Netherlands action at Wolvega

May 20, 2017 – Top level youngsters led the harness racing action Saturday evening at Wolvega with the Criterium des 4 Ans (purse €13,200, 2100 meters autostart, 10 starters) going to 1.8/1 Gaz Occagnes (4m Gazouillis-Rosy Pierre) for Joseph Verbeeck and trainer H.A.J. Grift. Grift Jr. (4m Zola Boko-Memory Boko) was second for Robin Bakker driving for trainer Paul Hagoort. Third was Bringo Boko (4g From Above-Staro Almighty) for Jaap Van Rign. Race time was 1.15kr.

The Breeders Course (purse €11,000, 2100 meters autostart, eight starters) went to 1.14.3kr timed and 5/2 favored Hambo Transs R (3m Love You-Bewitched) reined by Hugo Langeweg Jr, for Paul Hagoort training for Stal Fleurs BV.. The well-bred 6.4/1 Classic Connection (3m Love You-Crys Dream) was second in his first start for owner Jean Pierre Dubois, the pilot too. Yves Boireau trains for owner Dubois. This one is a son for US$840,000 winner Crys Dream (Taurus Dream-Crystas Image-Balanced Image), she third in the Hambletonian Oaks. The dam Crystas Image also produced US$639,000 winner Brigham Dream, a Breeders Crown winner at age four in the US. Third this day was Vincent (3m Classic Photo-Olga LP) reined by Rick Ebbinge for trainer Paul Hagoort and Stable Why Not.

Thomas H. Hicks