August 24, 2015 – Favorite Viking Blue (6g Prodigious-Idde Blue) took today’s Quinte+ Prix de Mortain (purse €55,000, 2850 meters, 15 starters) for teamster Dominik Locqueneux clocked in 1.14.6kr. Yannick A. Briand trains the favorite winner that was off at 1.7/1 odds. 4.8/1 Tina Vivanciere (8f Hermes Perrine-Giga Query) ended second for David Thomain and trainer J-P Thomain with third to 11/1 Volcanissimo (6m Oyonnax-Prime Way Carless) handled by A-A Chavatte. The Q+ jackpot this day was €2.9 million.
Una des Ponnes (7f Jag de Bellouet-Inex de Naulliac) took the Prix de Puteaux (purse €82,000, 2700 meters, 12 starters) clocked in 1.16.1kr for Adrien Lamy and trainer Bruno Marie. This 6.6/1 odds winner defeated 12.6/1 Ugolin du Maine (7g Hugo du Bossis-Oriane du Maine) and Richard Joly, with third to 9/10 odds favorite Surlando de Viette (9g Quadrophenio Jolimira) for Florian Prioul.
At Mantorp SWE today the featured Sprinterkrevaden (50,000SEK to winner, 1640 meters autostart, 10 starters) went to veteran Harry Haythrow (9g Rite On Line-Speedy Tilda-Spotlite Lobell) with Ulf Ohlsson up for owner Birger Johansson clocked in 1.11.2kr as he defeated Dreams Take Time (6m Andover Andover-B My Honey-Viking Kronos) driven by trainer Peter Untersteiner by an easy three lengths. Another length behind was third finishing Johnny B. Kemp (7m Credit Winner-Sarafina Hall-Garland Lobell) for Jan Ove Olsen aboard for trainer Daniel Reden. Prince Tagg was fourth. The winner earned career victory 11 in 96 starts for earnings now of 4,149,700SEK.
Sunday’s action included interesting turf and monte action at Craon, Le Touquet and at Beaumont de Lomagne. The Prix Quest France (purse €28,000, 2775 meters, 17 turf starters) went to 1,24,6kr winner, 3.1/1 odds Vasco de Graux (6g Modern Jazz-Kimie du Pont) for J-Ph Monclin. 60/1 odds Trio du Calorne (8g Nuage Noir-Vallee du Meu) was second, driven by Sebastien Tribourdeau, with 12/1 Silion du Houlbet (9g Hermes de Pericard-Vadie) third for teamster Eric Raffin.
The Grand Prix Dynavena Maisagri Duran (€35,000 purse, 2550 meters, 15 European starters) at Beaumont de Lomagne went to 5.3/1 Tui de Narmont (8m Ipson de Mormal-L’Oree de Narmont_ with trainer/driver Denis Brossard at the lines. 5/2 Ultra des Voirons (7m Bassano-Gaelle des Voirons) was next for Alain Laurent, also owner/trainer. Tagaga Tagada (8f Meaulnes du Corta-Lambada Blue) finished third for Emmanuel Varin, also owner/trainer. The winner was timed in 1.16.5kr.
Back to the turf, at Le Touquet, the Prix Hotel Bar “Les Arcades” (purse €45,000, 2600 meters with 18 starters on grass) went to 5.7/1 Vegas Visais (6g Kid de Chenu-Jadine du Chatelet) for driver Guillaume Marin and trainer Maxime Bezier that narrowly defeated second place 5.2/1 odds Tresor Wic (8m Jag de Bellouet-Epona Vinn) handled by Anthony Barrier for trainer Laurent Simon. Third went to 7/1 Un Satin Rose (7g Ganymede-Dontella Rose) with P-Y Verva up.
Thomas H. Hicks