Torino, Italy feature goes to Cosmo Spritz

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 won 1,304,893€ with a 1.09.9kr record, the winner easily dispatched 2.28/1 Bengurion Jet (7m Maharajah-Love Me Tender-Supergill). Bengurion advanced with a very fast final 500 meters for driver and trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro.

The 24/1 odds Due Italia (5f Adrian Chip-Unique Grif-Varenne) was third and 7.5/1 Akela Pal Ferm (8f Maharajah) and 6.9/1 Always EK (8m Filipp Roc) finished fourth and fifth.

In the Premio Une de Mai (purse 12,100€, 2060 meters) also at Torino, the 1.13.1kr timed victory went to 83.6/1 odds outsider Eclissi di re Dr (4m Wishing Stone-Fiammetta Dx-Uronometro) timed in 1.13.1kr and reined by Francesco DiStefano. Extra Wind (4f Maharajah-Rara Wind-Uronometro) was second with game bid starting in the final bend handled by Andrea Farolfi. Esedoman (4f Nad Al Sheba) was third for driver Marco Smorgon at 9.6/1. The heavily favored 1.2/1 odds Expo Wise As was a miscue dq.

Separately, it was announced in Sweden that Elitloppet invitee Don Fanucci Zet (Father Patrick) will start April 3^rd at Solvalla over 2140 meters. The horse has been off since last summer but has lost only once in his career.

Gaet, Torino Ippodromo, ATG files/photos-harness trots

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink