December 22, 2016 – On Thursday at Cabourg (the harness racing undercard) there were several interesting winners. The Prix du Buis (monte, two year-olds, purse €13,000, 2200 meters, 14 fillies) went to 2.6/1 odds quick-stepping (time 1.15.8kr) Effrontee (2f Scipion du Goutier-Queasy Way) with Adrien Lamy in the irons for trainer Franck Leblanc and owner Jacques Seror. The two year olds monte colts battled in the Prix des Noyers (purse €13,000, 2200 meters, 10 starters) and the 1.17.8kr winner was 1.4/1 Etna Dairpet (2g Rombaldi-Regate de Celland) with Matthieu Abrivard up. J.L. Dersoir is the trainer for Ecurie Luck.
Three year-olds contested the Prix des Ormes B (purse €22,000, 2850 meters, 16 starters) with the 1.18.4kr timed winner being 1.4/1 Divine Action (3f Ready Cash-Serious Action) with Jean-Philippe Dubois, also breeder, at the lines for trainer Philippe Moulin and Ecurie Victoria Dreams. Divine Action
At Meslay du Maine was the Prix des Guirlandes (A and B divisions each for a purse of €20,000, 2875 meters, 16 starters). The A groupe went to 1.17.9kr timed and 5.5/1 odds Dayan Winner (3g Offshore Dream-Tempete Winner). Sebastian Guarato trains this Ecurie Winner property. The B groupe was won by 1.3/1 favorite Distingua Bella (3f Goetmals Wood-Prestancia Bella) timed in 1.16.7kr for Antoine Wiels.
Thomas H. Hicks