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Falco Killer Gar (3m Varenne-Zuwara Gar) held gamely to win the Gr. I Orsi Mangelli Final (purse 253,300€, 1600 meters autostart, three year old males) at Torino timed in 1.11.6kr with trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro driving. The 3.3/1 odds Allev. Garigliano Srl and Scuderia Indal product now has 10 victories for 311,508€. He previously this day […]
The filly and colt harness racing divisions of the Gran Premio Citta’di Follonica in Italy are in the books raced over this fast 1400-meter oval. The mare division (purse 66,000€, 2200 meters autostart, 12 starters four-year-old females) went to 1.12.2kr timed and 1.3/1 odds East Asia (4f Ready Cash-Elvezia-Pine Chip) driven by her trainer Alessandro […]
The harness racing field for the $1,000,000 MGM Yonkers International Trot continues to take shape and today (Aug. 19) Yonkers Raceway officially announces the addition of Vernissage Grif (Varenne) as a second Italian representative. Vernissage Grif is a very accomplished trotter with 43 wins from 133 career starts and earnings over 1.5 million Euros. The […]
There is just over two months before the $1,000,000 MGM Yonkers International Trot on September 7 at MGM Yonkers Raceway and the connections of 2023 harness racing winner Vivid Wise As (Yankee Glide) have accepted an invitation for the 10-year-old to defend his title. Somewhat lightly raced since his U.S. victory and unplaced in the […]
Italian bred trotteurs dominated the big harness racing card today (June 9) at Bjerke Racecourse in Norway, including the featured Oslo Grand Prix. Here the 11.7/1 odds outsider Banderas Bi (7m Ganymede-Ida Grandi-Toss Out- Miss Baltic) swept past rivals in the lane to score timed in 1.10.5kr to earn the 101.084€ first prize in the […]
Alessandro Gocciadoro’s trainee Charmant de Zack (6m Vivid Wise As-Martina Grif-Varenne) rallied down the middle to capture the STL Gold at Amal, Sweden (purse to winner 12,900€, 1680 meters autostart) with Erik Adielsson driving. He was off at 4.7/1 odds and defeated 2.7/1 Sorbet (13g Super Photo Kosmos-Altar Bound-Supergill) with Orjan Kihlstrom driving this Daniel […]
Bengurion Jet (7m Maharajah-Love Me Tender-Supergill) stormed clear of rivals and drew away to a five plus lengths victory in today’s L.C. Peterson Broddas Minne (purse to winner 12,900€, 2140 meters autostart) at Jagersro. Timed in a track record 1.10.8kr the 1.6/1 odds favorite was driven by his trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro for Le Siepe Horse […]
Alessandro Gocciadoro teamed his harness racing trainee Unica SLM (3f Googoo Gaagaa-Una Blessed-Varenne) to a 1.15.2kr timed and 1.6/1 odds victory in the Margareta’s Early Young Filly (purse 25,800€ to the winner, 2140 meters autostart, three-year old fillies) at Solvalla, Sweden. Caselle Girolamo owns the unbeaten two race career winner. Dahlia Brodde (3f Maharajah) was […]
Today’’s (March 10) Gr. I International Grand Criterium de Vitesse de la Cote d’Azur (purse 200,000€, 1609 meters autostart, 13 starters), a 2024 UET event, at Cagnes sur Mer in France, went to Vernissage Grif (10m Varenne-Dalia Grif) going gate to wire from post one for trainer/driver Alessandro Gocciadoro and owner Gennaro Riccio. His time […]
Wednesday’s (Feb. 28) Prix de Sedan (purse 59,000€, 2100 meters autostart, 13 European trotteurs ages 7-11) went to the 2.1/1 odds favorite Global Agreement (8g Love You-Muskot) reined by trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro. The Glass & Bagar owned campaigner won his third straight in France and advanced his career earnings to 180,199€ with this 1.12.2lr timed […]
We speak very frequently of harness racing trotting races in Italy considering only the competitive aspect that concerns the main protagonist of this sport: the horse. Often, however, the men and women who are responsible for the results of the horses are not put in the right light, whether they are important horses, therefore great […]
Bengurion Jet (6m Maharajah-Love Me Tender-Supergill) rallied from last and four wide at top of lane to win the Sweden Cup Final (600,000SEK to winner, 1640 meters autostart) for harness racing trainer/driver Alessandro Gocciadoro and Le Siepi Horse Racing Srl. Off at 2.7/1 he scored in a sizzling 1.09.3kr (mile rate 1:51.5) to secure his […]
Vernissage Grif (9m Varenne-Dalia Gar-Park Avenue Joe), off at 3.2/1 odds from post two, ground his way to victory in the harness racing finale of the 74th GP Lotteria (purse 660,000€, 1600 meters autostart) timed in 1.09.6kr (mile rate 1:52.0) and reined by his trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro. He was a length winner from 7.8/1 Bleff […]
Jimmy Ferro BR (5m Love You-Avalon Transs R-Super Arnie) exploded to victory off a death seat journey in today’s Prins Carl Phillips Jubileespokal (300,000SEK to winner, 1640 meters autostart, five year olds) at Farjestad. Trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro teamed the 3.2/1 odds winner timed in 1.09.5kr to his seventh career victory in 23 outings for 1,409,275SEK […]
Vivid Wise As (9m Yankee Glide-Temple Blue Chip-Cantab Hall) rallied from the clouds for driver Matthieu Abrivard (eighth at mid-stretch) to reel in the leaders at 8/10 odds to win his third Gr. I Grand Criterium de Vitesse de la Cote d’Azur (purse 200,000€, 1609 meters, International 4–11-year-olds) at Cagnes sur Mer in France Sunday, […]
The 38/1 odds outside Elton Wise (3m Maharajah-Sorority Wise) was up in the final stride between rivals to win the Gr. II Prix Paul Viel (purse 150,000€, 2700 meters, International three year olds males) in 1.14.2kr. Alessandro Gocciadoro was the winning driver/trainer for owner Giuseppe Russo as their pupil won for the first time in […]
Vernissage Grif (8m Varenne-Dalia Grif-Park Avenue Joe) rallied late in the lane to win the 73rd Gran Premio Lotteria in Italy (purse 660,000€, 1600 meters autostart) timed in 1.10.1kr with trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro aboard. He was off at 8.3/1 odds to defeat the 1.6/1 favorite Vivid Wise As (8m Yankee Glide-Temple Blue Chip) with Matthieu […]
Bepi Bi (5m Donato Hanover-Lorraine Bi-Lemon Dra) was a game 1.11.6kr winner of the final Sweden Cup heat at Solvalla (600,000SEK to the winner, 1640 meters autostart). He was off at 2/1 odds and reined by his trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro for breeder/owner Az. Agr. Biasuzzi. This was his 14th career win and advanced his life […]
Vernissage Grif (8m Varenne-Dalia Grif-Park Avenue Joe) controlled the tempo with trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro in the sulky and held off late charging Black Flash Bar (5f Oropuro Bar-Marcique-Daguet Rapide), handled by Santo Mollo, to post a three-quarter length victory in today’s Gr. I Gran Premio Costa Assurra at Torino (purse 154,000€, 1600 meters autostart). This […]
The fast Vernissage Grif (7m Varenne-Dalia Grif-Park Avenue Joe) took the Gr. I Gran Premio Citta’ di Montecatini (purse of final 132,000€, 1640 meters autostart) clocked in 1.10.4kr for trainer/driver Alessandro Gocciadoro. The annual race is held at the Sesana racecourse in Montecatini, Italy. He traveled on the outer for much of the journey as […]
