November 6, 2016 – Today’s rain soaked Gr. I Grand Premio Delle Nazioni (purse €308,000, 2250 meters autostart) went to 1.14.4kr timed Princess Grif (7f Varenne-Fauve Grif-Viking Kronos) for harness driver Roberto Andreghetti. Timone EK (4m Mr. Vic-Gemona-Lemon Dra) was second for Joseph Verbeeck. Timoko (9m Imoko-Kiss me Coulonces-And Arifant) was a game third for Bjorn Goop after a death-seat trip that he attained with a big early move after getting way near the back. He then battled pacesetter Ringostarr Treb that weakened. Pascia’Lest was fourth for Pietro Gubellini and Tesoro Degli Dei was fifth for V.P. Dell’Annunziata.

The undercard featured the Coppa di Milano raced with three eliminations (each with €13,200 purse, 1650 meters autostart) and a final over the same distance for a €55,000 purse. The final went to 1.11.8kr timed Tamure Roc (4f Exploit Caf-Ema Roc-Lemon Dra) for driver V.P. Dell’Annunziata. Showmar (5m SJ’s Photo-Lucemar-Lemon Dra) landed second for Mass. Castaldo and third went to game pacesetterLouvre (11m Piccardo-Defile’-Ganymede) for Federico Esposito.

The three elims were good races too. The first went to 1.13.2kr timed Sky Dancer (5m Ganymede-Croatass-Indro Park) for driver Alessandro Gocciadoro as they defeated Radio Wise (6f Turbo Sund-Mathers Grincheuse-Garland Lobell) with Enrico Bellei aboard and Totoo del Ronco (4m Ganymede-Magic Vision LF-Uronometro) for Mario Minopoli Jr.

Elim two went to 1.12.8kr clocked Rania Lest (6f Love You-Superiors Sun-Diamond Way) for Gocciadoro. Oncle Photo VL (8m SJ’s Photo-Balalaica-Lemon Dra) was second for Bellei and third went to Stella di Azzurra (5f Supergill-Genny di Azzurra-Pine Chip) for Pietro Gubellini

The third elimination went to the final winner Tamure Roc timed in 1.12.7kr for Della’Annunziata ahead of the Esposito teamed Louvre and Running Allmar (6m Ganymede-Hialeah Hanover-Lindy Lane) reined by Minopoli Jr.

Thomas H. Hicks