Prix ​​d’Amérique Legend Race 2025: Keep Going is perfect

The leading trotters trained in Siberian climatic conditions, which they will not find next weekend in Vincennes, since a significant mild spell accompanied by heavy rain is forecast. Jumping from one sulky to another throughout the morning, Mathieu Mottier did not have time to catch a cold.

Absent since his triumph in the Critérium Continental, Keep Going actively prepared for its participation in the Prix d’Amérique. “He had already done a good job on the royals (editor’s note, straight lines located in the heart of the Grosbois forest) Friday and I returned there this Monday, for three fairly intensive heats. I found it very good. The horse had decompressed about ten days after his hard race on December 22, especially since we had five weeks ahead of us before the next objective. Keep short of course very fresh, but needs to be stimulated at work in order to give his maximum in competition. If we benefit from a favorable run on Sunday, I believe he is capable of finishing third, fourth or fifth.”

In the main event, the Mayennais professional will also line up Fakir de Mahey, whose final advanced exercise will take place Tuesday morning on the beach of Cabourg, in the company of his friend Antoine Boutin. “Fakir stayed in Grosbois but likes it more in the countryside, where he will stay there all week. He loves going to work at the sea. He is also in very good shape. He has the disadvantage of not starting quickly but, if there is a lot of pace on Sunday, he will finish well. One thing is certain, it has a lot of hardness and will not stall.”

A tasty appetizer on Saturday

During this morning, Mathieu Mottier also refined the preparation of Everywhere et London with a view to the Bold Eagle and Ourasi Prizes, the two groups I scheduled for Saturday. Both went out together, the first named with her partner, Théo Thurmes, at the sulky. “They worked pretty hard on the royals. I preserved the feet of Everywhere leaving her stuck in the Prix de Croix, which did not prevent her from performing well. She got on it and I judge it to be perfect. If she has won a head and string semi-classic, she can also wait. In short, she knows how to do everything and will have my complete confidence in this group I, even if Koctel du Dain looks difficult to beat on what he has just achieved. As for London, It wasn’t bad at all when he returned. She will appear very sharp during her final appearance of the meeting. I’m going to unshoe it on all four feet for the first time.”

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Hooker Berry and Hussar du Landret operational

If he will step aside for the benefit of his son Nicolas in the Prix d’Amérique, Jean-Michel Bazire took pleasure in taking charge of sharpening himself Hooker Berry Monday morning, as he is used to since the 2019 – 2020 meeting, when he had the Critérium des Jeunes in his sights… “At his age, he knows music and we no longer need to work him as hard as in the past, especially since he has just performed well in the Prix de Belgique, explain JMB Always on top mentally, Hooker is also very flexible, which is what matters most to me. He will work again on Thursday, with a leader. It displays freshness and serenity.”
For his part, Hussar of Landret had worked Sunday morning in Grosbois. “We “sent” a little. My horse was really flexible and had a lot of desire, comments Benoît Robin. Apart from skipping “Belgium”, I have not changed anything in its preparation compared to the previous winter. Most of the work is done, all that’s left to do is keep Hussar awake. Weather permitting, he will practice again on Wednesday and Friday. I deliberately kept the four-foot shoeing card for the big day. He hasn’t played in this configuration for nine months and this gives him a real advantage compared to the front tackle. His galloping departure into America 2024 was an unfortunate move, because he does not pose any particular problem to the volta. This time, I hope we have no regrets. I want my horse to be able to provide his value in a clear race, and the result will be what it should be.”