Jack des Ass wins Trophee Vert 12th Leg

Hippodrome Nort Sur Erdre hosted the 12th leg of the Trophee  Vert series, this one called the Grand Prix Bioret Cheval (purse 50,000€, 3100 meters distance handicap, 16 harness racing starters ages 6-10).

The 8/10 odds favorite Jack des Ass (6g Alberic-Up To Date Maya) scored impressively to earn his 19th career win in 31 starts for 180,660€. Theo Duvaldestin teamed the Thierry Duvaldestin trainee that Ecurie Haras des Quatre Vents owns. Home second was 14/1 odds and 50 meter handicapped Hannibal Tuilerie (8g Remember Jihem) reined  by Guillaume Lenain for trainer/owner C.M.Bruneau followed by 6.9/1 odds Jupiter Turgot (6g Eridan) with Alexis Collette teaming the A.P. Grimault trainee, Ide Fix du Mans (7g Vigove) and Jaguar du Fan (8g Diablo du Noyer) completed the top five finishers.

Replay  https://www.letrot.com/courses/2025-08-10/4414/4

The weekend ahead at Paris-Vincennes offers exceptional trotting events…see below. And, Liza Josselyn is back with JMB aboard.

In addition on August 16 is the Aby Stora Prix (Gr. I, STL Gold, 1,500,000SEK first money) with a solid field  led by Daniel Reden’s Epic  Kronos and Kentucky River, Dancer Brodde, Mellby Jinx, and Onas Prince among the 12 starters.

Trotteur Francais, Nort Sur Erdre, ATG, Paris-Vincennes files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink