“A legendary horse” in an exceptional Prix d'Amérique.
What a pity that the public could not attend this event!
This Sunday, January 31 in Paris-Vincennes, on a track conducive to speed and under a gray sky that waited to see the champions pass to shed its tears,
Face Time Bourbon
displayed his immense talent by registering his name for the second time on the prize list of the most beautiful event in the world.
Better still, Sébastien Guarato's champion broke the race record by trotting the 2700 meters imposed in 1'10''8.
It's four tenths better than
Readly Express
in 2018!
On his sulky, Björn Goop, who could be blamed for having won only six races since the start of the Vincennes winter meeting, did not tremble, not hesitating to put his wheel in the legs of his principal opponent and future runner-up,
Davidson du Pont
, one lap from the finish, to take an advantageous place in the peloton.
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At 44, the Swede won his third Prix d'Amérique in four years and offered a fourth in six years to Sébastien Guarato.
"It is a great emotion for me to be seated behind a horse that has so much talent," he confides in the race.
It was a complicated race with the false starts, but
Face Time
was magnificent again.
"After having vibrated in the empty stands because of the closed camera imposed, Sébastien Guarato, for his part, relishes, quite happy:" It was a tactical race, a race for pilots!
It was a great, great drive, from Björn… ”
"Beaten by a legendary horse"
Second, like the year,
Davidson du Pont
marked his rival for a long time before settling for a fine second place, making Jean-Michel Bazire, his trainer-driver, say: "The horse runs top but we are beaten by a legendary horse.
Before, there was
Ready Cash
, then
Bold Eagle
.
Face Time
is the mix of the two… I have no regrets.
"
And what about the performance of
Gu d'Héripré
, third at 5 years old… "Great, it's very promising for next year", slips Franck Nivard, his driver, at the end of the meeting with a smile in the corner of his lips .
Fourth and fifth, the mares
Délia du Pommereux
and
Bahia Quesnot
complete a fifth made up of favorites, whose stakes, and this is the other good news, have increased by 35% on the PMU's online network.