Big Vincennes weekend ahead!

The weekend ahead features numerous groupe level harness racing events Saturday and Sunday at Vincennes in Paris, France with the Sunday features being the Prix du Bourbonnais a Gr. II test that will generate three tickets to the Prix d’Amerique, and the Gr. I Prix Ready Cash for coming four-year-olds.

The Bourbonnais winners have a history of also winning the Amerique (Jag de Bellouet, Ready Cash, Bold Eagle, Face Time Bourbon and Hooker Berry). The speed record was set in 2011 by Etonnant at 1.11.4kr.

The Prix du Bourbonnais (Gr, II, purse 120,000€, Amerique Q2 PMU. 18 starters) lineup follows with drivers/trainers/career earnings listed:

1. Galileo Bello, 7m, Guillaume Martin/A.F. Donati-Marcillac, €408k
2. Evaluate, 8m, Gabriel Angel Pou Pou, €428k
3. Erik The Eel, 7m, Franck Ouvrie/Tomas Malmqvist, €565k
4. Ganay de Banville, 7m, Jean Michel Bazire, €569k
5. Hokkaido Jiel, 6m, David Thomain/J.L. Dersoir, €678k
6. Horsy Dream, 6m, Eric Raffin/Pierre Belloche, €690l
7. Izoard Vedaquais, 5m, Benjamin Rochard/Philippe Allaire, €734k
8. Hussard du Landret, 6m, Yoann Lebourgeois/Benoit Robin, €762k
9. Elvis du Vallon. 9m, Mathieu Mottier/Charles Cuiller, €871k
10. Hanna des Molles, 6f, Alexandre Abrivard/L.C. Abrivard, €890k
11. Gu d’Heripre, 7m, Francois Lagadeuc/Fabrice Souloy, €900k
12. San Moteur, 6m, Bjorn Goop, €1135k
13. Diable de Vauvert, 10m, Tony LeBeller/Bertrand LeBeller, €1162k
14. Ampia Mede SM, 7f, Franck Nivard/Fabrice Souloy, €1357k
15. Hooker Berry, 8m, Nicolas Bazire/Jean Michel Bazire, €1522k
16. Flamme du Goutier, 8f, Theo Duvaldestin/Thierry Duvaldestin, €1601k
17. Hohneck, 6m, Gabriele Gelormini/Philippe Allaire, €2277k
18. Etonnant, 9m, Anthony Barrier/Richard Westerink, €2527k

On the Sunday card is also the Prix Ready Cash (Gr. I International, SWC4Ans Q3, purse 200,000€, 2100 meters autostart, 16 starters) as follows with drivers/trainers listed;

1. Koctel du Dain, 3m, David Thomain/Philippe Allaire
2. Fifty Four, 3m, Bjorn Goop/Tomas Malmqvist
3. Edy Girifalco Gio, 3m, G.P. Minnucci/Alessandro Gocciadoro
4. Kana de Beylev, 3f, Benjamin Rochard/William Bigeon
5. East Asia, 3f, Alexandre Abrivard/L.C. Abrivard
6. King Opera, 3m, Eric Raffin/William Bigeon
7. Kristal Josselyn, 3m, Jean Michel Bazire/Sebastian Guarato
8. Kabaka de Guez, 3f, Nicolas Bazire
9. Krack Time Atout, 3m, Paul Philippe Poquin/Sebastian Guarato
10. Katchina de Simm, 3f, Francois Le Brun/Philippe Allaire
11. Kapitano de Source, 3m, Gabriele Gelormini/Tomas Malmqvist
12. Energy King Gar, 3m, Franck Ouvrie/Vitale Ciotola
13. Kara Pou Rafal, 3f, Emmanuel Allard
14. Ksar, 3m, Matthieu Abrivard/Emmanuel Varin
15. Katrinka du Mouchal, 3f,, Clement Duvaldestin/Thierry Duvaldestin
16. Kobayashi, 3m, Franck Nivard/Tomas Malmqvist

This should be an exceptional well-balanced contest.

The Saturday Vincennes program has two Gr. II events and one Gr. III contest.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink