October 12, 2017 – Yesterday’s Quinte+ Prix do Pont des Arts (purse €44,000, 2150 meters autostart, 16 starters) at Enghien went to 1.13kr timed and 30.3/1 Reine du Zack (7f Zinzan Brooke Tur-Giulia Grier). Marco Smorgon trains the property of Scuderia Trotto Italia Sas and the pilot was Edoardo Loccisano. 42.4/1 Quincy Frontline (8g Rotation-Juicy Frontline) was second for Alexandre Abrivard ahead of 9.4/1 Emmett Brown (6g Muscle Hill-Traci Spur) handled by Bernard Piton for trainer Johan Untersteiner. 17/1 Shogun DK and 21/1 Bomina were fourth and fifth respectively. The Q+ exact order payoff exceeded €290,400 for a €2 investment.
Enghien’s Prix du Jardin du Luxembourg (monte, purse €58,000. 2875 meters, 14 starters) went to 1.15.5kr timed and 6.3/1 Ut de Dompierre (9g Prince d’Espace-Magie de Dompierre). Mlle Oceane Briand was in the irons of the winner that is owned by trainer Benjamin Goetz.
The Prix du Chateau d’Eau (purse €42,000, 2150 meters autostart, 12 starters) on the Wednesday card at Enghien went to 1.15.7kr timed and 1.3/1 odds Electra Bourbon (3f Ready Cash-Uzara Joselyn) with David Thomain the pilot for trainer Sebastien Guarato and owner Ecurie du Haras de Saint Martin.
Today at Enghien was the Prix de la Place du Petit Pont (monte, purse €47,000, 2875 meters, 13 European mare starters) and the 11/1 odds winner was the 1.15.2kr timed Calypso Vinoir (5f Jam Pridem-Lambeda Vinoir) ridden by Alexis Prat for owner/trainer Damien Bonne. Second, beaten three lengths, was 9.9/1 Cale des Malberaux (5f Quito Kebir-Jolie Saida) handled by Mathieu Mottier, and third was 3.3/1 Castanella (5f Rombaldi-Ogata de Vandel) reined by Damien Bonne for trainer Sebastien Ernault and Ecurie Charmes.
Yesterday at Solvalla SWE was the Breeders Crown for two year olds (175,000SEK to winner, 2140 meters autostart). The 1.16.3kr timed winner here was 2.4/1 Activated (2f Jacose-Marelle-Viking Kronos) .Bjorn Goop teamed the filly owned and trained by Fredrik Wallin. 5.3/1 Person Of Interest (2g Explosive Matter-Transgressive-SJs Caviar) was second driven y Ulf Ohlsson. Jim Osccarsson owns and trains this one. 4.3/1 Whataboutyouzaz (2f Maharajah-Flamming Kick-Alf Palema) that Jorma Kontio drove for trainer Timo Nurmos.
On that card was also the Solvallaserien VI (100,000SEK to winner, 2140 meters autostart) for four year olds. The winner, off at 4.8/1, was Cyber Lane (4g Raja Mirchi-Sybaris Hanover-Cantab Hall) reined by trainer Johan Untersteiner. Levaux AB owns the winner. 1.7/1 Love Matters (4m Explosive Matter-Lotsa Love-Andover Hall) was second for Orjan Kihlstom/Daniel Reden/Stall et team. 34/1 Valley Brode (4g Ready Cash-Valeris-SJs Caviar) took the third spot for trainer Roger Walmann and teamster Torbjorn Jansson.
Thomas H. Hicks