Chance EK wins Grand Premio Mario Locatelli

The Gr. III Grand Premio Mario Locatelli (purse 35,200€, 1650 meters autostart) raced at Milano this day went to the impressive 3.1/1 odds Chance EK (6f Nad Al Sheba-Ukase EK-Mago d’Amore) timed in 1.11.5kr.

Pietro Gubellini teamed the Fausto Barelli trainee to her 16^th victory for earnings of 191,886€. Bythebook (8g Googoo Gaagaa-Stellar Value-Viking Kronos) was second at 3.7/1 odds handled by Alessandro Gocciadoro. Third was the 1.8/1 favorite Akela Pal Ferm (8g Mahatajah-Remilla di Palle-SJs Photo) was third for Antonio Di Nardo ahead of 15.3/1 Vincero’ Gar (10m SJs Photo-Lady Killer Gar-Varenne) handled by Andrea Farolfi.

This day at Roma Capannelle the white-hot Cosmo Spritz (6m Igor Font-Nebraska Jet-Supergill) scored by seven lengths in 1.12.2kr at 1.8/1 odds in the Premio Acquedotto (purse 9,900€, 1640 meters autostart). Andrea Farolfi teamed the winner that won recently in 1.09.8kr. Finishing a distant second at 2.6/1 was Briuio d’Elite (7m Ideale Luis-Poesia d’Elite-Conway Hall) for Antonio Di Nardo.

On the same day at Bergsaker Sweden the red-hot 1.2/1 odds High On Pepper (6g Ready Cash-Piece Of Work-Yankee Glide) scored with relative ease in 1.14.6kr for Jorma Kontio. He converted a death seat journey to a drew off score by three lengths/ The 12.3/1 Phoenix Photo (10g Super Photo Kosmos) was second for Orjan Kihlstrom ahead of 11.7/1 Axel Ruda (7g Formula One) with Ulf Ohlsson in the bike.

Gaet, Milano, Roma Capannelle, Bergsaker files/photos-harness racing trots

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink