Krystal Piya wins Prix de Rucqueville

The Prix de Rucqueville (purse 25,000€, 2750 meters distance handicap, 16 four year old starters) this day at Cabourg went to 1.14.0kr timed and 1.2/1 odds Krystal Piya (4m Face Time Bourbon-Etchola-Offshore Dream) driven by David Thomain. Nathalie Viel- Pierre owns this Charly Mottier trainee that now sports five career victories in 10 starts.

Kitoudouble Delune (4g Eridan-Quourade la Lune) was a distant second at 3.8/1 with Francois Lagadeuc teaming the Cedric Parys trainee. King de l’Ormerie (4g Eros du Chene) was third for driver Franck Nivard at 8.1/1 odds, this one trainer by Bertrand Le Beller.

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The same day at Solvalla saw 2.6/1 odds Eldorado Jet (4m Twister Bi-Rangona Jet- Pine Chip) take the Stall Courant Solvallaserian 350 (total purse 27,699€, 2140 meters autostart, four year olds) score timed in 1.12.0kr with Magnus A. Djuse driving. Villani Group owns this 10 timed winner in 26 starts and Alessandro Gocciadoro is the trainer.

Solo Traveler (4f Nuncio-Bacio-Muscle Hill) was five lengths back second with Jorma Kontio reining the Stefan Melander/Stall TZ pupil. Elita Indal (4f Muscle Hill-Troja d’Asolo-Varenne) was third at 6.6/1 for Robin Bakker aboard the Paul Hagoort trainee for Dragon Trotters BV.

The other Courant Series went to Friss (4g Villiam) in the 150 series timed in 1.12.3kr with Bjorn Goop driving this Timo Nurmos trainee that he owns. The Courant 650 went to 1.11.2kr timed Mellby Kneck (5g Mellby Viking) for M.A. Djuse handling this Timo Nurmos trained trotter for Mellby Gard that bred and owns this winner.

At Agen la Garenne FR was the Grand Prix Baron d’Ardeuil (purse 35,000€, 2575 meters, ages 6-11 years) went to 1.4/1 odds favorite Astronascento Zac (8g Ready Cash-Glammour Grif) timed in 1.12.9kr.

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Alexandre Abrivard reined this Jo Corbanie trainee for owner Marc Bruynell. The winner now has earned 232,090€. Indus Val (6g Booster Winner) was second with David Bekaert aboard at 4.4/1 odds for Philippe Beine and trainer J.M. Chaineux.

Figaro Vici (9g Village Mystic) was a 91/1 odds third with Pierrick Le Moel driving for owner/trainer Jorgen Westholm.

In the USA at Rosecroft Raceway the great aged trotter J.L. Cruze won his third straight and 72nd career victory in the Open Trot setting a track record 1:52.1.

The Eric Ell trainee has a life mark of 1:49.4 taken at age four and his earnings reached US$1,979,946 with this latest win.

The 13 year old gelded son of Crazed-Topcat Hall-Conway Hall now has 145 w-p-s finished in 241 starts. He has earned over US$100,000 in eight seasons from 12 years raced and he could reach that standard this year as he has earned US$85,640.

Quite a career for a horse named once as The King.

Cabourg, Solvalla, Agen la Garenne, Rosecroft files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink