Trotting websites 1: Cheval Français

http://www.cheval-francais.com
For dates, tracks and race condition for next 3 months (approx) go to
Les Courses > Reunions par date (alternatively you can search by track, i.e. par hippodrome)
After final starters are declared (2 or 3 days in advance depending on type of fixture and day of week) the fields replace the conditions.
You can see whether the actual fields for a meeting are available by clicking on ‘Les Autres Reunions’ at top right of screen
For results go to Les Resultats officials - they are often several days late, other than for PMU meetings

ORLANDO on grass

ORLANDO trotted on a grass track for the first time since his first 2yo races when he worked at Craon today. It was another very satisfying performance and we hope he will be ready to race in October... his legs get special care thanks to Laura (pic) ... Craon is just an hour south of Metairie and must be one of the best grass tracks in the world in all respects... there were many thousands there today... Prince Djo also worked impressively (on his way back from the upsetting accident last time out at Enghien) ... but Prince des Baux could never get into his race after the start was retaken.

POLINA finishes 4th

David drove an excellent race. Polina was 3rd most of way (see pic) behind two of the front-markers, but she dropped her head with about 500m to go. This meant she couldn’t trot as fast as she could have done and she made no headway in the straight. There will be some small gear changes around the mouth for next time. She was not very tired at the end, so her stamina is not in question. Next race? Don’t know yet.

Porto won yesterday at the ridiculous odds of nearly 7-1 in a five horse field. Olda was third, 4/100 second from the winner (a few cms) and Mariol finished 7th in the claimer (and wasn’t)

ORLANDO works well

It was great to see him back on a track, looking very much his old self, though clearly some weeks off fitness to race. He will continue to go to tracks in order to give relief from boring unaccompanied straightline work in the forest - probably to Craon next Sunday, where Prince des Baux will run again. Prince was a good fifth today after having difficulty getting clear - Marion received a warning for his efforts to get out; last week with same horse, for the same thing the commissaires at Aix les Bain gave hime 4 days suspension last week. (He serves them 26-29th.) C'est la vie...

http://www.cheval-francais.com

David drives POLINA

Marion has Olivier de Fleur (a good third at cabourg on Tuesday evening after pulling throughout) running at Rochfort-sur-Loire on Monday, so David will be driving at Agon. I have every confidence in him! After Meslay on Saturday Marion takes Porto du Bootz, Olda des Baux and Mariol des Baux to St Malo on Sunday. Porto has found a 5 horse race, very rare in France, and should do well. Mariol continues to run in 'reclamer' - he is off 25m this time because his claiming price is 12,000 euros (those accepting 8,500 euros go off the front).

ORLANDO to see a racecourse again

Marion is taking ORLANDO to work at Meslay-de-Maine on Saturday, where Prince de Baux races. Meslay is not far from us and it will be very interesting to see how he looks. Fingers crossed!

POLINA winning at her first start at Le Neuborg on 4th June 2006... looking a lot like MOONLIGHT (FESTINA's second foal)

POLINA returns to Agon

POLINA runs again at Agon-Coutainville on Monday 21st. She is again off 25m but this time over only 2150m so she will need to leave well. Last time she was beginning to improve down the back (over 2800m) when two horses broke immediately in front of her and the interference caused her to gallop. We think she would have been third.. but much better if she used all her ability!