The most anticipated horse race of the year is in the starting blocks. On Sunday January 29, at the Paris-Vincennes racecourse, the Legend Race America Prize 2023. A world-renowned harness race that makes legend which horse and driver win. Just as it thrills the 40,000 spectators who come to experience this mythical race live and bet on their favorite horse.
Idao de Tillard big favorite
This year, of the 18 competitors who will compete over the 2,700m long track, all eyes are on the new trotting phenomenon: Tillard’s Idao. The young five-year-old horse, trained by Thierry Duvaldestin, is the big favorite of this 102nd edition. “He really is a horse you can count on, observes Pierre-Joseph Goetz, the former star horse racing commentator for the Equidia television channel. He knows how to do everything and can take advantage of any circumstances in the race to win against the old ones”. For second place, the master of predictions bets on Horsy Dream : “It is a horse which is on the rise and which will be unshod from the four. It is important to note! “.
By running barefoot a horse has less weight to carry, which can influence PMU prognoses. Another competition favorite Hip Hop Haufor. “He can wake up on the day of the Prix d’Amérique, warns Pierre-Joseph Goetz. In my opinion, Christian Bigeon going to be dangerous with this horse”. If these three riders pull away from the rest of the peloton, you also have to keep an eye out for Flame of Goutier, winner of the Prix de Cornulier – the biggest mounted trotting race – on Sunday January 22nd. “She can come and get a fourth place,” he said. As for Delia du Pommereux and Hooker Berrythey could well compete for fifth place.
An “experience” to live
Before the start of the race, which will keep everyone spellbound, many activities await the spectators. Because on that day, a rule is in order. “You never get bored one day at the Prix d’Amérique, it’s an experience! “, insists Valérie François, marketing and communication director of the company Le Trot, organizer of the event. As soon as the gates of the racecourse open on Sunday at 10:30 a.m., spectators will be immersed in a most festive atmosphere, worthy of an American show. Between 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., 11 races are on the program.
The presentation of the 18 drivers of the Prix d’Amérique Legend Race will then begin. “The trophy will come by air,” says Valérie François, while keeping other surprises to herself. At 4 p.m., the former glories of the Prix d’Amérique will parade on the track. A first. Then it will be the turn of the 18 competitors at the start of the race to parade. “It’s the emotional moment of the day,” she says. Before the big thrill. At 4:25 p.m. sharp, the horses will be released. Who will be crowned champion? Your bets!