Cleangame wins Prix de Joinville le Pont

Jean-Michel Bazire ventured to Cagnes sur Mer today to win the Gr. III Prix de Joinville le Pont (purse 80,000€, 2925 meters, eight European starters) with the 1/10 favorite Cleangame (7g Ouragon de Celland-Red Bell). 

Timed in 1.12.8kr Cleangame won for the 22^nd time in 36 starts for owner J-M Rancoule, now for 717,470€ in life earnings. Cleangame now has won nine of his last 11 outings and 12 of the 14 starts under Bazire after he became the trainer.

The 13/1 Ble de Gers (8g Quinoa du Gers) was second for Alexandre Abrivard driving for trainer Bazire and owner Rancoule. 8/1 Balbir (8g Ganymede-Manzir) was third for trainer/driver Mickael Cormy. Cavalleria and Bolt completed the top five finishers.

In action today at Paris-Vincennes the Prix de Saint-Pierre La Cour (purse 45,000€, 2100 meters autostart) was the eQuinte+ race and 1.3/1 Cocktail Desbois (7g Coktail Jet-Queen Goulette) scored for Eric Raffin. Ecurie de Rivage owns this J-M Baudouin trainee that now has eight career wins in 49 starts for 130,030€ earned.

The 8/1 Cap Lignerie (7g Repeat Love) was second with Joann Lebourgeois up and 6.9/1 Domino Dream (6g Blue Dream) was third for Sebastian Ernault. 80/1 Dorgino and 14/1 Calio des Bosc rounded out the top five. The eQ+ paid 6,673.80€.

The Prix Gallius II (purse 45,000€, 2100 meters autostart) saw 15/1 Digitale Prior (6f Sancho Panca-Fita Prior) score timed in 1.12.3kr for Aurelian Desmarres and trainer Sylvain Desmarres. The now six time career winner in 43 appearances defeated the 1.4/1 favorite Dolce Vita Quick (6f Carpe Diem) with Gabriel Gelormini up for Ecurie Quick Star and trainer Maik Esper. Third was 16.3/1 Devise du Vivier (6f Real de Lou) with Leo Abrivard on the lines.

Finally the Prix Elma (purse 35,000€, 2700 meters for five year olds) produced a victory for 9.2/1 Etoile Moss (5f Fleuron Perrine-Quinine de Meaulnes) timed in 1.14.3kr. Matthieu Abrivard teamed the Dominique Lefgarcheux trainee. 8.4/1 Emeraude Etoile (5f Orlando Vici) was second for P-Y Verva and 51.1/1 Easy Touch (5f Rolling d’Heripre) was third for trainer/driver J-F Senet.

Be on site at Vincennes on Sunday for the very interesting Grand Prix de France, a Gr. I UET Masters International event.

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink