Two weeks before the Prix d’Amérique, the annual trotting racing event, we already know that a cocorico has a fourteen chance out of fifteen of being pushed on Sunday January 26, 2025, on the podium at Vincennes. At the end of the Prix de Belgique, the very last of the six qualifying races contested this Sunday, January 12, fourteen of the fifteen qualified horses will have the Marseillaise as their anthem. Faced with such a tricolor delegation, San Motorthe Swedish prodigy of Bjorn Goop left to feel very alone at the start of this world championship. But be careful: many make it their favorite.
Three places remaining for the richest
Since eighteen horses will be at the start, three places remain in the balance. They will be awarded to the richest horses among those registered. “Millionaires” who could be called Ampia Mede SM, Don Fanucci Zet, Dimitri Ferm or Inmarosa. Fifth in Belgium, the latter could increase the contingent from the West since it is trained as Just Love You by Laurent-Claude Abrivard in Bouloire, near Le Mans.
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Qualifiers by region
On paper, the West still arrives in force with eleven starters among the fifteen qualified. The other three tricolors are trained in Essonne (Go on Boy by Romain Derrieux), in the North (Justin Bold by Jean Rémi Delliaux) and in the South-West (Emeraude de Bais by the Calvadosian Benjamin Goetz). Third in the 2021 Prix d’Amérique, the Ornais horse Gu d’Héripré is forfeited due to early retirement. His career is over. Here is the detail by region in the west.
Five starters in Normandy
Iroise de la Noétrained by Thomas Lévesque in the Manche at Beuzeville-la-Bastille, near Carentan.
Josh Powertrained by Sébastien Ernault in La Manche, in Saint-Côme-du-Mont, near Carentan.
It’s a Dollarmakertrained by Sébastien Guarato, in Orne, at Ménil-Bérard, near Moulins-la-Marche.
Idao de Tillard trained by Thierry Duvaldestin in Orne, at La Ferté-Frênel, near Gacé.
Hokkaido Jieltrained by Jean-Luc Dersoir in Calvados, near Deauville.
Please note: Emeraude de Baistrained by Calvadosian Benjamin Goetz, returned to the southwest.
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Keep Going et Fakir you Mahey trained by Mathieu Mottier in Mayenne, at Lassay-les-Châteaux.
Hussar of Landret trained by Benoît Robin in Mayenne, in Louvigné.
Ideal Ligneries trained by Jean-Philippe Monclin in Maine-et-Loire, in Soulaire-et-Bourg.
Just Love You trained by Laurent-Claude Abrivard in Sarthe, in Bouloire.
Hooker Berry trained by Nicolas Bazire in Sarthe, in Solesmes.
