November 24, 2016 – The Tiger (9g Nelson de Vandel-Notre Dame Bourbon) took today’s harness racing featured Prix de L’Ile de Re (monte, purse €95,000, 2850 meters, 20 European starters) clocked in 1.13.3kr for Damien Bonne and trainer/owner Benjamin Goetz. The 2.3/1 odds favorite defeated 19/1 Safari Dream (10g Gai Brillant-La Memonia) with J-Y Ricart up and third was 32/1 Andalouse (6f Tenor de Baune-Mosaique) with Yoann Lebourgeois in the irons.
The monte opener was the Prix de Meyssac (purse €50,000, 2700 meters, 10 entrants) and 1.9/1 Daily Jet (3m The Best Madrik-Rebecca Jet) was victorious timed in 1.15.4kr for jockey Mathieu Mottier, trainer Franck Leblanc and breeder/owner Jean-Etienne Dubois. 6.4/1 Dollar du Vivier (3m Hand du Vivier-Ta Folie du Vivier) was a distant second for Julien Raffestin and 17.2/1 Domino du Bon Air (3g Rombaldi-Io de Courson) was third for P.Edouard Mary.
This day’s Quinte+ was the Prix de Sille le Guillaume (purse €70,000, 2850 meters, 18 European starters) and 18/1 Ustar de Vandel (8g Look de Star-Delila de Vandel) scored timed in 1.14kr with trainer Franck Nivard driving. J-P Raimbault owns the winner. 16/1 Upman (8g Kepler-Niyati) took second for Bernard Piton and breeder/owner Gilles Houssaye. 4.1/1 Tell Me No Lies (7g Offshore Dream-B.Glorious) was third for trainer Fabrice Souloy and driver J-M Bazire. 1.6/1 favorite Zonguldak (7g Love You-Heartenings Crown) was fourth for the Martens team (Christophe and Vincent, the trainer).
18 trotters contested the €60,000 purse Prix de Dunerque (2700 meters) with the 1.13.4kr victory to 2.6/1 Cash Maker (4g Coktail Jet-Salt Lake City) with trainer Sebastian Ernault driving for breeder/owner NV Hicewa. 9.3/1 Colonel (4m Goetmals Wood-Royale Star) held second with trainer Jean-Michel Bazire driving and 28/1 Clever Lymm (4m Korean-Oquidia) rallied for third driven by Franck Nivard for trainer Fabrice Souloy.
Thomas H. Hicks