The line-up is now official. The sumptuous 18-runner field will come under orders at 4.20pm French time for a 2,700-metre trip. All the ingredients for a great Opodo Prix d’Am\u00e9rique are there.<\/p>\n
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Title holder: Up And Quick<\/strong> \u2013 Quiet so far this winter, he has had only one target in mind. Teaming up with champion driver Jean-Michel Bazire, he is putting his title on the line.<\/p>\n Challenger n\u00b0 1 : Bold Eagle<\/strong> \u2013 Impressive in the Prix de Belgique, the last race in the #opodoraces series, 5yo Bold Eagle is going to post with an awesome 20 wins in 23 career outings.<\/p>\n The gold digger: Timoko<\/strong> \u2013 On his 5th<\/sup> Prix d’Am\u00e9rique bid, Timoko will be attempting to better last year\u2019s result when 3rd<\/sup>. The 12-time G1 winner has the best titles of the field.<\/p>\n Norwegian star: Lionel<\/strong> \u2013 Bearing the name of soccer star Messi, he hasn\u2019t stopped moving up the league over the past months. Performing really well last summer, he\u2019s not easy to tackle when he\u2019s barefoot.<\/p>\n The other youngster: Bird Parker<\/strong> \u2013 Part of Bold Eagle\u2019s generation, maestro handler Philippe Allaire has specially shaped him up for the Big Race with clockwork precision. He may well cause an upset.<\/p>\n Challenger n\u00b0 2: Voltigeur de Myrt<\/strong> \u2013 An excellent runner-up behind Up And Quick last year, the trotter from Mayenne is back for THE<\/em> big race with sound claims. Although he had a slight setback gearing up, he is now bang on target.<\/p>\n Ambitious visitors: Support Justice<\/strong> & Oasis Bi<\/strong> \u2013 The former disappointed in the Prix de Belgique, while the latter performed well. But there\u2019s no question about their talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The line-up is now official. The sumptuous 18-runner field will come under orders at 4.20pm French time for a 2,700-metre trip. All the ingredients for a great Opodo Prix d’Am\u00e9rique are there. Title holder: Up And Quick \u2013 Quiet so far this winter, he has had only one target in mind. Teaming up with champion driver Jean-Michel Bazire, he…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119,24],"tags":[141,142,147,151],"class_list":["post-1381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-epiqe-series","category-news","tag-bold-eagle-en","tag-lionel-en","tag-prix-damerique-en","tag-runners"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n