Liza Josselyn takes Gr II Prix de Croix

Liza Josselyn (5f Ready Cash-Belina  Josselyn) took today’s Prix de Croix (Gr II International, purse120,000€, 2850 meters,10 starters five year olds) timed in1.13.6kr with trainer Nicolas Bazire up. Regular reinsman JMB is our after a training accident.

The winner sports 14 career wins  in 23 starts for 719,900€. Liza was a game front end winner at 2.9/1 odds over even money favorite Lovino Bello (5m Village Mystik) with Eric Raffin aboard for trainer Thierry Duvaldestin. Home third was 4.4/1 odds Lombok Jiel (5m Enino du Pommereux) driven by P-Y Verva for Ecurie Luck and trainer/breeder Ecurie Luck. The 16/1 invader Bullet The Bluesky (5m Readly Express) ended fourth  for trainer/driver Daniel Wajersten.

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The winning  dam has a ’25 foaled filly by Amerique winner Idao de Tillard.

The Prix Bellino II (Gr II European, purse 80,000€, 2700meters, 13starters four year olds) saw  1.5/1 odds favorite Make Your Day (4m Face Time Bourbon-Daytona Jet-Goetmals  Wood-Run For  Jet) score in 1.14.1kr with Franck Nivard  driving.

Ecurie Hunter Valley is the owner  of this Sebastien  Guarato trainee that was bred by M Demians d’Archimbaud and he  has seven wins in eight career starts for 137,550€.  The winner wore down the pacesetting 27/1 Mardouk de Godrel (4m  Doberman) with trainer Emmanuel Allard driving for Ecurie FIF. The 25/1 odds Must Atout (4m Face Time Bourbon) was  home  third driven by Anthony Barrier for owner Guy Barou and trainer  Guarato. Muzan Kibutsuji (4g Father Patrick) was fourth for Robin Bakker followed by Make A Dream (4m Royal Dream) with Mathieu Mottier up.

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Today’s Vincennes program also included the Prix du Forez (Gr III, purse 90,000€, 2700 meters, 13  starters ages 7-11) where 1.9/1 odds favorite Hubble du Vivier (9g Vulcain du Vivier-Minnie du Vivier) was a narrow winner in 1.12.7kr with Alexandre Abrivard up.

This Nicolas Bazire trainee is owned by Mario  Xuereb and he has 12 career wins for 578,500€ earned. Jean Yves  Lecuyer bred Hubble. Second was 6.2/1 Isofou du Chene (8g Un Charme Fou)  with  Paul Philippe Ploquin up for conditioner Julien Le Mer and owner/breeder Yvonne Guedj. Hurricane Carter (9g Niky)  was third for Yoann Lebourgeois and Severine Raimond the trainer/owner/breeder. Ideal du Rocher was fourth at 6.5/1 for reinsman Clement Duvaldestin,

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Tomorrow is the final “B” race qualifier for the Amerique with13 starters.

The superior trotter Horse Dream is reportly retired.  The card on Sunday also includes a Gr  III test.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink