Normandie Niemen powerful at Vincennes

Today’s  co-featured Prix  Masina (Gr II, 120,000€ purse,  2700 meters, 13 three year old females) saw 1.1/1 odds favorite Normandie Niemen (3f  Italiano Vero -Best Lady-Saxo de Vandel) score in harness racing record time 1.12.8kr with a sparkling front end journey.

David Thomain teamed this Philippe Allaire trainee and owned filly that was bred by  Fabienne de Saint Phalle Thibault. She now sports five career victories in nine  starts for 244,300€ earned. Norma Jeane (3f Felling Cash) was second at 39/1 with  P-Y Verva up  followed by 2,5/1 odds  Nocive  du Choquel  (3f Face Time Bourbon) for Francois Lagadeuc and 49/1 Nova Tim (3f Orlando Vici)  with Benoit Robin the driver/trainer/owner. 

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-05-06/7500/6 

The co-featured Prix Paul Karle (Gr II, 120,000€ purse,  2700 meters, 15 three year old  males) went to 4.3/1 Neo de  Joudes (3m Django Riff-Brianna de Joudes) with Eric Raffin up for trainer J.P. Monclin and Ecurie Daytona Stable. He remains unbeaten in five career starts for 109,350€ earned.

This colt defeated 5.3/1  Novacento (3m Earl Simon)  for Paul Philippe Poquin driving for Sylvain Roger and Noel Lolic the owner. Not This Time (3m Ready Cash-Famous  Lady( was  third at 35/1 for trainer/driver Louis Baudron. Nelson Emge (3m Hohnck) at 7.4/1, Nob Hill (3m Gu d’Heripre), and 7.6/1 Nat King Cole (3m Ready Cash-Deep  Purple) were next to the line. 

Replay https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-05-06/7500/7 

In the undercard in  Paris was the Prix de Niort (49,000€ purse, 2700 meters,16 European starters ages  6-8) where 1.9/1  odds favorite  Rocky Mom (6m Brillantissime-Paprika Mom-Love You) scored in 1.12.8kr for driverJules Van Den Putte Jr.  

Celstrine  Corty trains this Stal  Triumph  Stable owned winner of 122,465€ as he won for the first time in France. He emerged  from a pack of rivals to defeat 30/1 odds Distillato (7gCantab Hall-Tast Of Bourbon-Donato Hanover) for driver David Thomain and trainer M.A.Bovay for Roland Muller the owner.   Kaporal Carisaie  (6g Dollar Macker)was third at 33/1 driven by Damien Bonne. The fast Hungarian bred Enjoy  was again a  wild miscue  dq. 

Replay   https://www.letrot.com/courses/2026-05-06/7500/1 

At Caen on May 9 showcases the titans of trot at the Prix des Ducs  de Normandie (Gr II  International, 150,000€ purse, 2450 meters, 15 starters ages 4-11) 

 Inexess Bleu enters with three recent triumphs over Idao.

The Caen card also includes other top trots:

Idao also sports sired two  year old winners this week at Caen including the fastest timed qualifier, 1.15.6kr by Oswald Port. 

On the Preferred Equine online sale this week the Jean Pierre Dubois owned Jigger (DK)  brought US$150,000  from Mark Robinson.  Jigger a week ago won the Oak Grove Open in  a sparkling 1:51.1f  coast to  coast in his first USA start.

Trotteur  Francais, Paris Vincennes, Caen,  Preferred Equine  files/photos 

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink