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Monday’s trots of note were at Paris-Vincennes and Bologna Arcoveggio. The monte Prix Christelle Zimmer/The Challenge Marolles-en-Brie Paris Turf (purse 70,000€, 2700 meters, 12 starters ages 7-11 for apprentice lads/jockeys) saw even-money favorite Go Or Not (9g Hyperis-Qualie Picarde) score handily timed in 1.13.3kr. Tamara Mathias-Maisonnette was the winning jockey for trainer/owner Alexandre Bonnefoy as […]
Emma Dei Veltri (4f Maharajah-Top Model OK-Conway Hall) swept to lead in the final lap and gamely held for victory in the Gran Premio Royal Mares (purse 121,000€, 1600 meters autostart) at Napoli Agnano’s 1000 meter course. Antonio Di Nardo reined the 2.09/1 odds favorite to the 11th career win for 179,996€ earned. Finishing second […]
Philippe Allaire’s Ginostrabliggi (2m Muscle Hill-Gilly LB-Supergill-Rasia LB-Nevele Pride) was in victorious harness racing command in capturing the 180,400€ Gran Premio Allevatori Maschi Masaf at Milano San Siro in Italy on December 14. Timed in 1.14.6kr over the 2100 meters autostart course this 1.22/1 odds favorite was reined by Gabriele Gelormini as he advanced his […]
Torino hosted the two finals of the Anact Stakes over two days due to heavy fog. On the 17th the two year old fillies raced 1600 meters autostart for the 200,200€ purse. The 1.8/1 odds favorite Giovaz (2f Maharajah-Todinaz-Ganymede) scored timed in 1.14.8kr with Antonio Di Nardo up for Genarro Casillo. Her earnings advanced to […]
Dany Capar (5m Exploit Caf-Sueia’ Delle Luna-Ganymede) took batteria C in 1.13.1kr and the Finale del Palio dei Communi (purse 129,250€, 1600 meters autostart) at Montegiorgio Ippodromo San Paolo. Trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro reined the winner off at 2.3/1 odds and timed in 1.12.1kr in the finale. Akela Pal Ferm (8f Maharajah-Remilla di Palle-SJs Photo) closed […]
Two Anact Stakes Qualifiers for harness racing females took place this day at Taranto Ippodromo Paolo each raced over 1600 meters autostart for 20,900€ purses. In the first Anact Stake the 2.1/1 odds Gezabel Rob Grif (2f Charly du Noyer-Annetta Effe-Love You) scored “coast to coast” timed in 1.15.8kr. To view the race replay, click […]
The 1.7/1 odds harness racing favorite Funny Gio (3f Face Time Bourbon-Amazing Gio) prevailed in the 88,000€ purse Orsi Mangelli Filly covering 1600 meters autostart timed in 1.11.6kr. Trainer Alesssandro Gocciadoro engineered a four wide surge from the back that ended in a narrow victory over 2.5/1 Follia d’Esi (3f Ringostarr Treb-Tessa d’Esi with Marco […]
Two Anact Stakes splits highlighted the Milano San Siro card this day. The first Anact Stakes (male Gr. I, purse 20,900€, 1600 meters autostart, two year olds) went to front stepping 1.3/1 odds Ginostrabliggi (2m Muscle Hill-Gilly LB-Supergill) with Gabriele Gelormini driving for owner/trainer/breeder Philippe Allaire. Galileo Ferm (2m Maharajah-Zima Axe-Love You) took second at […]
The 6.2/1 odds Always EK (8m Filipp Roc-Nike EK-Varenne) was a coast to coast winner of today’s Grand Premio des Nations (della Nationzi, Gr. I, 2100 meters autostart, 220,000€ purse) at Milan San Siro. This race kicked off the 205 UET Elite Circuit. Driven by Magnus A. Djuse for trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro and owner Scuderia […]
This weekend trotting action peaks at Roma Capannelle with the Derby Italiano and Oaks on October 13. The harness racing lineups follow for the 800,800€ Derby and 253,000€ Oaks. Alessandro Gocciadoro trains four Derby entrants and has four in the Oaks. On October 12 at Capannelle will be the Asta Anact Sale.113 lots listed with […]
Bologna Arcoveggio hosted the Grand Premio Continentale Male and Filly divisions this day. In the GP Contienetale (purse 154,000€, 2060 meters autostart) the 1.13.6kr timed victory was earned by 2.9/1 odds Encierro (4m Tobin Kronos-Olvera-Korean) reined by Gaspar Lo Verde, his sixth career win for 162,964€ earned. Encierro defeated 4.2/1 Extra Model (4m Ruty Grif-Sonya […]
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 Montegiorgio Premio Basilio Mattii Roberto Andreghetti Memorial (purse 37,400€, 1600 meters autostart) saw 10.2/1 odds Demone dei Venti (5m Mago d’Amore-Vela dei Venti-Ready Cash) sit the pocket before emerging in the passing lane to capture the Andreghetti Memorial timed in 1.12.6kr. Antonio Di Nardo teamed the Gennaro Casillo trainee for Stefano Simonelli to his […]
Dali Prav (5f Donato Hanover-Latina Prav) made a three wide move on the backside and carried that to a sweeping move in the final bend that led to victory in the Gran Premio Ivone Grasseto Memorial at Padvova, Italy. The six-horse field competed for a total purse of 37,400€ raced over 1640 meters autostart. Dali […]
While many Italian trotteurs are in Sweden and France there are still solid performers at home. At Modena Ghirlandina this day (May 19) the 3.7/1 odds Deus Zack (5m Victor Gio-Martina Grif-Varenne) held bravely after a front trotting journey to win the Premio Renzo Orlandi (purse 37,400€, 1600 meters autostart) timed in 1.11.2kr. Carmine Piscuoglio […]
The Gr. III Premio Ettore and Mario Barbetta (purse 37,400€, 2700 meters distance handicap volte start) at Milano La Maura in Italy today (April 25) saw 5.4/1 Boccadamo (7m Ideale Luis-Marcena-Lindy Lane) power to victory timed in 1.14.5kr. Roberto Vecchione teamed the 21-time winner of over 138,000€ earned. Vaprio (10m Adrian Chip-Mamibia-Cantab Hall) was second […]
Flash MP (3m Owen CR-Liza-Indro Park) took the Grand Premio Italia Male (purse 37,400€, 2060 meters autostart) at Bologna, Italy on April 1. This 25.1/1 odds longshot was timed in 1.14.3kr, driven by Fabio Pisacane. This one earned his fourth career victory. Another outsider, 45.7/1 Fidel Castro (3m Twister Bi-Niagara Lux-Pine Chip), was second handled […]
The hot trotteur Cosmo Spritz (6m Igor Font-Nebraska Jet-Supergill) took another front-end harness racing journey to win the Premio Eileen Eden (purse 13,200€, 1600 meters autostart) at Torino, Italy timed in 1.11.6kr. Off at 2.28/1 odds this Andrea Farolfi teamed 18-time career winner has earned 116,261€. Sired by the son of Andover Hall-Cologne Kosmos that […]
In the harness racing trotting sector, all over the world, the name of Filippo Lago is considered as an emerging young man. He is no longer emerging; Filippo Lago, age 31, is now most certainly a large part of the international trotting scene. An interview with him was recently published in Paris Turf and his […]
Filippo Lago for vendopuledri.it reports that famed Italian harness racing horseman Giancarlo Baldi passed away today (Dec. 23) at age 90. A news that shook a routine morning for insiders, too destabilizing to leave in the minds of those who knew him personally or even just through their exploits on the track, a lucidity from […]
From Filippo Lago for vendopuledri.it: Just a few days ago we broke the news of Alrajah One’s return to Italy. Later we documented Bepi Bi’s withdrawal from the slopes. Today (Dec. 14) another piece of news concerns one of the strongest Italian trotters of the last decade: Capital Mail (Nad Al Sheba). In fact, he […]
Filippo Lago for vendopuledri.it reports that the top trotter Bepi Bi (Donato Hanover) has officially ended his harness racing career. The Scuderia Biasuzzi rider hangs up his tools after a career that began with a second place on 5 September 2019 in Treviso, Italy behind Bujumbura. As for the prestigious classic races in which the […]
Vivid Wise As (9m Yankee Glide-Temple Blue Chip-Cantab Hall) gained the top shortly after the start and led thereafter to victory in the Gr. I Grand Premio Duomo (purse 100,000€, 1600 meters autostart) at Firenze, Italy. The 1.28/1 odds favorite was reined by Matthieu Abrivard for trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro and Scuderia Bivans Srl. Race time […]
He is truly a young man whose figure in the harness racing industry is increasingly taking on a global dimension. From America to Europe but also to Australia and New Zealand, 31-year-old Filippo Lago from Italy, is becoming known throughout the racing industry world. But why, despite being so young, is knowledge of him becoming […]
