Vivid Wise As wins 100,000€ Gr I GP Duomo

Vivid Wise As (9m Yankee Glide-Temple Blue Chip-Cantab Hall) gained the top shortly after the start and led thereafter to victory in the Gr. I Grand Premio Duomo (purse 100,000€, 1600 meters autostart) at Firenze, Italy.

The 1.28/1 odds favorite was reined by Matthieu Abrivard for trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro and Scuderia Bivans Srl. Race time was 1.12.3kr. Vivid Wise As now has 34 career wins in 77 starts for 3,789,110€ earned and 21 groupe victories.

Finishing second a half-length back was stablemate 5.1/1 Always EK (7m Filipp Roc-Nike EK-Varenne) with trainer Gocciadoro at the lines. The 13.2/1 Bepi Bi (6m Donato Hanover-Lorraine Bi-Lemon Dra) was third for Mauro Biasuzzi. Usain Tolll (7g Googoo Gaagaa-Cotton Waste) was fourth at 17/1 and the 5.3/1 odds Zacon Gio (8m Ruty Grif-May Glade Font SM-Yankee Glide) ended fifth.

The Grand Premio Duomo has had a history of legendary winners such as Tornese, Crevalcore, Vernissage Grif, Top Hanover, The Last Hurrah, Crown’s Invitation, Keystone Patriot and Jef’s Spice.

For the race replay, click here.

Driver Matthieu Abrivard was quoted as follows (google translated): “We had a great number (3) on this little track in Florence. Beppi Bi started strong on the outside and we came to take over him with a lap to go, all the more easily as he was looking for a back. Always Ek started his progression on the outside in the last corner and we kept him in check all the straight. Vivid responded very well, without using gim micks. He did his last kilometre on the foot of 1’09 in a relaxed manner. He was really toned.”

Also in Italy on December 3^rd was the GP Capitanata (purse 37,400€, 2060 meters autostart) at Garigliano and Gocciadoro was victorious as driver/trainer of 1.4/1 Delicious Gar (4f Father Patrick-Nakitast-Toss Out) timed in 1.11.9kr. The 7.4/1 Daniele Jet (4m Naglo) and 5,2/1 Dali Prav (4f Donato Hanover) were next to the line.

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by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink