Impressionist (3m Ready Cash – Une Lady de Nappes – Love You) took the Prix de Faulquemont (Gr. III, purse 70,000€, 2700 meters European males) at Vincennes.
Timed in 1.15.9kr this four time career winner now has 100,800€ earned for Ecurie Hunter Valley, breeder/trainer Louis Baudron and reinsman Eric Raffin. Baudron will race Cuatro de Julio on Friday night at the new Meadowlands (USA). Impressionist was the even-money favorite and defeated 46/1 Charmant de Zack (3m Vivid Wise As – Martina Grif) handled by his trainer Marco Smorgon for owner Renato Bruni. Third was 6.9/1 Ikacou des Cinty (3m ) for owner/trainer/driver Gabriel Angel Pou Pou.
In the companion Gr. III Prix Fama (purse 70,000€, 2700 meters, three year old European fillies) the 6.5/1 odds I Love Me (3f Love You – Reedite Gede – Buvetier d’Aunou) scored in 1.14.8kr for Tony Le Beller the breeder/trainer/driver and owner Florence Dreux. The 16/1 outsider Chloe Bar (3f Love You – Ohle UR) was second for Marco Smorgon and 7.6/1 Ilga de l’Ormerie (3f Carat Williams) was third for Matthieu Abrivard.
Three year olds were also on stage at Marseille-Borely this day in the Prix Carcanniere (purse 18,000€, 2300 meters autostart, the LeTrot Open des Regions). The 7/10 favorite Indie Love (3f Ready Cash – Tes Amours – Goetmals Wood) scored in 1.16.8kr for trainer/driver Loris Garcia. This Ecurie D bred, Jean Pierre Dubois owned, filly recorded her second career triumph in four starts now for 16,420€ earned. I Letro Julry was second and Invictus Love took third money.
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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink