Solid weekend of action ahead in Italy

On the upcoming weekend Italian and US amateur drivers begin competition at several raceways in Italy. Starting on April 29 at Napoli the contestants will compete in two events and another the next day. The USA team is comprised of Hannah Miller, Mike Mitchell, Dein Spriggs, Steve Oldford, Joe Pennacchio. The amateur races are shown below.

3 15.30 April 29 – PR. 1^PROVA ITALIA-UAS MEM.C.SAT – condizionata E 5.500 – mt 1600
	1	MATTEO	1600	H.Miller
	2	OVVIO DI AZZURRA	"	V.D'Alessandro
	3	NILO NES	"	M.Mitchell
	4	ROBY ALCA	"	D.Spriggs
	5	PAPLOV	"	C.Ciccarelli
	6	SCACCOMATTO NP	"	S.Oldford
	7	SKY OK	"	J.Pennacchio
	8	PAATA PATA	"	A.Simioli
	9	PATRIOT GAR	"	E.Villani
	10	PERCHE' SI JET	"	G.De Simone Jr

5 16.30 – PR. 2^PROVA ITALIA-USA MEM.C.SAT – condizionata E 5.500 – mt 1600 – Trio
	1	MATEO MABEL	1600	S.Oldford
	2	PANZER LP	"	V.D'Alessandro
	3	MARENGO AI	"	J.Pennacchio
	4	PIXEL GRIF	"	H.Miller
	5	OLOGRAMMA	"	A.Simioli
	6	PARADISEA JET	"	M.Mitchell
	7	PON PON PRIDE	"	E.Villani
	8	ODILLAX	"	G.De Simone Jr
	9	OBELIX BI	"	D.Spriggs
	10	OLISEO	"	C.Ciccarelli

	5 16.15 April 30 – PR. SFIDA ITALIA-USA MEM.CAROLO – condizionata E 5.500 – mt 1600 – Trio
		1	TURIZ  C	1600	A.Simioli
		2	TORTORELLA JET	"	S.Oldford
		3	TESIO TRGF	"	M.Mitchell
		4	TEOLINDA  C	"	E.Villani
		5	TANO	"	C.Ciccarelli
		6	TEODORA BI	"	G.De Simone Jr
		7	TEX DI JESOLO	"	D.Spriggs
		8	TABUZ  C	"	V.D'Alessandro
		9	TROPICANA LUIS	"	J.Pennacchio
		10	TIMBUCTU BI	"	H.Miller
	Dein Spriggs heads the Florida Amateur Drivers Club. The Italian team lineup includes Ciro Ciccarelli,Elena Orlando Villani, Antonio Simioli, Vincenzo D’Alessandro and Giovanni De Simone. The Agnano Napoli racetrack is a 1000 meter oval.
Also on the Saturday card is the Gr. II €77,000 purse Gran Prix Regione Campania with 14 rivals contesting the 1600 meter sprinter event. Testimonial OK is the opening money favorite with Enrico Bellei up.   8 18.00 – PR. GP.REGIONE CAMPANIA TR.MAGO – gruppo 2 E 77.000 – mt 1600     1 TROJA D'ASOLO 1600 Rene' Legati             2 TEMON YOUR SM " M.Smorgon             3 CHATEAUROUX " A.Gocciadoro             4 TOTOO DEL RONCO " M.Minopoli Jr             5 TAURUS DEL RONCO " G.Di Nardo             6 TOBIAS DEL RONCO " G.P.Minnucci             7 TIOSS MEDE SM " A.Di Nardo             8 TESTIMONIAL OK " E.Bellei             9 TALABARTERIA " N.Cintura             10 TENTATION ANS " P.Gubellini             11 TULUM " Mass.Castaldo             12 TIBERIX " V.Luongo             13 TITANIC DANY " G.P.Maisto             14 TEMIBILE OK " R.Gallucci             On May 1 (Sunday) the headliner is the 67th edition of the Grand Premio Lotteria di Agnano. Three eliminations will be followed by the final and consolation, each over 1600 meters autostart.
G.P. LOTTERIA DI AGNANO – QUOTE INFORMATIVE PRIMA BATTERIA                 SECONDA BATTERIA                TERZA BATTERIA 01 RADIOFRECCIA FI                        4,5 01 RUM E COCA DAY       20 01 STEVEN DEL RONCO    20 02 SAHARA FAIRYTALE      5,5 02 RAVENNA-DK             15 02 PASCIA LEST            2,2 03 RANIA LEST             3,5 03 SHARON GAR             8 03 OLONA OK               20 04 VOLTIGEUR DE MYRT      1,9 04 OASIS BI               2,3 04 PROBO OP              5 05 PIONEER GAR            15 05 PRINCESS GRIF          2 05 SEATTLE BI             10 06 RIBELLE OP             30 06 PEACE OF MIND         10 06 QUICK FIX              2,5 07 PACHA DEI GREPPI       25 07 SAVANNA BI            15 07 ORSIA                  10 08 RUE VARENNE DANY       12 08 SUPERBO CAPAR          20 08 SUGAR REY              30

Quite a trotting weekend is on tap in Italy.

Groupe II action took place on the Tuesday night program at Paris-Vincennes with upsets in both contests.

The three year-old colts battled in the €120,000 Prix Paul Karle (2100 meters, 11 starters) and 10.2/1 Dollar Macker (3m Saxo de Vandel-Salt Lake City) scored victory with J-Ph Monclin aboard. Philippe Allaire trains the winner for Olivier Henri Thomas as this 1.14.3kr timed colt defeated the 1/2 favorite Django Riff (3m Ready Cash-Rasta Perrine) with Yoann Lebourgeois up.

Allaire trains the favorite for owner Elisabeth Allaire. Third was 20/1 Duroc Montaval (3m Singalo-Ovalie Montaval) and driver Eric Raffin ahead of 32/1 Diablo du Noyer (3m Jasmin de Flore-Une Et Indivisible) and 13/1 Ducato Bourbon (3m Love You-Kamera Bourbon).

The fillies contested the €120,000 GR. II Prix Masina (2100 meters, 14 starters) with the win to 1.15.1kr timed, 17/1 Diva du Mouchel (3f The Best Madrik-Perle du Mouchel). Eric Raffin teamed the winner for Franck Leblanc, trainer for Laurent Edin. 34/1 Douce Ligneries (3f Love You-Ouragne) landed second for trainer/driver Benedetto Marigliano with 1/1 favorite Dewana (3f Ready Cash-Sanawa) third with J-Ph Monclin driving for owner/trainer Philippe Allaire.

Don’t Explain (3f Prodigious-Quarmen du Gite) landed the fourth spot for Matthieu Abrivard and fifth belonged to Daylight Jet (3f Jag de Bellouet-Ocarina Jet) with trainer Pierre Vercruysse aboard for owner Jean-Etienne Dubois.

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink