Yankee Glide’s son is Europe’s fastest trotter in 2019
August 25, 2019,Vivid Wise As, a 5-year-old Italian trotter sired by Yankee Glide,- sprang a surprise Saturday night (Aug. 24) at Cagnes sur Mer, France, as he won the prestigious Grand Prix du Conseil des Alpes-Maritime in 1.50.2 – the fastest mile in Europe in 2019.
Vivid Wise As, who had his trainer Alessandro Gocciadoro in the bike, managed to wear down leading French mare, Bahia Quesnot with Junior Guelpa to win by half-a-length. The purse for the winner was $75,000.
In Sweden, trainer Jerry Riordan sent out another Italian trotter, Ringostar Treb with Wim Paal in the bike, to win the Sundsvall Open Trot with a purse for the winner of $150,000.
Ringostarr Treb was in command the whole trip and won the 1-5/16 mile event in 1.54.3f.