Idao de Tillard wins Prix de L’Atlantique in race record

Idao de Tillard (8m Severino-America de Tillard) emerged from blocked to follow Go On Boy (10m Password-Balginette) to win today’s Prix de L’Atlantique (Gr International, 200,000€ purse, 2150 meters autostart,14 starters ages 4-11) at Enghien-Soisy in a quick race record  1.10.1kr.

Off at 5.6/1 odds the double Amerique winner now has 34 victories in 51 starts for 3,038,768€ earned. Clement Duvaldstin teamed the Cyril Sevestre owned veteran that Thierry Duvaldestin trains.

Prior to this win Idao had two starts on his comeback trail at Caen and Paris-Vincennes both seventh place finishes. Today he rallied past 7.4/1 Go On Boy that trainer Romain Derieux reined for Caroline Logier and he advanced his bankroll to 2,837,297€ racing today with shoes on.

Home third was 30/1 Keep Going (6m Follow You-Discovery Bond) with trainer Mathieu Mottier on the lines for Jose Davet. Fourth was pacesetter 3.2/1 odds second choice Frank Gio (5m Face Time Bourbon-Zarina Gio) with Matthieu Abrivard up for Scuderia Bivans Srl and trainer Sebastien Guarato.

Fifth was Harmony du Rabutin (9f Royal Dream) at 13/1 with David Bekaert up followed by 22/1 Hooker Berry (9m Booster Winner) for Eric Raffin and 2.7/1 odds favorite Iroise de la Noe (8f Tornado Bello) that pressed the pace three wide from post 12 with trainer Thomas Levesque driving. The previous race record of the L’Atlantique was 1.10.2kr set by the now retired Horsy Dream in 2024.

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-04-18/7502/4

It was quite a trace among champions before a huge crowd at Enghien-Soisy.

Trotteur Francais, Hippodrome Enghien-Soisy files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink