Black Atout wins at Cherbourg

May 14, 2017 – Lots of trotting action (14 tracks) occurred today in France at the more rural harness racing venues. 1.3/1 Black Atout (6m Prodigious-La Lagune) took the Prix AXX Assurances (purse €30,000, 2625 meters) at Cherbourg for Franck Nivard, trainer Franck Leblanc and owner Claude Guedj. Ana du Carbonel was a close second for Franck Blandin in the race timed in 1.14.9kr

Avigron-Le Pontet hosted the Grand Prix d’Avignon (purse €32,000, 250 meters, 16 starters) with that one captured in 1.18.9kr by 15/1 Ut de Dompierre (9g Prince d’Espace-Magic de Dompierre). Banjamin Goetz drove his trainee that he also owns. 27/1 Upnanie was second. At Aras was the Grand Prix Espas Auto (purse €32,000, 2900 meters) and the 1.1.1kr timed winner was Buxus Calendes (6g Prodigious-Quela de Calendes). Vincent Collard trains and owns this winner and Laurent Verva was the teamster.

Thomas H. Hicks