Tonight's €90,000 Grand Prix de Vincennes

J-S Senet teamed 24.6/1 Ut Viniere (8m Jasmin de Flore-Oasis Viniere) to victory in tonight’s €90,000 Grand Prix de Vincennes on the Cagnes-sur-Mer harness racing program.

Mathieu Abrivard trains the winner for Stephane Seveno, owner. Timed in 1.13.9kr Ut Viniere defeated 2.6/1 Zonguldak (7g Love You-Heatenings Crown) for Christophe Martens with 1.2/1 favorite Udo’s Oiler (8g Orlando Vici-Carmela Kemp) home third for Dominik Locqueneux, trainer Robert Bergh and Etoile Sweden HB.

On the CSM card was also the €56,000 Prix de Cabourg with 12 starters over the 2925 meter course. Timed in 1.15.2kr was the 1.4/1 favored winner Cyprin d’Erable (4m Prodigious-Quinine d’Erable) reined by trainer Yannick Alain Briand for Ecurie du Haras d’Erable. 2.3/1 Clarabelle (4f Ready Cash-Rebelle) was second for owner/driver Jean-Pierre Dubois and trainer Yves Boireau. 5/1 Calin de Glasnet landed third.

25/1 Dimmidisia (3f Phlegyas-Prune Rouge) landed the €56,000 purse Prix de Vichy at CSM. 11 starters contested the 2925 meter adventure with 1.17.2kr timed winner handled by owner/trainer/driver Loris Garcia. 8.6/1 Derby d’Auvrecy (3m Texas Charm-Meliana Bella) was second for teamster Dominik Locqueneux with 9/10 favorite Dauphin du Lot (3m Laetenter Diem-Qualite du Pache) finishing third for Christophe Martens.

On Saturday at Momarken SWE the Yonkers International winner in 2015, Papagayo E, returns to the racing scene in the 10th race V75 day featured event. Also at Kincsem Park 14 upper level trotters will contest the classic Brody Janos Memorial for a purse of 1.5Huf million over 1960 meters, with eight of the participants going 1980 meters in the distance handicapped contest. Conway Boko is the favorite.

Thomas H. Hicks