Iguski Sautonne takes Gr I Prix de Cornulier

Today’s exceptional classic Prix de  Cornulier  (Gr  I International  monte,  700,000€  purse, 2700 meters, 18 starters ages 4-11) saw 5.7/1 odds Iguski Sautonne (8m Village Mystic-Sara Sautonne-Juliano Star) burst through a pack of contenders in late stretch to secure victory with Alexandre Abrivard in the irons.

The Matthieu Abrivard trainee now has 19 career wins in 62 starts for 1,027,980€ earned for Ecurie LD- M Abrivard. He earned 315,000€  today  and previously has raced once monte that was a third place  finish  in  the  Gr III  Prix Auguste Francois  on December 10th. 

Second a length back was 17/1 Ina du  Rib (8g Uhlan du Val-Tina du Rib) with J.L. Cl. Dersoir the jockey for legendary trainer Joel Hallais and Ecurie Rib.

Th 2/1 odds favorite Jeroboam d’Erable (7m Prodigious-Amiraute) was third with Damien Bonne up  for trainer Clement Thomain and Ecurie du Haras  d’Erable the owner/breeder. Following  this group the top seven consisted of 18/1 Jean Balthazar (7m Alto de Viette) with Guillaume Martin; 14/1 Ideale du Chene (8f Bird  Parker) with Paul Philippe  Ploquin; 123/1 odds Halfa (9f Offshore  Dream) for Alan Gendrot; and seventh finishing 11/1 Islamorada (8f Royal Dream) and Camille Levesque that closed from the back.

Today’s winner earned an Amerique ticket  next week. In recent years there have been  Cornulier winners that raced in the Amerique.

Replay   https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-01-18/7500/4

This is  what trotting is all about…classic race… classic sport!!!

Trotteur Francais, Paris-Vincennes

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink