From the Grand Prix de Bretagne, the first of six Grand Prix d’Amérique qualifying events, Chica de Joudes obtained her qualification. A legitimate satisfaction for Alain Laurent his trainer, who had set himself this goal for his mare which he describes as “dream horse”, bred by the Vulliamy family. Continuous progression Beginning of spring 2018. At the end of a…
Jean-Michel Bazire is at the head of the most beautiful list of achievements among French drivers. And he seems determined to reach the highest peaks as a coach too. Especially thanks to the Grand Prix d’Amérique. He had made it a goal before moving on to another part of his life as a trotting professional. Jean-Michel Bazire won in 2018…
Now that we know the twelve horses that won one of the fourteen entry tickets for the 2020 Grand Prix d’Amérique (eighteen runners maximum), let’s see at D-12 what are the upcoming dates. The physical preparation of the champions With less than two weeks to go before the biggest deadline of the year, sometimes a lifetime, the contenders for the…
The Grand Prix de Belgique was the last qualifying race for the Grand Prix d’Amérique on Sunday 12 January at the Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes. Bélina Josselyn won and only one name was added to the list of qualified: Enino du Pommereux. Jean-Michel Bazire, his mentor, had announced the color: Bélina Josselyn had worked more intensely in training before the Grand Prix…
The Grand Prix de Belgique, the sixth and last qualifying race for the Grand Prix d’Amérique, will keep the public in suspense on Sunday 12 January at the Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes. This will be the last chance for harness trotting cracks to get their ticket to the World Championship scheduled for Sunday, January 26. The first three of the event will…
The Grand Prix de Bourgogne, Sunday December 29 at the Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes took place without any downtime. Billie de Montfort won in the 100th race of her career. Present at the highest level since her victory in the Critérium des Jeunes 2014, at 3 years old, Billie de Montfort has shown incredible consistency against the tenors. In 100 outings, the…
The countdown is getting more and more ruthless! Less than a month before the summit deadline, the Grand Prix de Bourgogne, the fifth and penultimate qualifying race at the Grand Prix d’Amérique, will rock the legendary ashes of the Paris-Vincennes Hippodrome, Sunday, December 29 ! Trotting stars answered the call for the 2019 Grand Prix de Bourgogne. Bold Eagle, title…
The Critérium Continental and the Prix Ténor de Baune, Sunday December 22 at the Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes, offered superb arrivals to the public. Face Time Bourbon and Excellent were the two winners. The third and fourth qualifying race for the Grand Prix d’Amérique, the Critérium Continental and the Prix Ténor de Baune give one ticket each year to the big event…
Along with the Critérium Continental, the Prix Ténor de Baune will be the other qualifying race for Grand Prix d’Amérique, which will be top of the list Sunday, December 22, at Paris-Vincennes. Its winner will be able to align itself in the World Championship in harnessed trot, Sunday January 26th. This Group II created in 2008 provided three winners of…