Major trainer in Orne, Sébastien Guarato aims for the top 5 at the Prix d’Amérique on Sunday in Vincennes

The eyes of lovers of harnessed trot will be directed first towards the defending champion, Idao de Tillard, trained by Thierry Duvaldestin at La Ferté-Fresnel (Orne). He is one of the big favorites of the race. Even if he is less in shape than last year, according to his trainer, he still has every chance for the premier trotting event at Vincennes.

Un outsider

But another horse trained in Orne is also worth following. It is about It’s a Dollarmaker from Sébastien Guarato’s stable in Ménil-Bérard (Orne). This 7 year old horse will participate in his first Prix d’Amérique, driven by Matthieu Abrivard. It was he who qualified him for the Prix d’Amérique, placing 4^e in the Prix de Belgique, also run at Vincennes on January 12.

This race was very promising, as It’s a Dollar Maker held on to third place for much of the distance, before being caught in the last 50 meters.

He’s a strong horse, but you have to be able to position yourself well in the race. He is not among the favorites, but he is an outsider.

It’s a Dollarmaker is in its box for now. Training continues without any change of pace before the race. When Sébastien Guarato enters the box to make the presentations, we feel a horse with confidence, well in his head. Very close to his trainer.

Its objective

For his first participation in the Prix d’Amérique, the trainer is aiming for a fifth place. This is ambitious for what is considered the harness trotting world championship. But the horse is in good shape. He won the final of Grand national you thought and the Languedoc Priceboth raced at Vincennes in November and December 2024. Vincennes is a track that he knows well.

The first 7 horses of the Prix d’Amerique Legend Race will share a prize pool of 1 000 000€. The fifth takes home €45,000.

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