Ilaya rallies to victory at Vincennes

Today’s Paris-Vincennes featured Prix de Salvanhac (purse 68,000€, 2700 meters, 11 European starters ages 6-10) saw 3.4/1 odds Ilaya (6f Rodrigo Jet-Vlatka) rally to victory timed in 1.13.6kr.

The Yoann Lebourgeois reined mare is trained by breeder/owner/trainer Cyril Raimbaud and she now sports eight career wins in 41 starts for 266,130€ earned. Idylle Express (6f Tiego d’Etang-Parmelle) held second with Mlle. Clarisse Lelievre driving for trainer Pascal Lelievre and owner Herve Guerin. Third home was 6/10 odds favorite Halma d’Amer (7f Cristal Money-Boquilla) with Eric Raffin aboard for Ch. Dreux and owner Germain Tanguy, High Propulsion (7f Ludo de Castelle) at 9/1 and Haute Cote de Nuit (7f Prince d’Espace)  completed the top five.

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In the Prix du Paray-le-Monial (purse 40,000€, 2700 meters, 15 three year old starters) the 3.8/1 L’Amiral Darling (3m Password-Queen Darlinh) scored for Jean Michel Bazire driving for Nicolas Bazire and Global Glide AB. This was his third career win in seven starts for 39,575€.

Little Two (3m Fabulous Wood-A Nous Deux) was second for trainer/driver Julien Dubois for Global Glide AB. This colt was bred by Jean Pierre Dubois and was off at 1.8/1 favorite odds. Laussac du Buisson (3gVulcain de Vandel) was third at 6.4/1 with Francois Lecanu driving for owner/trainer Thierry Raffegeau.

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On Sunday will be the Prix de Bourgogne -Amerique Q5 a Gr. II International test to determine more Prix d’Amerique entrants. It’s deep field of 18 that includes Go On Boy, Idao de Tillard and Hussard du Landret plus a team of top Italian trotteurs trained by Alessandro Gocciadoro and Mauro Baroncini. Banderas Bi, trained by AG, has been scratched.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink