Top Italian trotter Vivid Wise As loves to race at Cagnes sur Mer in Southern France and Sunday afternoon (March 12) he won the prestigious Grand Criterium de Vitesse de la dote d’Azur for the third time.

Vivid Wise As with Matthieu Abrivard in the bike won by a neck in 1:51.1s, the fastest time for a trotter so far in 2023. Until Sunday, Ron Burke-trained Lexus Kody was fastest with a win at The Meadowlands in 1:51.4.

Vivid Wise As came from behind to secure the win and 90,000 Euro in first prize money followed by the mare Emeraud de Bais with Franck Nivard, who raced for the first time in an international Group 1 event.

Charmant de Zack, a 5-year-old Italian trotter sired by Vivid Wise As, finished sixth in 1:52s.

Vivid Wise As has now raced eight times at Cagnes sur Mer and has won seven with one second.