In top form since the beginning of winter, Horsy Dream did very well by winning the Prix d’Amérique Races ZEturf Q4 – Prix Ténor de Baune. The horse and his pilot, the triple Sulky d’Or Éric Raffin, won their ticket to the Prix d’Amérique Legend Race.
It was one of the most anticipated meetings of the competition: the Swedish champion Calgary Games ran for the first time in France and at the Paris-Vincennes racecourse in the Prix d’Amérique Races ZEturf – Qualif #4 – Prix Ténor de Baune with an invincibility in ten races. After a good start, the Swedish driver’s partner Björn Goop was at fault and was disqualified.
During this time, the American trotter Beads, driven by the Frenchman Yoann Lebourgeois, occupied the pole position followed very closely by Horsy Dream, particularly well placed. Released from the rope after the fault of a Heraut d’Armes who could have aspired to victory without this prank, Horsy Dream is the best in the sprint. Happy Valley and Beads complete the podium. Review the race
But the important thing here was to win and Horsy Dream is the only one to join the list of automatic qualifiers. He and his driver Éric Raffin who until then had no determined drive in the Prix d’Amérique Legend Race. So enough to give him a big smile during the interview on Equidia: “It’s wonderful, especially since I think we can have it even better than that. Last year, this big race I had seen her in the stands and this time I will have a chance. It’s a great victory and congratulations to Pierre Belloche his trainer who took him to the best.” Winning a Group I and earning a ticket to the biggest race in the world in one race, the dream continues for the François family, owners of the Écurie du Closet.
Two qualifying races are still on the program: Sunday January 1 for the Prix d’Amérique Races ZEturf Qualif #5 and Sunday January 15 with Qualif #6. The first three of these two races will be directly qualified for the finals of the competition: Prix d’Amérique – Legend Race, Prix de France – Speed Race and Prix de Paris – Marathon Race.
