Arrival of the quinté: 2 – 7 – 9 – 10 – 14
With his right arm raised, Gabriele Gelormini lets his joy explode as he crosses the pole on the Paris-Vincennes racecourse. The Italian driver led Cokstile (n ° 2) to success in the Prix de Bourgogne (Gr. II), the fifth qualifying round for the Prix d’Amérique which offered a ticket to the top three for the event on January 30th. “I am delighted, I did not understand why we were not given in the press. We had a perfect race scenario ”, he confided, at the microphone of Equidia.
Quickly to the outposts, and behind the back of the favorite, Vivid Wise As (n ° 7), who led the race from the start of the 2,100m course, with a start to the autostart, Gabriele Gelormini shifted the winner of the 2020 Elitloppet to the straight line to win.
Inexhaustible Billie de Montfort (n ° 9). At 11 years old, Sébastien Guarato’s mare, three-time winner of Groups I, took third place at the odds of… 103/1 in a test that quickly saw Zacon Youth (n° 8), Davidson du Pont (n ° 3), and Délia du Pommereux (n ° 1) at fault. The fourth place of Flame of the Goutier (n ° 10) bodes well for the Prix de Cornulier (23 January). After eight months of absence, Gu d’Héripré (n ° 14), third in the Prix d’Amérique 2021, had to satisfy his trainer, Fabrice Souloy, following a convincing return to competition by placing fifth.
