Arrival of the quinté: 13 – 11 – 1 – 8 – 3
In the discipline of trotting, certain events are called “European”. These are competitions open to horses bred outside France. And the first quinté of the year allowed the Transalpines to shine, through Balsamine Font (n ° 13), which finished the fastest despite its number in the second row behind the wings of the autostart over the 2,100 m of the large Vincennes track.
To achieve this success, Björn Goop’s partner rose to the forefront by tackling the last bend and showed tenacity until crossing the post. Despite his courage, the big favorite, Gaspar de Brion (n° 1) n’a pu remonter Usain Töll (n ° 11), which quickly animated the race at the cost of a flying start.
Behind the top three, another competitor trained abroad but raised in France, namely Hades by Vandel (n ° 8) managed to keep fourth place at the expense of Gina Mearas (n ° 3), whose course was not the most favorable, is quite rare given the usual mastery of its driver Franck Nivard.