Hip Hop Haufor takes Gr III Prix Jean Dumouch

Hip Hop Haufor (6m Up And Quick-Villa Haufor), the home bred classmaster of Christian Bigeon, took the Gr. III Prix Jean Dumuch (purse 90,000€, 2850 meters, European 5–10-year-olds) at Vincennes timed in 1.13.3kr.

He was off at 5.5/1 odds and stormed home to victory from the clouds, his 11^th career win in 47 starts now for 493,770€ earned. This fine trotteur won the Gr. II Prix de Bretagne in November 2022 and was fourth in the Amerique Prize of 2023 behind Hooker Berry, Ampia Mede SM and Italiano Vero. This day Hip Hop bested 4.9/1 Admiral As (7g Ready Cash-Galiera As-SJs Photo) with Orjan Kihlstom teaming the Daniel Reden trainee. Fakir de Mahey (8m Reve de Beylev) was a close third at 9/1 for trainer/driver Mathieu Mottier and Michel Soulas, the owner and breeder.

Hopefully we can welcome Hip Hop back in 2024. On another subject I will never forget the afternoon we spent to together in the old Meadowlands on its last Hambletonian hosting. A class guy I will not forget.

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink