Arrival of Quinté + : 14 – 5 – 16 – 11 – 4
After the package of Ferrara (n° 1), there were still fifteen at the start of the Prix de la Touraine, this Wednesday's event contested in the temple of trotting. Open to foreigners, this event contested on the classic course of 2,700 meters of the main track, returned to Express d’Arc (n° 14), which doubles the stake after its recent pleasant success already on this track on December 4. Once again entrusted to Éric Raffin, the son of Wishing Stone pushed hard on the descent to take the lead and the rope. Still in the lead at the final turn, he showed himself to be imperial until the end, posting the correct kilometer reduction of 1′13′'3. “He's a good colt who still does it easily today. He responded well to the tricks and won in good style, it's great,” declared his driver, who is getting a little closer to his victory record over a year.
Quickly in the lead and relayed by the future winner on the descent, Eland (No. 5) defended like hell and posted odds of 99/1 in second place. Long locked up within the peloton, The Lion (n° 16) draws a straight line of great beauty within, leaving some regrets to its takers. He manages to complete the podium in front of one of the favorites Kempel de Guez (n° 11), who defended himself well, after being forced to make some efforts in the first part of the race. His training companion, Empire As (n° 4), driven by Jean-Michel Bazire, completes the good combination of the quinté in slight decline.
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