Ibiscus Man et Indigo de Fontaine have often clashed during their careers… And these two six-year-olds fought a great battle for victory in the Quinté+ this Friday, October 4 in Vincennes, the Charley Mills Prize. The match turned in favor of the first named, who, entrusted to Eric Raffin (title holder of this race with He and Me), led the event and resisted Jean-Pierre Barjon’s representative until the end. This is a first victory in 2024 for this resident of Romain Larue, who remained in third place in the stage of the Grand National du Trot, in Cherbourg. “I had already ridden it when I was younger, and it had an engineunderlines Eric Raffin at the Equidia microphone, he who led it for the first time. I didn’t bother too much with tactics. I got off to a good start and at the end of the race, he repelled Indigo de Fontaine’s attack well.” The winner trots 1’11”9, his record on the holding courses of the main Vincennes track. As for Indigo de Fontainethe latter had just made his comeback and was playing “D4” this time. The podium is completed by Harmonistaat fault in the last turn but who came back to finish very well. Girl from Bassière et Self Explosive integrate the winning combination of Quinté+.
Numbered arrival: 5 – 13 – 11 – 15 – 9
