Grand Prix Baron d'Aedeui to Montdore

Even-money favorite Montdore (6m Love You-Self Made Woman) captured Sunday’s Agen le Passage featured Grand Prix Baron d’Aedeuil in France that attracted 14 European starters vying for the €25,000 purse. 

Driver Dominik Locqueneux teamed the Robert Bergh trainee to victory clocked in 1.13.6kr over the 2575 meter distance. 143/1 outsider  Utu de Tilou (8g Kaisy Dream-Java de l’Iton) landed second with third to 21/1 Saphir du Gite (10g Derby du Gite-Jeunesse Doree). The race was a Pick5 event.

The €32,000 purse Grand Prix Dynavena Marsagri Duran, also a Pick5 wagering event, went to 28/1 Tiburse de Brior (9g Ganymede-Macapu du Vivier) timed in 1.14.3kr over the 2625 meter distance with 16 European participants.

Nils Pacha teamed the winner for trainer Matthieu Abrivard. 51/1The Au Lait (9g Nuage de Lait-Kalfouny) was second with 71/1 Una Lisa de Crouay (8f Jet Fortuna-Nikita de Crouay) home third as longshots prevailed. Tiburse de Brior

At Chartres, the apprentice drivers contested the Prix du Bar PMU “Le Triangle” Mainvilliers for a purse of €13,000 over 2850 meters with 13 starters.

The 4/1 Angel Dark (6g Look de Star-Quadrata des Jipes) scored the victory for driver Jorgen Berggren, trainer Anders Lindqvist who is co-owner with Peter Gerry of USA’s Arden Homestead Stable. Angel Dark was timed in 1.16.4kr for his seventh win in 36 outings, now for €88,430 earned. Gerry earned two second place finishes in Billings Amateur Series action the same evening at Pompano Park, Florida.

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink