January 28, 2021 – The world’s 18 best currently harness racing trotteurs will contest Sunday’s Gr. I International Prix d’Amerique at Paris-Vincennes, vying for the 1,000,000€ purse and racing over the grande piste 2700 meters.

15 horses will race shoeless and only Feliciano, Billie de Montfort, Gu d’Heripre and Chica de Joudes will race with shoes on behind.

There are two five-year olds in the mix, those being recent winners Power (by Googoo Gaagaa) and Gu d’Heripre (by Coktail Jet).

They are joined by seven other rivals that sport wins in their last five starts: Face Time Bourbon, Bahia Quesnot, Davidson du Pont, Victor Ferm, Feerie Wood, Billie de Montfort and Diable de Vauvert.

There are five mares in the field and two entrants with race records below 1.09.0kr (Vivid Wise As and Bahia Quesnot, last week’s Prix de Cornulier winner).

Among the trainers, Jean Michel Bazire will send out four, Sebastien Guarato has three entrants including the likely favorite Face Time Bourbon, and Pierre Vercruysse has two.

Racing action on Sunday begins at 12:25 local time in Paris with the Prix d’Amerique scheduled for 15:15 (9:15am eastern USA time).

There are seven other groupe level events on the racing program including the Prix Bold Eagle for five-year olds, that will have trainer Jerry Riordan’s Aetos Kronos at the start.