“I love you, me either …” Sports rivalry, French and American trotters is not new to yesterday and it did a lot, separately, for the improvement of both breeds. But, as two well-made opposites, they attract each other and mix with envy. The list of the legendary race that is the price of America attests and illustrates, in the end, reconciliation.
At the same time were distinguished, in the test, a son and a grandson of an American mare, namely Coktail Jet, having for Armbro Glamour (Super Bowl), hero of the 1996 edition, and offshore Dream, which is a double blow, in 2007 and in 2008, with for grandmother, Tableau (Joy of life) ; Coktail Jet has father Quouky Williamsa son of Fakir you vivieret Offshore Dream is by Udon’s dreamgrandson of Workcques. Alchemy continues to do wonder. It is, as we said in the Middle Ages, his “great work”. And if the alliance of American and French blood was not, quite simply, the “philosopher’s stone” of modern trotting …
On the same theme: Ready Cash died: Disappearance of a star
A recent list that pleads in favor of the mixture of blood
The recent list of the price of America Legend Race confirms in this idea, if only through the ascendant that Ready Cash takes, embodying the American male line of Star’s Pridevia, in turn, Indy de Vive, Viking’s Way, Mickey VikingBonefish et Nevele pride – Assorted of a pedigree also Americanized on the maternal side -, and winner of the race twice, in 2011 and in 2012, before providing three different winners, of five editions, whether Bold Eagle , in 2016 and 2017, of Readly Express, in 2018, or from Face Time Bourbon, in 2020 and 2021. The title holder, Idao de Tillard, has a standard belonging, on the paternal side (Buvetier of Aunou –Speedy Crown) Like on the maternal side (with Workaholic among its Mother’s Fathers).
In terms of breeding, twenty-five American successes adorn the entire prize in the Prix d’Amérique.
◆ 1930s: 7 victories
Hazleton (1931, 1932) / Walter Dear (1934) / Muscletone (1935, 1937) / Sota (1938, 1939)
◆ 1940s: 2 victories
Mystery (1947) / Mighty Ned (1948)
◆ 1950s: 3 victories
Scotch did (1950) / Mighty Ned (1951) / Permit (1953)
◆ 1960s: 1 victory
Nike Hanover (1964)
◆ 1970s: 2 victories
Dart Hanover (1973) / Delmonica Hanover (1974)
◆ 1990s: 4 victories
Queen L (1993) / Sea Cove (1994) / Ina iz (1995) / Income Maker (1999)
◆ 2000s: 4 victories
Varenne (2001, 2002) / Abano As (2003) / Gigant Neo (2006)
◆ years 2010: 2 victories
Maharajah (2014) / Readly Express (2018)
In total, twenty-five American successes, in terms of breeding, adorn the prize winner of America Legend Race. It is all the same, because the period of war is to be excluded, in that they were absent. Also, this means that a quarter of the winners of the America prices to which they had access are standard trotters. Three decades are nonetheless virgin of victories for them, the 1920s, 1980s and, for the time being, 2020.
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