Derby du Dollar wins Trophee Vert Leg 2

April 21, 2019 – Derby du Dollar (8m Rodrigo Jet-Magalia du Dollar) won today’s second leg of the harness racing Trophee Vert Series, this held as the Prix des la Ville d’Ecommoy (purse 45,000€, 2750 meters distance handicap, 18starters) at the Hippodrome Ecommoy.

The winner was off as the 2.8/1 favorite and Matthieu Abrivard was the winning pilot for trainer Sylvain Roger, as Derby raised his career earnings to 181,770€ in 31 starts.

9/1 Bachar (8m Prodigious) was second for trainer/trainer Emmanuel Allard after facing a 25 meter handicap, as did third finishing 26/1 Valseme (10g Bijou du Bignon) for Th. Domigny.

Vro Leon was fourth ahead of 50 meter handicapped Blues des Landiers.

The co-favorite Ceylan Dairpet was eighth. Race time was a quick 1.16kr on the grass.

Replay –  https://www.letrot.com/fr/replay-courses/2019-04-21/7203/6

The Saturday Atlantique win, at Enghien, by J-M Bazire’s Looking Superb earned an Elitloppet invite to join stablemate Aubrion du Gers.

They will travel to Solvalla to meet up with 16 others for which Readly Express, Propulsion, Dijon, Double Exposure and Uza Josselyn have been invited so far.

On April 29 the Olympiatravet and the May 4^th Finlandia AJO are likely to unveil further Elite sprinters.

Thomas H. Hicks