Tag
Sunday at Cagnes sur Mer is the next big race for top class Gr. I trotterus with the Granc Criterium de Vitesse se la Cote d’Azur (Gr. I, 200,000€ purse, 1609 meters for 4–11-year-olds). There were 38 horses initially engaged with the final draw being on Thursday, currently 15 horses remain.. Go On Boy, Vernissage […]
Top trotting harness racing action was on stage today at Paris-Vincennes in races five through nine, all qualifiers for Criterium races for ages three through five. In the Prix Jockey Criterium 5 Ans Qualifier 2 (Gr II, purse 120,000€, 2700 meters voltstart, 10 starters) a one in a lifetime performance occurred as 7/10 favorite Idao […]
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 three Gr. I Criterium Finals took place today (Sept. 18) at Paris-Vincennes before a large audience. The 5Ans Criterium began the action (Gr. I, purse 300,000€, 3000 meters for five year olds volt start). The 1.12.4kr timed winner was 68/1 Hussard du Landret (5m Bird Parker-Anakine du Bellay) with owner/trainer Benoit Robin at the […]
While the Criteriums was on stage this day (Aug. 20) the card began with the Gr. III monte Prix Legoux-Longpre (purse 80,000€, 2185 meters, six starters) went to 3/1 odds Happy And Lucky (5f Ready Cash-Tosalima) timed in 1.11.9kr and off at 3/1 with Adrian Lamy aboard. This Franck Leblanc trainee won for the seventh […]
Richard Westerink’s trained and owned Etonnant (8m Timoko-Migraine) rallied late to win the Grand Criterium de Vitesse Cote d’Azur (purse 200,000€, 1609 meters autostart – one mile, 4-11 year olds International, 13 starters) timed in 1.09.9kr (mile rate 1:52.46) at Cagnes su Mer in France Sunday. The record time for this classic is 1.08.9 set […]
