Saturday, June 13, 2009

Triple-decker at Vincennes!

The French racing authorities make an interesting experiment today, when they stage no PMU flat racing at all, but three trotting meetings - all at Vincennes! In theory the meetings are in the morning (midi), afternoon (main meeting), and evening (soir) but in practise there are 24 races with virtually the same intervals between them thoughout the long day. Thoroughbred fans must make do with racing from the U.K., Ireland and Germany, and look forward to tomorrow´s Prix de Diane card at Chantilly.