. Second home was 3.5/1 Jotunn Dome (6g Seduissant Fouteau) for breeder/owner/trainer/driver Philippe Daugeard, followed by 12/1 Jacomo Bello (6f Unn Mec d’Heripre) with trainer/owner/driver Thomas Levesque aboard.

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Also this day was the Arqana-Trot Breeders Sale where only four lots sold  from 22 offered including breeding shares. The sellers were as follows:

• Lot 13 Naunet Boko (5f Muscle Hill-Julia Kemp) last bred to Gimpanzee on 5-10-24 and sold to Robert  Lindstrom agent for Broline International AB;
• Lot 15 Over Board (5f Father Patrick-Northern Starlight) last bred to Gimpanzee on 5-22-24 sold for 70,000€ to Stefan Grenath;
• Lot 20 Father Patrick share (1 of 120) sold to Jens Glud Hansen for 20,000€ this horse a 17 year old son of Cantab Hall-Gala Dream;
• Lot 21 Frank Gio share (1 of 100) sold to Jesse Ter Borgh for 25,000€ he a four yeasr old son of Face Time Bourbon-Zarina Gio.

Arqana Trot, Paris-Vincennes, Trotteur Francais files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink