660,000€ Gran Premio Lotteria to Vernissage Grif

Vernissage Grif (8m Varenne-Dalia Grif-Park Avenue Joe) rallied late in the lane to win the 73^rd Gran Premio Lotteria in Italy (purse 660,000€, 1600 meters autostart) timed in 1.10.1kr with trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro aboard.

He was off at 8.3/1 odds to defeat the 1.6/1 favorite Vivid Wise As (8m Yankee Glide-Temple Blue Chip) with Matthieu  Abrivard at the lines. Zacon Gio (7m Ruty Grif-May Glade Font SM) for Roberto Vecchione and trainer Holger Ehlert. Milliondollarrhyme finished fourth for Franck Nivard.

For the race replay of the final, click here. 

There were three Lotteria eliminations, each raced over 1600 meters autostart for 25,300€ purse. The first elim (batteria) went to Zacon Gio timed in 1.10.6kr for driver Vecchione, He was off at 4.6/1 and defeated Viscarda Jet (8f Pine Chip) and Achille BLV (6m Ganymede). Zacon Gio led from the start and held gamely in the lane.

The second batteria went to 1.10,4kr timed Blaff Dipa (5m Mister JP-Preziosa JW-Lets Go) at 2.8/1 odds with Roberto Vecchione up for trainer Ehlert and owner Jean Pierre Barjon. Vernissage Grif was second at 2.1/1 odds and it set him up for victory in the finale. Vincero’ Gar (8m SJ’s Photo) took third for Pietro Gubellini at 6.3/1/

The third batteria saw Vivid Wise As score in 1.11.1kr for driver Abrivard and owner Scuderia Bivans Srl. He was the 1.4/1 favorite and he defeated Milliondollarrhyme (8g Ready Cash) with Franck Nivard up and the third finishing Usain Toll (7g Googoo Gaagaa) reined by V.P. Dell’Annunziata.

This classic event also had a consolation (purse 33,000€, 1600 meters autostart) and the 1.11.9kr timed winner was Birba Caf (5f Orlando Vici-Rutilia Caf-Cantab Hall) at 2.6/1 odds for driver Enrico Bellei. Global Trustworthy was second reined by Alessandro Gocciadoro.

Gaet, Ippodromo Napoli files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink