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Field set for Prix d'Amerique; watch Moni Maker's historic win

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January 22, 2009

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The field has been finalized for the 1 million (euro) Prix d'Amerique, which will be contested Sunday at the Vincennes racetrack in Paris. Offshore Dream, who has won the race the last two years, is among the starters this year.

No horse has won three consecutive Prix d'Ameriques since the great Ourasi, who performed a sweep in 1986, 1987 and 1988, and then came back and won again in 1990. Incidentally, Offshore Dream hasn't won a race since his victory in last year's Prix.

There are no American representatives this year, although a sensation was created by trainer Thierry Duvaldestin when he initially listed John Campbell to drive his horse Return Money. Campbell had not been contacted, and Duvaldestin later admitted he had simply wanted to get some publicity for his horse.

The last time an American horse won the Prix d'Amerique was in 1999, when Moni Maker captured the race. To watch her victory, click here. Moni Maker's driver, Jean-Michel Bazire, is wearing a green helmet cover and his colors are red and yellow.

The Prix d'Amerique has a unique start, without a mobile starting gate, so the horse's head number is not necessarily how they line up at the start. The race is contested over a distance of 2,700 meters (1 5/8ths miles).

Horse (Driver)

1--Qualmio de Vandel (Thierry Duvaldestin)

2--Paris Haufor (Christian Bigeon)

3--Ghibellino (Pietro Gubellini)

4--Premiere Steed (Christophe Martens)

5--Giuseppe Bi (Roberto Andreghetti)

6--Return Money (Pierre Yves Verva)

7--Ladakh Jiel (Pierre Vercruysse)

8--Nouba du Saptel (Yves Dreux)

9--Triton Sund (�rjan Kihlstr�m)

10--Niky (Laurent Claude Abrivard)

11--Olga du Biwetz (Jos Verbeeck)

12--Magnificent Rodeny (Eric Raffin)

13--Oiseau de Feux (Tony Le Beller)

14--Qualita Bourbon (Jean-Pierre Dubois)

15--Meaulnes du Corta (Franck Nivard)

16--Offshore Dream (Pierre Levesque)

17--Exploit Caf (Jean-Michel Bazire)

18--Opal Viking (Jorma Kontio)

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