Ready Cash has been designated Post 18 for the Prix d’Amerique, which will take place this Sunday (January 29) at the Vincennes Racetrack in Paris, France
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The 92nd edition of the 2,700-metre classic is scheduled to head to post at 3:30 p.m. local time (9:30 a.m. ET in Canada).
A total of 18 combatants will be looking to capture the lion's share of the €1-million purse.
In 2011, Ready Cash and driver Franck Nivard fended off a determined Maharajah en route to capturing the Prix d’Amerique in a mile rate of 1:56.
Ready Cash will be driven by Nivard again on Sunday.
The field appears below.
Prix d’Amerique
Post – Horse – Driver
1 - Royal Dream - Jean-Philippe Dubois
2 - The Best Madrik - Jean-Etienne Dubois
3 - Roxane Griff - Eric Raffin
4 - Noras Bean - Stefan Söderkvist
5 - Punchy - Jean Boillereau
6 - Sévérino - Christian Bigeon
7 - Main Wise AS - Pierre Levesque
8 - Private Love - Matthieu Abrivard
9 - Quif de Villeneuve - Franck Leblanc
10 - Save The Quick - Jean-Michel Bazire
11 - Iceland - Bjørn Goop
12 - Timoko - Richard Westerink
13 - Perlando - Jos Verbeeck
14 - Orlando Sport - Sébastien Baude
15 - Lisa America - Dominik Locqueneux
16 - Maharajah - Örjan Kihlström
17 - Oyonnax - Yves Dreux
18 - Ready Cash - Franck Nivard
I like the chances of Lisa
I like the chances of Lisa America, owned by Lou Guida. She recently won against male horses in a Grade I race in Italy and her new driver seems to have found the key to make her relax in the big races. If she gets away early she has the speed and guts to hold off all comers.
Better get it right. It's a
Better get it right. It's a "vault" start ! They almost always have 18 starters for this race and 18 IS the best post on the track. That's the great thing about this sort of start : it allows for a lot of horses to get a fair shake at it. Its maybe old fashioned but, at least at a race of this distance, it is superior to a mobile start. BUT if there is an advantage it lies with the outside horses as they get up more speed making a wide turn and are less likely to get "pinched" inside.
In fact the race (as far as I know) is handicapped in this manner with the horses having earned the most money or won the most stakes being assigned preferable positions. Hence the great and defending champion Ready Cash gets 18. You can also be pretty sure if it looks like he's not getting a fair start there will be a recall, as he is a French representative and there is some "homer" protection in this area.
Prix D Amerique 2012 Web
Prix D Amerique 2012 Web site worth a visit! http://www.prix-amerique.com/en/
Lets see he has to spot the
Lets see he has to spot the field 10 feet as compared to 75 ft in his last prelimnary race.
So unless someone runs into him or they fall in front of him what will he win by ??