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2010 Prix de Belgique | Results and comments – 2010 Prix d’Amérique

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Prix de Belgique – Group II – International Event. Total earnings: €110,000 euros. – Harness Racing. – 2,850 m, long track. Distribution of earnings: 1st : € 55,000 – 2nd: € 27,500 – 3rd: € 14,300 – 4th: € 6,600 – 5th: € 3,300 – 6th: € 2,200 – 7th : € 1,100. For horses aged 4 to 10 included, except geldings, with a minimum € 160,000. with a 25m handicap for racehorses that have gathered €1,125,000 life earnings. Were only allowed drivers who have won 35 races among which 10 harness racings starts.

Priority to Prix de Belgique was given to the Prix de Bourgogne, Prix de Bretagne and Prix du Bourbonnais winners. The Prix de Belgique is a qualifying race to 2010 Prix d’Amérique (see qualification criteria for the race).

The Prix de Belgique was for Christian Bigeon the last opportunity to see his horse Paris Haufor (see photo) run the Prix d’Amérique in 15 days. As a matter of fact, Vivier de Montfort’s son needed to score in this last qualifying race so as to finish among the first 4 in the ranking by points. It is now done.

Now, about the event itself, Italian trotter Ghiaccio Del Nord darts off and takes the lead, slightly ahead of Quarla and Oasis Gédé at the fence – as for Paris Haufor he starts cautiously but better than in his usual manner and his driver quickly leads him towards the leading pack.

As he passes by the stands, Paris Haufor outdoes himself and takes the lead ahead of Quarla and keeps it till the end. Despite the intense pace as the horses are reaching the Joinville bend, Christian Bigeon’s champion manages to widen the gap with the rest of the leading pack, with Quarla and Ghiaccio Del Nord still ahead of it – Meaulnes du Corta, after his fine start with a 25m handicap, stands at a 7th or 8th position in the leading pack – Up the slope, nothing much worth mentioning, which allows Paris Haufor to keep his comfortable leading position.

He thus sets out for the final bend in first position and one can reasonably expect that he will make it to the finish as winner. Behind, Oasis Gédé with Meaulnes du Corta in her trail increases her effort and will obviously make it difficult for the others to take the 2nd position. In the straightway, there is in fact no suspense and no surprise – Paris Haufor crosses the finish line hands down after a superb race.

Oasis Gédé has done very well indeed till the end and takes the 2nd position ahead of Ghiaccio del Nord, Quarla and Orlando Sport. Christian Bigeon’s darling trotted the last 500 m at a 1′10 », this explains why the leading pack did not manage to catch up with him towards the end of the race.

In the Prix Tenor de Baune, for racehorses aged 6 and whose winner is granted access to compete in the Prix d’Amérique, Qwerty finished first. He took the lead in the plain, but then was overtaken by Quarcio du Chêne who was very quick in the slope. As they were coming out of the last bend, confident Pierre Levesque galvanized Qwerty to eventually catch up with his rival easily and won the race nicely.

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