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This day’s (July 31) Enghien-Soisy Racecourse in France featured Prix du Parc des Princes (purse 75,000€, 2875 meters, 13 European starters ages 6-11) saw the veteran Hede Darling (7m Password-Queen Darling) score in 1.12.9kr with a late rally piloted by Nicolas Bazire.
This Jean Michel Bazire trainee was off as the 1.9/1 odds favorite as she won for the 10th time in 43 career starts now for 388,062€ earned. Global Glide AB owns the Joelle Laroche bred performer.
Happy Danica (7f Briac Dark) was second at 4.2/1 reined by Franck Ouvrie with 6.8/1 odds Galago du Cadran (8g Amiral Sacha) home third for Gabriele Gelormini.
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On the undercard was the Prix de Pigalle (purse 68,000€, 2875 meters, 16 starters ages 7-11 non winners 275,000€) where 2.9/1 Hamilton du Ham (7g Rachmaninov Seven-Scarlet du Ham) scored for Yoann Lebourgeois driving for owner/trainer Yannick Desmet.
Hello Sport (7g Alberic) was second at 10/1 for driver Theo Duvaldestin with third earned by 6.1/1 Gipsy de Chamant (8g Quaro) and trainer/driver P-Y Verva. Race time was 1.12.7kr.
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Two-year olds started the Enghien-Soisy card this day in the Prix de Carnac (purse 33,000€, 2150 meters autostart, nine two-year-old starters). The impressive 7/10 odds favorite Maestro Vrie (2m Village Mystic-Saga de Vrie) scored handily for owner/breeder/trainer/driver Louis Baudron timed in 1.17.6kr for his first career victory in two starters. Mat Manathis (2m Booster Winner) was second with Alexis Prat aboard at 5.7/1 with 23/1 Mister Fourcade (2m Password) third handled by Franck Nivard.
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In the monte Prix de Place Saint-Michel (purse 35,000€, 2250 meters, monte 11 starters three-year olds) the 1.1/1 favorite Legende du Goutier (3f Goetmals Wood-Utopie du Goutier) scored in 1.14.3kr by a wide margin for owner Ecurie Saint Martin. Benjamin Chauve-Laffay was the winning jockey for trainer Thierry Duvaldestin. This powerful filly now has two wins in three career appearances.
The weekend ahead offers several promising trots at Cabourg and Enghien.
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August 3 Enghien
August 3 Enghien
Enghien-Soisy, Trotteur Francais files/photos
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink
