Grand Trio Ludois Gr. III winner at Cagnes

Trotting action at Cagnes sur Mer this day included the Prix Appli Paris-Turf Live (purse 38,000€, 2925 meters voltstart, nine five year old starters) that Key Lady (5f Prodigious-Maflymede-Ganymede) won timed in 1.14.7kr for driver Gwenn Junod.

This 1.4/1 odds harness racing favorite won for the seventh time in 25 starts for 167,780€ earned.  Louis Baudron trains, owns and bred the winner. Koala Blue (5m  Village Mystic-Baltic Sea)   was second at 5.9/1 odds with David Bekaert the driver/trainer for Maxime Guyon followed by third finishing 8.9/1 Kompostel (5m Face Time Bourbon-Cavalleria)  driven by his trainer Nicolas Ensch for Ecurie Catagniccia.

Replay  https://www.letrot.com/courses/2025-07-28/601/4

The featured Gr. III International Prix Alexandre Roucayrol (purse 69,000€, 2925 meters distance handicap, 10 starters ages 6-11)  saw 3.3/1 odds Grand Trio Ludois (9g Booster Winner-Racee des Jacquets) win timed in 1.13.0kr. Theo Briand teamed the Simon Maloun trainee that Alain Laloun owns and the winner now owns 13 career wins in 88 starts for 372,715€. The 1.5/1 odds favorite Inato Pierji (7g Uniclove-Odyssee Pierji) overcame a 25 meter handicap to be second with David Bekaert aboard for trainer Alexandre Bonnefoy and owner Eric Capuano. Cool Kronos (7g Readly Express-Occasion Kronos) landed third at 9/1 odds with trainer Christophe Martens aboard for Philippe Van Weehaeghe with fourth to 28/1 Gibus (9g Soleil   d’Enfer) for Steve Sefano handling the J.M. Roubaud trainee and owner.

Replay  https://www.letrot.com/courses/2025-07-28/601/1

Upcoming on the weekend will be the Prix de Berlin (Gr III European three year olds) featuring Philippe Allaire’s Monzon Normand and Magic Night followed by the Prix de Geneve (Gr III European four year olds) with Sebastien Guarato’s Frank Gio (4m Face Time Bourbon-Zarina Gio) in the field along with stablemates Looping Day and Light My Fire.

On a sad note is the passing of Champion Revenue at age 29.

The 1996 foaled son of Reve d’Udon-Hazel Sund-Sugarcane Hanover-Rare Chance-Nevele Pride) won 47 times in his career for $1,998.608 earned and he earned a 1:51.3 mark. His US foals earned $25,624,128 from 193 starters. He bred 163 mares in his first year at stud in America. His leading offspring follow from USTA  records.

The Blodbanken files list a few more Revenue offspring now shown above:

Trotteur Francais, Enghien-Soisy, Cagnes sur Mer, USTA, Blodbanken files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink