Maven Set For French Debut
Canadian co-owned trotting mare Maven will make her third start of the year in Europe to conclude her five-year-old season in Sunday's Prix de Bourgogne.
A field of 18 trotters will vie for the Prix de Bourgogne, in two tiers of nine. The first tier was drawn from the top nine seasonal earners. Maven drew post seven for driver Yannick Gingras, also making his driving debut in France.
Trained by Jimmy Takter, Maven (Glidemaster - M Stewart) is owned by John Fielding of Toronto, Ont., Herb Liverman, of Miami Beach, Fl. (by way of Montreal) and Joyce McClelland of Zanesville, Ohio. The mare prepped for her European stint with a 1:53.2 qualifier at The Meadowlands on December 13.
The Prix de Bourgogne purse is 120,000EUR or $165,000 competed at a distance of 1-5/16 miles (2,100 metres)
Horse - Driver
1. Up And Quick - Pierre Vercruysse
2. Severino - Damien Bonne
3. Timoko - Björn Goop
4. Uhlan du Val - Cedric Megissier
5. Tiego d'Etang - Christian Bigeon
6. Texas Charm - Julien Dubois
7. Maven - Yannick Gingras
8. Ready Cash - Franck Nivard
9. Roxane Griff - Eric Raffin
10. Kadett C.D. - Dominik Locqueneux
11. Viscaria - Guillaume Gillot
12. Soleil du Fosse - Thierry Duvaldestin
13. Mosaique Face - Lutfi Kolgjini
14. Viking de Val - Eric Lambertz
15. Amour d'Occagnes - Matthieu Abrivard
16. Talicia Bella - Anthony Barrier
17. Solvato - Örjan Kihlström
18. Oibambam Effe - Salvatore Carro