Goodmorning Charly  (10g Real de Lou-Soria Charly) took the Prix de Cantral (quinte+, purse 59,000€, 2850 meters, 16 starters ages 9-11) this day at Paris- Vincennes timed in 1.13.3kr with P-Y Verva aboard.

The 5.1/1 odds winner is trained by Benoit Olicard  for Milko Molinaro and now sports16 career victories  in 76 starts for 224,095€. The 5.7/1 odds Forever d’Ariana (11g  Ludo de Castelle) was a  distant  second with Matthieu Abrivard up for  trainer/owner Daniel Bethouart. Third was 9/1Guess Fouteau (10fSeduisantFouteau) with Franck Nivard piloting for Andre Dreux the trainer/owner/breeder.

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-02-19/7500/1

In the Prix de Blain- Bouvron le  Gavre (purse 62,000€, 2100 meters autostart, 14 starters ages  four open) the 18/1 odds Mentor de  Play (4m Dahlia  du Rib-Aube d’Ortiage) scored by nearly five lengths timed in 1.10.7kr for driver/trainer/owner Franck Blandin.

This winner recorded his second  career win now or 98,260€ earned. Milan (4g Earl Simon) was second at 4.3/1 odds  with Theo Duvaldestin up for trainer/owner Thierry Duvaldestin. Malia Barbes (4f Un Amour d’Haufor) earned third as the even-money  favorite with David Thomain up for  trainer  Christian Bigeon.  81/1 Midnight Express (4f Express Jet)  and 102/1  My Qualita Piya (4f Goetmals Wood) completed the  top five.

Replay   https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-02-19/7500/8

Sunday is the finale of the France Triple Crown, that being  the marathon distance  Prix de Paris (Gr I International, purse 400,000€, 4150meters). Absent most of the European top trotters it still represents a race of great interest  and  whether known sprinters can  handle the distance effectively. We will find out  and we will be entertained at Paris-Vincennes by the entire racing  program.

Harness Update this week revealed its top earning sires report for all countries it included. The USA sires Chapter Seven and Walner led rivals all measured  in US dollars. The leaders  were Chapter Seven at over $25mm, followed by Walner, Maharajah, Readly Express, Muscle Hill, Face Time Bourbon  and the late  Ready Cash. The countries included  is defined as North America, France, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Austria,  Italy, Finland, Norway, Netherlands and Germany.

Paris-Vincennes, Trotteur Francais, Harness Update

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink