Arrival of the quinté : 10 – 15 – 18 – 2 – 6
Winning the Prix de Bretagne, renamed America Races Qualif 1, two years in a row is quite an achievement. Hussar of Landret (n° 10) has achieved this and is gradually gaining a place among the best trotters in Vincennes. Pleasant in 2023, the student of Benoît Robin was impressive to retain his title in this Group II, quickly finding himself in the leading group. “It wasn’t really a deliberate choice to go in front,” confides his driver, Yoann Lebourgeois. It appeared that way but he likes to dominate. » A victory which above all allows this son of Bird Parker to validate his qualification for the Prix d’Amérique, on January 26. “His preparation will be more serene,” admits the pilot. We won’t have the knife between our teeth during the next races. »
To achieve this success, Hussard du Landret still had to pull out all the stops to repel the strong attack from San Engine (n° 15), which demonstrated that it had returned to its best level. Slightly withdrawn, Hooker Berry (n° 18) draws a magnificent straight line after having waited and will also be followed throughout the winter. Just Love You (n° 2) finishes in fourth place and pockets the final ticket distributed for the last Sunday in January, ahead of Wind Flags (No. 6). The competition was marred by the unfortunate accident of Ganay de Banville, who suffered a fracture of the left anterior fetlock. He went to the Grosbois veterinary clinic (Val-de-Marne) to have exams.
Dimitri Fortin indicated the trifecta in order of five horses and the fourth in order of eight. Note that a lucky bettor found the right combination of the quinté and won 1,167,898 euros.
