Trotting action at Enghien

April 21, 2018 – Trotting action Saturday was also at Enghien near Paris. The Q+ Prix Casino Barriere Enghien Les Bains (purse €60,000, 2150 meters autostart, 15 European starters) went to strong finishing Totoo del Ronco (6m Ganymede-Magic Vision LF) reined by Fernando Minopoli for trainer Vincent Lacroix and owner Stable Minopoli. Race time was 1.12.8kr off rated fractions. Diamond (8g Classic Photo-Gala dei Bessi) rallied up for second driven by Matthieu Abrivard for trainer Paul Hagoort. Auch (8g Niky) held third for Charles J. Bigeon, The top five was completed by fourth finishing Cathy A Quira (6f Password) driven by J.Ph. Monclin and fifth was Ustang Ledois (10m Joyau dAmour) for Pierre Vercruysse.

Four year old females battled in the Prix Ville de Saint-Gratien (Gr. II, purse €120,000, 2875 meters, 13 starters) and after breaking dq’s Estola (4fNectar-Nika) emerged victorious for driver Bjorn Goop, trainer Emmanuel Ruault and Ecurie P. Comte de Montesson. Extasy d’Ourville (4f Tucson-Mona d’Odyssee was second for driver David Thomain and trainer Sebastien Guarato with third to Estelada de Font (4f Orateur) handled by Emmanuel Allard, also the trainer. Erming d’Ouverie and Elisone Mag completed the top five.

The four year old males contested the Prix Ville d’Enghien (Gr.II, purse €120,000, 2875 meters, 12 starters) and Earl Simon (4m Prodigious-Tindrana) recovered for a 1.12.8kr timed victory for Franck Ouvrie, trainer Jarmo Niskanen and Ecurie Skytten. Earl Simon won his first five starts and then was surprisingly fifth and second before today’s win. Enino du Pommereux (4m Coktail Jet-Nooure du Pommereux) took second for J-M Bazire, trainer Sylvain Roger and owner Noel Lolic. Etonnant (4m Timoko) held on for third driven by Bjorn Goop. Richard Westerink is trainer/owner of Etonnant who led for much of the race. Express Jet (4m Goetmals Wood) and Pierre Vercruysse finished fourth ahead of Eridan (4m Ready Cash) reined by David Thomain.

Totoo del Ronco

Thomas H. Hicks