Prix du Bois de Vincennes to Emeraude de Bais

Following a good second in the Criterium de Vitesse the 2.5/1 odds Emeraude de Bais (10f Repeat Love-Haute Tension) took today’s Prix de Bois de Vincennes (Gr. III, purse 90,000€, 16 International starters ages 4-11, 2850 meters) in the rain timed in 1.11.7kr. Franck Nivard teamed the Benjamin Goetz trainee for Herve Carlus to her 19^th career victory in 100 starts now for 828,760€ earned.

She was clocked in 1.08.3kr at Cagnes in the Vitesse over 1609 meters autostart. Finishing second was the improving 3.9/1 odds Horsy Dream (77m Scipion du Goutier-Bonanza du Closet) reined by trainer Pierre Belloche for Ecurie du Closet. Third home was 8.8/1 Usain Toll (8g Googoo Gaagaa-Cotton Waste) that Benjamin Rochard handled for Gennaro Casillo for Scuderia Santese Srl. Gamay de L’Iton at 13/1; Gaspar d’Angis at 4.7/1; Happy Valley 22/1; and Eric The Eel 18/1 completed the top seven to the line.

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In the Prix Jean Cabrol (purse 75,000€, 2700 meters, 11 European starters ages 6-11) the 4/10 odds favorite Ino du Lupin (6g Scipion du Goutier-Tina d’Hermes) scored timed in 1.13.3kr for Antoine Wiels and trainer/owner/breeder Jean Paul Marmion. This was the winner’s 17^th career victory in 23 starts now for 384,360€ earned. Galileo Bello (8m Aladin d’Ecajeul-Auro des Jacquets) made a mad rrush in late lane to capture second with Mathieu Mottier driving foer A.F. Dinato-Marcillac and Ecurie Marcillac. His close was especially impressive since the final 500 meters of the race was in 1.07.58 and he went much faster. Finiishing third was 43/1 Cash Bank Bigi (6f The Bank-Settenote Club) with Francois Lagadeuc driving for trainer H.E. Bondo.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink