Amerique Day 2025 was special!

What a harness racing crowd!!!  What festivities!!!  What a horse is Idao de Tillard!!!

While we reported on the big race earlier, below is summary of Idao’s largely three wide journey.

The huge crowd shown below had an experience as Idao won the Amerique Prize twice in a row. Since the1920 Amerique start, there have been 14 back to back winners and only four back to three winners (Uranie, Roquepine, Bellino II, Ourasi). Could he join these immortals. Next year’s crowd will hopefully find out.

Enough said.

The huge crowd shown below had an experience as Idao won the Amerique Prize twice in a row.

Since the1920 Amerique start, there have been 14 back to back winners and only four back to three winners (Uranie, Roquepine, Bellino II, Ourasi).

Could he join these immortals.

Next year’s crowd will hopefully find out.

Heuristique began groupe action this day by winning the Prix Jacques Andrieu (monte, Gr, II International, purse  120,000€, 2850meters, 11 starters ages  5-11) timed in 1.13.0kr at 10/1 odds  with Paul Philippe  Ploquin in the irons.

The eight year old mare by Very  Nice Marceaux-Madama Melberg now has 13 career wins in 68 starts for 320,700€ earned.

She defeated 12/1 Go Or Not (9g Hyperic) with Mathieu Mottier the jockey for owner/trainer Alexandre Bonnefoy.

Third was 8.2/1 Hannibal Tuilerie (8g Remember Jihem) ridden by Alexandre Angot for trainer Jacques Bruneau finishing ahead of 1.9/1 odds favorite Filwell (10g Qwerty) handled by Adrien Lamy for breeder/owner/trainer Pierre Levesque who won three straight Amerique prizes as trainer and two of those driving Offshore Dream.

To view the race replay, click here.

Gadget du Gade at 74/1, Halfa at  14/1 odds and11/1 Edition Gema completed the top seven finishers.

Monte specialists continued this day with the Prix Camille Blaisot (monte, Gr. II, purse  120,000€,  2175 meters,  eight five year old starters) where Kyt Kat (5m Booster Winner-Diane de Brevol) scored in 1.11.5kr at 1.7/1 odds.

Mathieu Mottier was the winning jockey for trainer Thomas Levesque and Ecurie Pommiers. Kyt Kat now has nine wins in 24 career starts for 580,050€ earned. Kelly de Banville (5f Eridan) was second at 4.7/1 odds with Paul Philippe Ploquin aboard for trainer Stephane Bourlier and Yoland Fournier the owner.

Keengame (5f Express Jet-Red Bell) was third at 1.8/1 odds second favorite, with jockey Anthony Barrier in the irons for J.P. Monclin training for Ecurie Hunter Valley. Kapaula de L’Epine at 12/1, Kyrielle des Vaux at 37/1 and Kircie de Guez at 14/1 odds rounded out the top six.

To view the race replay, click here.

Next the Republiqe Guarde performed exceptionally as they do on each Amerique day. Take a look.

Following the Prix d’Amerique celebration, as previously reported, racing continued with the Prix Jean  Rene Gougeon (Gr. III European, purse 90,000€, 2100meters autostart, 14 starters) where 1.1/1 odds favorite Working Class Hero (6m Village Mystic-Magnesia) scored in 1.10.1kr for driver Mathieu Mottier, trainer Jorgen Westholm and Stall Frena AM.

This was the winners’ fifth win in eight starts in France and it advanced his career bankroll to 350,547€. Cobra Killer Gar (7g Readly Express-Lady Killer Gar) was a gaining second at 3/1 odds with Gabriele Gelormini up for trainer H.E. Bondo followed by 63/1 Invictus Madiba (7m Booster Winner) with Franck Nivard up for Ecurie Huner Valley and conditioner Bastien Michardiere.

To view the race replay, click here.

Here We Go was fourth at 41/1 for Julien Dubois.

The Prix Helen Johansson (Gr. III, purse 90,000€, 2100 meters autostart, 13 European starters) celebrated the 30th year after Helen Johansson’s driving win of the Amerique with Ina Scot in 1.14.7kr one year after Sea Cove’s victory.

This year her race ended in a disqualification victory for 27/1 Harmonista (8f Vulcain de Vandel-Born To Be Star) that Franck Nivard drove and trains for Ecurie des Charmes. Harmonista was timed in 1.10.5kr to record her 10th career victory in 67 tries for 412,630€ earned. Jeegha Pride was first to the line but disqualified for interference.

Placed second was 12/1 Betting Pacer (8f Maharajah-Piegnoir) with Bjorn Goop the trainer/driver and High Propulsion (8f udo de Castelle) was placed third at 9/1 driven by Eric Raffin.

To view the race replay, click here.

Subsequently two other races honored first the 1999 Amerique winner Moni Maker. She scored in 1.14.3kr for Jean Michel Bazire and trainer Jimmy Takter. The Prix Moni Maker (purse 62,000€, 2700 meters,eight four year old starters) today went to 2.1/1 odds Lord Delo (4g Face Time Bourbon-Reverie  d’Ar) driven by Jean Michel Bazire for his son the trainer Nicolas Bazire and owner Yannick Desmet.

Lord Delo won his fourth in nine starts and he defeated stablemate 9/10 odds favorite Lord du Gers (4m Face Time Bourbon-Ella Vient du Gers) driven by trainer Nicolas Bazire for their longtime owner J.M. Rancoule. Lutin Venici (4g Enino du  Pommereux) was third at 21/1 with David Thomain up for Noel Lolic and his trainer Benoit Roger.

The racing day earlier included the Prix de Meadowlands (purse 62,000€,  2700 meters, 14 four year olds) that Lara Croft scored with a 1.12.6kr timed victory.

The four year old daughter of Un Mex d’Herpire-Dryade was handled by Yoann Lebourgeois for trainer/owner/breeder Tony Le Beller to her fifth career win in 15 starts. New Meadowlands hosts the Hambletonian annually in August.

The end of special day press conference (Clement and Thierry Duvaldestin, Alexandre Abrivard, Romain Derieux) completed an exceptional day at Paris-Vincennes. Thank you.

Equidia, Paris-Vincennes, Societe de Trotteur Francais files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink