€150,000 Kymi Grand Prix lineup set

June 23, 2015 – Ten solid harness racing performers will contest the Gr. I Kymi Grand Prix (€150,000 purse, 2100 meters autostart) on Saturday at Kouvala.

US bred and owned Maven starts from post one for Johnny Takter, her first good draw in major European events.

Chief contestants will likely be Oasis Bi, Timoko (Pierre Vercruysse up), Bret Boko, Red Rose America (bred by the late Lou Guida), Ringostar Treb (winner of May 30 Sweden Cup) and Spain’s Trebol.

Be there in person or online for a superb classic trotting event.

Timoko was the 2014 winner timed in 1.13kr. 

June 27 – Kouvala
Off 11:45 eastern – Kymi Grand Prix

Maven (Johnny Takter)

Stormysky (Jukka Torvinen)

Oasis Bi (Claes Svensson)

Seabiscuit (Mika Forss)

Timoko (Pierre Vercruysse)

Bret Boko (Ari Moilanen)

Red Rose America (Tony Le Beller)

Ringostarr Treb (Wilhelm Paal)

Windy Ways (Daniel Reden)

Trebol (Gabriel Pou Pou)

The race record is 1.11.1kr set in 2006 by Jan de Bellouet.

Started in 1998 the past winners are listed below for 1998-2013

Year	Winner	Country	Driver	Time kr
1998	Dryade des Bois		Jos Verbeeck	14,6
1999	Defi d’Aunou		Jean-Etienne Dubois	14,9
2000	BWT Magic		Ahti Antti-Roiko	14,9
2001	Exchequer		Aki Antti-Roiko	13,5
2002	Legendary Lover K		Steen Juul	14,0
2003	Flambeau des Pins		Mathieu Fribault	13,2
2004	Kart de Baudrairie		Jean-Michel Bazire	13,2
2005	Prime Prospect		Andrea Guzzinati	13,8
2006	Jag de Bellouet		Christophe Gallie	11,1
2007	Camilla Highness		Peter Ingves	12,8
2008	L´Amiral Mauzun		Jean-Michel Bazire	12,3
2009	Commander Crowe		Peter Ingves	13,0
2010	Brioni		Joakim Lövgren	12,7
2011	Rapide Lebel		Eric Raffin	12,8
2012	Commander Crowe		Christophe Martens	12,0
2013	Womanizer S		Tommi Kylliäinen	12,2

Thomas H. Hicks