El Villagio and Boy Dancer win at Vincennes

January 23, 2018 – Today’s Paris-Vincennes feature was the Prix de Pont-Audemer (purse €65,000, 2100 meters autostart, seven starters – four year olds) and victory was earned by 3/2 favorite El Villagio (4m Love You-Netchka d’Orgeres) reined by Eric Raffin for breeder/owner/trainer Louis Baudron.

Race time was 1.12kr off solid  fractions (1.08.8kr at 1500 meters to go; 1.10,8kr at the 1000; 1.12.3kr with 500 remaining).

14/1 Esperanzo (4m Speedy Blue-Quitida) took the second spot for Mathieu Mottier and breeder / owner / trainer Dominique Mottier, ahead of 2.4/1 Equinoxe Jiel (4m Rancho Gede-Themis Jiel) with Gabriele Gelormini up.

The Prix de Jallais (purse €55,000, 2100 meters autostart, apprentice drivers) was a competitive event that 2.2/1 Boy Dancer (7g Magnificent Rodney-Laura Dancer) won for driver Theo Duvaldestin.

Thierry Duvaldestin trains the quick timed 1.12.2kr winner that Josette Boivin bred and owns, 5/1 Abydos du Vivier (8g Diamant Gede) took second for Romain Congard driving for trainer J-M Bazire. Third was 13/1 Byron du Klau (7g Opium).

Thomas H. Hicks