Prix d'Amérique is a

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held at the Hippodrome de Vincennes in

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. The race takes place on the last Sunday of January every year, and has been doing so since 1920, with the exception for the years 1940-1941 when it was cancelled due to

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. It was established to thank the US for the help given to France in World War I. It is widely considered the most prestigious harness race in the world.

Champions

* 1920 Pro Patria (Th. Monsieur) * 1921 Pro Patria (Th. Monsieur) * 1922 Reynolds V (M. Gougeon) * 1923 Passeport (P. Viel) * 1924 Passeport (Alexandre Finn) * 1925 Re Mac Gregor (C. Dessauze) * 1926 Uranie (V. Capovilla) * 1927 Uranie (V. Capovilla) * 1928 Uranie (V. Capovilla) * 1929 Templier (A. Butti) * 1930 Amazone B (Th. Vanlandeghem) * 1931 Hazleton (Otto Dieffenbacher) * 1932 Hazleton (Otto Dieffenbacher) * 1933 Amazone B (Th. Vanlandeghem) * 1934 Walter Dear ( Charlie Mills) * 1935 Muscletone (Alexandre Finn) * 1936 Javari (M. Perlbag) * 1937 Muscletone (Alexandre Finn) * 1938 De Sota (Alexandre Finn) * 1939 De Sota (Alexandre Finn) * 1940 Race cancelled * 1941 Race cancelled * 1942 Neulisse (C. Domergue) * 1943 Nebuleuse V (R. Simonard) * 1944 Profane (A. Sourroubille) * 1945 Ovidius Naso (Roger Céran-Maillard) * 1946 Ovidius Naso (Roger Céran-Maillard) * 1947 Mistero (Romolo Ossani) * 1948 Mighty Ned (V. Antonellini) * 1949 Venutar (F. Réaud) * 1950 Scotch Fez ( Sören Nordin) * 1951 Mighty Ned (Alexandre Finn) * 1952 Cancannière (Jonel Chryriacos) * 1953 Permit (Walter Heitmann) * 1954 Feu Follet X (M. Riaud) * 1955 Fortunato II (Roger Céran-Maillard) * 1956 Gélinotte (Roger Céran-Maillard) * 1957 Gélinotte (Roger Céran-Maillard) * 1958 Jamin (Jean Riaud) * 1959 Jamin (Jean Riaud) * 1960 Hairos II (Willem Geersen) * 1961 Masina (François Brohier) * 1962 Newstar (Walter Baroncini) * 1963 Ozo (Roger Massue) * 1964 Nike Hanover (Jan Frömming) * 1965 Ozo (Jan Frömming) * 1966 Roquépine (Jean-René Gougeon) * 1967 Roquépine (Henri Lévesque) * 1968 Roquépine (Jean-René Gougeon) * 1969 Upsalin (Louis Sauvé) * 1970 Toscan (Michel-Marcel Gougeon) * 1971 Tidalium Pélo (Jean Mary) * 1972 Tidalium Pélo (Jean Mary) * 1973 Dart Hanover (Berndt Lindtstedt) * 1974 Delmonica Hanover (F. Frömming) * 1975 Bellino II (Jean-René Gougeon) * 1976 Bellino II (Jean-René Gougeon) * 1977 Bellino II (Jean-René Gougeon) * 1978 Grandpré (Pierre-Désiré Allaire) * 1979 High Echelon (Jean-Pierre Dubois) * 1980 Eléazar (Léopold Verroken) * 1981 Idéal du Gazeau (Eugène Lefèvre) * 1982 Hymour (Jean-Pierre Dubois) * 1983 Idéal du Gazeau (Eugène Lefèvre) * 1984 Lurabo (Michel-Marcel Gougeon) * 1985 Lutin d'Isigny (Jean-Paul André) * 1986 Ourasi (Jean-René Gougeon) * 1987 Ourasi (Jean-René Gougeon) * 1988 Ourasi (Jean-René Gougeon) * 1989 Queila Gédé (Roger Baudron) * 1990

Ourasi Ourasi (7 April 1980 – 12 January 2013) was a chestnut French Trotter. He earned $2,913,314 during his career. His harness racing victories included three consecutive Prix d'Amérique at Vincennes, the second by approximately 18 lengths. Our ...

(Michel-Marcel Gougeon) * 1991 Ténor de Baune (Jean-Baptiste Bossuet) * 1992 Verdict Gédé (Jean-Claude Hallais) * 1993 Queen L. ( Stig H. Johansson) * 1994 Sea Cove (Jos Verbeeck) * 1995 Ina Scot (Helen Johansson) * 1996 Cocktail Jet (Jean-Etienne Dubois) * 1997 Abo Volo (Jos Verbeeck) * 1998 Dryade des Bois (Jos Verbeeck) * 1999 Moni Maker ( Jean-Michel Bazire) * 2000 Général du Pommeau (Jules Lepennetier) * 2001 Varenne (Giampaolo Minnucci) * 2002 Varenne (Giampaolo Minnucci) * 2003 Abano As (Jos Verbeeck) * 2004 Kesaco Phedo ( Jean-Michel Bazire) * 2005 Jag de Bellouet (Christophe Gallier) * 2006 Gigant Neo (Dominik Locqueneux) * 2007 Offshore Dream (Pierre Levesque) * 2008 Offshore Dream (Pierre Levesque) * 2009 Meaulnes du Corta (Franck Nivard) * 2010 Oyonnax (Sebastien Ernault) * 2011 Ready Cash (Franck Nivard) * 2012 Ready Cash (Franck Nivard) * 2013 Royal Dream (Jean-Philippe Dubois) * 2014 Maharajah (Örjan Kihlström) * 2015 Up And Quick ( Jean-Michel Bazire) * 2016 Bold Eagle (Franck Nivard) * 2017 Bold Eagle (Franck Nivard) * 2018 Readly Express ( Björn Goop) * 2019 Belina Josselyn ( Jean-Michel Bazire) * 2020 Face Time Bourbon ( Björn Goop) * 2021 Face Time Bourbon ( Björn Goop) * 2022 Davidson du Pont (Nicolas Bazire)

References

External links

Official Website - English version

2009 edition second by second video and winner position with Meaulnes du Corta
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