JMB, JPD, RWD - What a winning day

Jean Michel Bazire teamed 3.9/1 odds Iron du Gers (8g Love You-Bienvenue du Gers-Quinoa du Gers) to a coast to coast harness racing victory timed in 1.10.9kr in the Paris-Vincennes featured Prix Jean Gabin (68,000€ purse, 2100 meters autostart, 12 European starters ages 6-11).

This Nicolas Bazire trainee is owned by J.P. Bragato and he record victory number 13 in 38 career starts for 296,100€ earned. This was JMB’s 6,839th driving victory in 30,330 starts, a 22.54% winning percentage. He also has 4,106 training wins in 18,614 appearances (21.57%).

Finishing second was 9/10 odds favorite Rikita JP (6f Mister JP-Noblesse du Corta-Buvetier d’Aunou) handled by Matthieu Abrivard for Jocelyn Robert the trainer for Sandrine Robert.

Third was 17/1 Novato (6m Maharajah-Supergirl-Infinitif) with Gabriele Gelormini up for trainer D.P. Tesselaar, followed by 12/1 odds Keep Your Dreams (6m Follow You-Dream Life-Royal Dream).

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-05-15/7500/1

At Marseille A Borely the legendary age 85 Jean Pierre Dubois drove 3.83/1 odds Nalisma (3f Fabulous Wood-Alisma du Corta-Love You) to a 1.16.9kr timed victory in the Prix de Septemes les Vallons (27,000€ purse, 3000 meters distance handicap, 11 three year olds at the start).

Ecurie des Mouettes owns this Dariusz Czerwinski trainee to her first career victory now for 21,312€ earned. JPD, who’s next birthday is July 4th, now sports 1,429 wins in 7,106 starts (20.11%) and 1,704 training wins in 11,254 starts (15.13%). Stablemate 26/1 New Haven Work (3, Fabulous Wood-Bahama Wood-Goetmals Wood) was home second driven by Nicolas Ensch for the Mouettes/Czerwinski team.

The 7.2/1 odds and 25 meter handicapped Nirvana d’Hermes (3m Fairplay d’Urzy) was third for reinsman Steve Stefano.

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-05-15/1303/2

Finally, yesterday at Montaubon, the 82 year old Richard William Denechere teamed his trainee the14/1odds Lemon Gard (5g Saxo de Vandel-Datcha Fromentro-Jag de Bellouet) to a 1.16.8kr timed victory, overcoming a 25 meter handicap.

This was RWD’s 2, 297th win in 16,409 starts (14.0%) and 2.433 training wins in 18,286 starts (13.24%). The winner now spots five wins in 21 starts for 71.390€. He defeated 9/1 Leaving New York (5g Rady Cash) with Thomas Prudhon up and12/1 odds and 25 meter penalized Lockwood Efji (5g Brillantissime) with Tristan Bord.

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-05-14/8203/7

 

I have fond memories of Denechere when he won the World Cup Trot Montreal 2002 with his Fan Idole defeating Varenne, Fool’s Goal and JPD’s Grand Fraceur. Replay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s0e4DLJ5kc

Fan Idole’s daughter Esperanza Idole upset as the Prix de Cornulier winner in a major upset in 2024 at Vincennes

 

Trotteur Francais, Montauban, Paris-Vincennes, Marseille A Borely files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink