440,000€ in Group 1 Monte events held at Vincennes

Kalif Landia (3m Un Charme Fou-Tina Landia-Instant Gede) was the 8.3/1 odds upset harness racing winner of today’s (Dec. 17) Gr. I Prix de Vincennes (monte, purse 240,000€, 2700 meters for three-year olds) timed in 1.13.5kr.

Racing with shoes on the colt recorded his fourth career win in 10 starts for life earnings of 159,905€. Banjamin Rochard was the jockey for owner/trainer Alexis Philippe Grimault.

Kyrielle des Vaix (3f Rolling d’Heripre-Noisette des Vaux) was second a length at 3.8/1 odds for jockey Guillaume Lenain, trainer Charley Mottier and owner Dominique Galliene. The 29/1 odds Kingdom Kat (3m Captain Sparrow-Tilde-Love You) was third for Adrien Lamy, trainer Thomas Levesque and Ecurie d’Pommiers, the owner/breeder.

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Today’s Gr. I International monte Prix Jag de Bellouet (monte, purse 200,000€, 2700 meters, 15 starters four year olds in this Cornulier Races Q1) saw 6.2/1 odds Joumba de Guez (4f Carat Williams-Ououmba de Guez-Urfist des Prez) scored in 1.12.3kr.

Eric Raffin was the winning jockey for trainer Jean Michel Bazire and Ecurie Vautors, the breeder.owner. The winner now has six career wins in 20 starts for 227,620€ earned. The winner’s dam earned 1,192,469€ during her great career.

Jewel Candle Fac (4f Prodigious) was second at 96/1 with Anthony Barrier the jockey for trainer Damien Bonner and owner Ecurie Guarato, Third was the JMB trainee 4/1 odds Jadrius de Guez (4m Shadow d’Odyssee) also owned and bred by Ecurie Vautors and handled by Alexandre Abrivard. The 6.2/1 Jean Balthazar (4m Alto de Viette) has fourth for jockey Benjamin Rochard for trainer Pascal Castel.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink