Jabalpur upset winner in 200,000€ Prix Rene Balliere

Today’s Gr. I International Prix Rene Balliere (purse 200,000€, 2100 meters autostart, nine starters ages 4-11) at Paris-Vincennes saw 22/1 Jabalpur (6m Booster Winner-Sliema) rally on the pegs to win timed in 1.08/7kr for driver Gabriele Gelormini, trainer Alain Chavatte and owner Tramontom Srl.

This was his 10th career victory for 416,090€. He defeated heavily used 9/10 odds favorite Go On Boy (9m Password-Balginette) with trainer Romai Derieux up for Ecurie Nixxon.

Replay  https://www.letrot.com/courses/2025-06-22/7500/5

The Elitloppet winner raced on or near the front in wicked fractions (1.04.3kr with 1500 meters to go; 1.06.9kr at the 1000 and 1.08.8kr with 500 remaining. He drifted as tiring and Jabalour surged past.

The 2.8/1 Iguski Sautonne (7m Village Mystic-Sara Sautonne) landed third for owner/trainer/driver Matthieu Abrivard. Keep Going at 5.8/1; Hussard de Landret at 7.7/1; Elegance Kronos (5f Muscle Hill-Pampered Winner) was sixth at 57/1 and 12/1 Ibiki de Houelle was seventh

Paris-Vincennes, Trotteur Francais files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink