Arrival of Quinté+
: 1 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 5
At the age of 10,
Vernissage Grif
(n°1) who won the Grand Prix de la Loterie (Gr.I) in Naples in 2023, delivered a great performance this Sunday at the Cagnes-sur-Mer racecourse. , flying over the coveted Grand Critérium de Vitesse de la Côte d'Azur.
Author of an excellent start, and quickly placed head and rope, the son of the champion
Varenne
, broke away in the final turn, and was never worried thereafter, imposing himself as a boss, without his driver Alessandro Gocciadoro doesn't lower his blinders.
It shows the kilometer reduction of 1′08′'1 and thus shatters the previous record which was 1′08′'9 (achieved by
Bold Eagle
in 2018 and
Readly Express
in 2019).
The transalpine driver, who entered his name for the third time in this Group I as a driver, could not contain his tears as he passed the post: “It's incredible what my horse is achieving.
He hadn't been very enthusiastic about his return to school, but since then he's been much better in training.
Once in the lead, no one came to attack him and in the final turn, I quickly understood that he had the measure of this event.
It’s great to win this event, especially since there were so many Italians in the stands!”
🏆 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗳 (A. Gocciadoro) offers the 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲́𝗿 #SundayQuinté at @hippocotdaz ur
🇮🇹 He succeeds 𝗩𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝘀 on the list of winners of this Group 1
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Gaining speed at the start of the course, then forced to get closer to the wind in the line opposite,
Emeraude de Bais
(n°2) did not negotiate the final turn well but she relaunched perfectly in full track, coming to snatch second place.
Still far away to approach the final straight, the favorite
Go On Boy
(n°4) gains considerable ground on the outside, ultimately narrowly failing to take the runner-up spot.
After having benefited from a good run in the wake of the first,
Inmarosa
(n°3) defended itself courageously and managed to take fourth place ahead of
Vivid Wise As
(n°5), three-time winner of this Group I, who vainly fought for a better ranking until the end.