Hedic Gema wins at Cagnes, Derieux shines

Hedic Gema (9g  Akim  du Cap Vert-Cybille Gede) scored this day at Cagnes sur Mer in the featured Prix Roger Ledoyen (quinte+ race, purse 49,000€, 2925 meters distance handicap, 13 starters ages 6-11) timed in 1.11.9kr.

He overcame a 25 meter handicap to score at 20/1 odds with Alan Gendrot  driving for trainer/owner/breeder Marc Sassier.  Hedic now sports  17 career wins in 62 starts for 448,160€.

He narrowly defeated  3.6/1 Joy  du Carnois (7f Captain Sparrow)with Alexandre Bidin up for conditioner Charley Mottier and Ecurie Sang Et Or.

Third was the 1.9/1 offs favorite Kanto Avis (6m Ready Cash) that was also handicapped 25 meters that he overcame with Theo Briand driving for Marc Sassier and Ecurie Dubs the owner/breeder.

Fourth was 65/1 Heros deo Matter (9g Bird Parker) also penalized 25 meters and handled by his trainer Nils Pacha.

Replay  https://www.letrot.com/courses/programme/2026-02-26/601

This day driver/trainer Romain Derieux won four times.

The first was in the Prix Mister Lucken (purse  22,000€, 2700 meters autostart, 11 starters four year olds) where he won by open lengths in  coast to coast fashion with  1.4/1 odds  Man  Of Fire (4m Lov You-Balginette-Hasting) in 1.14.1kr.

He won for the first time in two career outings for earnings of 13,650€.  P.E.Mary owns this colt that deserves watching.

The dam, Balginette, has produced Go On Boy (2,579,297€) and Josh Power (1,151,370€) plus the recent 300,000€ priced Powerball.

Derieux also  won the Prix de la Ciotat (22,000€ purse, 2925 meters, 14 five year olds) with  2.1/1 odds Lipstick Queen(5g Titi Quick) in 1.15.1kr for Ecurie Quick Star; the Prix Helsinki (38,000€, 2150 meters autostart,11 starters  ages 7-11) with 7/10 favorite Javanais  Delo (7g Charly du Noyer) timedin1.12.8kr for Ecurie Serenite; finally in the Prix de Deauville  (29,000€, 2925meters,15 starters age six) with14/1 odds Kookey Melody (6f Django Riff) for Thierry Cattan clocked in1.14.2kr.

It was quite  a special day for Romain Derieuxand itsbeen a spectacular year to date whereas trainer he sports  33 wins in 92 starts and as driver 34 wins in 86 drivers. In the past 12 months his win percentage exceeds 25%  as trainer  and as driver.

Cagnes sur Mer,  Trotteur Francais files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink