{"id":964,"date":"2015-01-24T09:11:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T08:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prixdameriqueraces.com\/?p=964"},"modified":"2015-01-24T10:02:26","modified_gmt":"2015-01-24T09:02:26","slug":"jmb-and-the-prix-damerique-a-longstanding-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prixdameriqueraces.com\/en\/news\/jmb-and-the-prix-damerique-a-longstanding-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"JMB and the Prix d\u2019Amerique: a longstanding saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jean-Marie Bazire\u2019s exceptional career has always had the Prix d\u2019Am\u00e9rique as backdrop. When he landed his first Prix d\u2019Amerique back in January 1999 on Jimmy Takter\u2019s US champion mare <strong>Moni Maker<\/strong>, he had just lifted his first 1998 Golden Sulky title (Sulky d\u2019Or). While finishing just 10<sup>th<\/sup> in 2000, the new millennium was nonetheless one to remember for the man from Le Mans as it was marked by his second champion driver trophy. That was the start of a long series, and in spite of big health problems in 2011 (fracture) and 2012 (a stroke), that didn\u2019t stop him from notching up more. A record-breaking 14 consecutive Golden Sulkies later (making it a total all-time French record of 16), he has not missed a single edition of the Big Event!<\/p>\n<p>In 2003 he was back on the podium when finishing 3<sup>rd<\/sup> on Stefan Melander\u2019s <strong>Gigant Neo<\/strong>, then a second Am\u00e9rique win came just a year later thanks to his own charge <strong>K\u00e9saco Phedo<\/strong> (2004), sporting the illustrious Daniel Wildenstein silks. By returning a very fast 1&#8217;12&#8243;3\/km, he set a new race-record that was to stand for another three years until 2007, the year he grabbed bronze with <strong>Kazire de Guez<\/strong> (2007), behind an untouchable <strong>Offshore Dream<\/strong> who stormed home in 1&#8217;12\/km.<\/p>\n<p>Fifth in 2008, he finally returned to the podium as runner-up last year on Franck Leblanc\u2019s <strong>Up And Quick<\/strong> in a memorable race bagged by Stefan Hultman\u2019s <strong>Maharajah<\/strong> for Sweden. The winner was always nicely tucked in behind Bazire who was caught close home after a daring front-running drive.<\/p>\n<p>This year, he will be teaming up again on the son of <strong>Buvetier d&#8217;Aunou<\/strong>. Set aside for 9 months right after his win in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris last February, the Quick Star Stable\u2019s 7yo has had just 4 runs since reappearing in November and has been shaping up really nicely in the preps. Running barefoot next Sunday, <strong>Up and Quick<\/strong> looks a very tough player and could well provide France\u2019s JMB with a third Big Race win in Europe\u2019s richest harness event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jean-Marie Bazire\u2019s exceptional career has always had the Prix d\u2019Am\u00e9rique as backdrop. When he landed his first Prix d\u2019Amerique back in January 1999 on Jimmy Takter\u2019s US champion mare Moni Maker, he had just lifted his first 1998 Golden Sulky title (Sulky d\u2019Or). 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