Una Fix wins Quinte+ at Vincennes

November 30, 2015 – Franck Ouvrie teamed his trainee Una Fix (7f Kiwi-J’Y Pense) to victory today in the Quinte+ (jackpot €3.55 million) Prix des Alpes (purse €48,000, 2100 meters autostart, 18 starters) at Paris-Vincennes. Timed in a sharp 1.12.7kr (mile rate 1:56.97) the 5.1/1 odds winner defeated 15/1 Ula de Baudrairie (7f Niky-Olga de Baudrairie) for Michel Lenoir, with third to 23.2/1 Uni de Travouille (7g If Only-Linka du Saptel). The exact order ticket for €2 paid €52,185 excluding jackpot.

The Prix de Berry (monte, purse €65,000, 2700 meters, 10 starters) at Vincennes went to the 1.16kr timed shoeless winner Bellisima France (4f Blue Dream-Quanta Rosa Sun) for trainer/driver Mathieu Abrivard. Off at 1.7/1 the winner easily defeated 2.3/1 Bixenta du Gers (4f Quinoa du Gers-Seventy Seven) for Alexandre Abrivard and trainer/owner J-M Bazire, also barefoot this day. Third went to 4.5/1 Bofa Fligny (4f Magnificent Rodney-Orsa Major de Jay).

The Prix de Mirambeau (purse €54,000, 2700 meters, 14 starters) went to the 1.14.4kr winner, 16.7/1 odds Belle des Molles (4f Goetmals Wood-Nouvelle Rush) handled by Alexandre Abrivard for trainer L.Cl. Abrivard. 11.6/1 Beautiful River (4f Quaker Jet-Olga de la Grenne) was second for Eric Raffin and trainer Sebastien Guarato, with third to 1.6/1 favorite Believe Seven (4f Jasmin de Flore-Lea Vinoir) for trainer/driver J-M Bazire.

The €50,000 purse Prix de Sault (2100 meters autostart, 13 starters) also at Paris went to the 1.14.1kr timed, 15/1 odds Aviva Aimef (5f Love You-Harmonie du Fosse) for trainer/driver Mathieu Abrivard. 13.2/1 Anza du Carbonel (5f Lontzac-Lea Girl) was next for trainer/driver Franck Blandin with 11.6/1 A Cappella (5f Prodigious-Kiralla) home third for David Thomain.

At La Croise Laroche, the Grand Prix de Morcq-en-Baroeul (purse €25,000, 1900 meters autostart, 15 entrants) went to 4.8/1 Vicky du Bolage (6f Joker de Rozoy-Pretty de Dramard) for Gabriel Gelormini ahead of 6.7/1 Ulgape du Voulgis (7f Infant du Bossis-Baelie du Voulgis) with third to 40/1 outsider Tchao Chamant (8g Look de Star-Jasmin de Chamant). The top three all raced shoeless.

Thomas H. Hicks