It was perhaps the only major classic that did not yet feature the name Bazire among its winners and Nicolas Bazire under the direction of father Jean Michel filled the gap thanks to Joumba de Guez, a daughter of Carat Williams who triumphed in the 2025 edition of the world’s most important mounted trotting race.
Eric Raffin (in his fourth success in the Prix de Cornulier) got off to a really wide start, perhaps even giving away a few metres, but he nevertheless took the lead at the end of the downhill stretch in front of the grandstands and then resisted as best he could all attempts to chase down his rivals, who fanned out in the finishing straight, giving rise to a very uncertain fight for the places that saw Ina du Rib prevail ahead of the outsider Jewelcandle Fac (at 50 against 1). 1.12.3 the average per km of the winner on the 2700 metres of the Vincennes track. ‘We were among the favourites, it’s true,’ commented a beaming Jean Michel Bazire at the trackside, ’but the classics are always difficult to win.
