Today’s Premio Unione Europea at Modena Ghirlandina (purse 154,000€, 2080 meters autostart, four year old males) saw 2.3/1 odds First Of Mind (4m Face Time Bourbon-Peace Of Mind-Uronometro) score timed in 1.11.6kr for trainer/driver Alessandro Gocciadoro, a new personal record for the harness racing winner that Leonardo Cecchi bred.

First Of Mind now sports 12 career wins for 556,054€. The race record remains 1.11.2kr owned by Zacon Gio. Home second was 2.77/1 Falco Killer Gar (4m Varenne-Zuwara Gar-Maharajah) handled by Antonio Di Nardo, followed by third finishing 26.65/1 odds Carpendale (4m Maharajah-Luminara-Gigant Neo) with Germany’s Christoph Schwarz driving. Fil EK (4m Ringostarr Treb-Ukase EK-Mago d’Amore) was fourth at 39.27/1 odds for Pietro Gubellini. The 2.4/1 odds favorite Frank Gio was a miscue dq early when trying for the lead.

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Gocciadoro scored again in the companion Premio Unione Europea Filly (purse 66,000€, 1600 meters autostart) with 1.41/1 odds favorite Funny Gio (4f Face Time Bourbon-Amazing Gio-Royalty For Life) that recorded career victory 12 for 358,427€ earned. Bivans Srl bred  Funny Gio.

Home second was 4.12/1 odds Follia d’Esi (4f Ringostarr Treb-Tessa d’Esi-Nad Al Sheba) with Marco Stefani up. Third was 17.45/1 Faharajah One (4f Maharajah-Mariu’-Varenne) that Eddy Loccisano piloted. The 69.81/1 odds outsider Fort Washakie (4g Ideale Luis0Ulena Gar-Garden Spot) was fourth for Antonio Di Nardo.

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Modena Ghirlandina, Gaet files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink