by Thomas Hedlund

Laurent-Claude Abrivard is the trainer, Alexandre Abrivard drives and the horse, Inexess Bleu (Vittel de Brevol) refuses to lose in Paris. He has now won 10 straight races.

Saturday’s (June 7) $130,000 Prix Chambon P was more proof of Inexess Bleu’s fighting spirit and great morale. Alexandre had to push his horse three wide throughout the race’s initial stages and the gait was not bad, but not good either and that’s a significant thing about Inexess Bleu — he trots in his style and refuses to lose.

When the field passed the grandstand for the first time, Alexandre pushed for the lead and in the downhill part of the track, Inexess Bleu controlled the race in front. Vincennes’ backstretch, the mount, looks to be where Inexess Bleu enjoys racing the most. His gait is cleaner and the flow is remarkably effective in that part of the track. So, while he’s building power before the last turn, his opponents often struggle following.

The stretch appeared to be quite exciting when Iguski Sautonne flew on the outside, but it was just an illusion. Inexess Bleu held the challengers at least one length behind when he hit the wire in a mile rate of 1:58 over 1.7 miles.

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In the $130,000 Prix Jean le Gonidec for 5-year-olds, Benjamin Rochard hit an early front position behind favorite Kanto Avis (Ready Cash) and it became a very soft and comfortable win for the duo. Kanto Avis jogged to a safe win in a mile rate of 1:53.3 over 1.3 miles.

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Liberte de Choisel (Captain Sparrow) won his seventh straight race when he took the $130,000 Prix Guy le Gonidec for 4-year-old mares. Tough opponents London and Liza Josselyn both acquired positions in front of the field, but Jean-Michel Bazire (Liza Josselyn) opted to let Liberte de Choisel overtake the lead as the field turned into the backstretch.

Liberte de Choisel defended herself bravely in the stretch and claimed her fifth consecutive victory at Vincennes 2025 and her seventh in a row since October 2024. Anthony Barrier drove Sylvain Gerard Dupont’s trotter, who has eight wins in nine attempts so far in her career.

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Thierry Duvaldestin is one of the very best trainers in France and when the 4-year-old colts battled in the $130,000 Prix Jules Thibault, he had the two favorites in the field. Lovino Bello is an already known trotter in Europe and he was also the bettors’ first choice, just ahead of stablemate Lancier du Goutier (Ready Cash). Lancier du Goutier entered the race undefeated after two starts in 2025 and in the hands of Theo Duvaldestin he proved that he very well belongs among the top trotters in the French L-crop. Lancier du Goutier had to give it all to reach front position in the end of the downhill part and when favorite Lovino Bello was cleverly driven by Eric Raffin, in second over, a battle between the two stablemates was expected. But the leading Lancier du Goutier was too strong this day as he won in a mile rate of 1:55.1 over 1.6 miles. Lovino Bello could not capture his stablemate, but finished second.

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IZOD ZET STRONG ON SWEDEN’S ONLY MILE TRACK

For the first and last time* in Sweden, the V75 was held on the country’s only mile track in Tingsryd on Saturday (June 7) afternoon. On that card was the $80,000 Prix Readly Express for 4-year-olds. Solvalla has always been the host track for that race, but when the mile track in Tingsryd had the opportunity to arrange such a big race day, the Prix Readly Express moved south in Sweden.

The winner of the historic race impressed a lot. In a 1.5-mile race, Daniel Redén’s Izod Zet (Propulsion) began behind horses and was safely driven by Örjan Kihlström, with many lengths behind the leader Big Ben Pellini. When the field turned into the long stretch at the mile track, Izod Zet took off from a position furthest back in the field. And he simply flew in the stretch, capturing the leader shortly before the wire in a very strong mile rate of 1:55.4 over 2,413 meters (1.5 miles).

* ATG, the Swedish betting company for harness racing has decided to replace the V75 later this year. The V85, a new betting product, is supposed to be the fresh betting game on Saturdays. That’s why Tingsryd likely will not arrange a race card similar to Saturday’s again.