Set for Sunday’s Prix de France
by Thomas Hedlund
The $457,000 Prix de France over 2,100 meters is scheduled at Vincennes on Sunday’s (Feb. 13) race card and Prix d’Amérique winner Davidson du Pont will chase his second trophy in the prestigious race. He won the Prix de France in 2020.
Nine trotters gather behind the gate while six horses will begin in second line and Davidson du Pont will start from post 8 behind the car.
Prix de France 2022 features 14 horses that raced Prix d’Amérique and the only trotter that is ”new” is Fakir du Lorault.
Title defender Delia du Pommereux (disarmed Face Time Bourbon over the stretch in last year’s edition of Prix de France) hasn’t showed the best form this season but she is still in the race on Sunday and there are several horses that are favored by the shorter distance, compared to Prix d’Amérique.
Prix de France 2022
Horse – Driver – Trainer
- Vivid Wise As – Matthieu Abrivard – Alessandro Gocciadoro
- Bahia Quesnot – Junior Guelpa
- Delia du Pommereux – David Thomain – Sylvain Roger
- Billie de Montfort – Pierre Yves Verva – Sébastien Guarato
- Zacon Gio – Jean-Michel Bazire
- Flamme du Goutier – Theo Duvaldestin – Thierry Duvaldestin
- Cokstile – Gabriele Gelormoni – Erk Bondo
- Davidson du Pont – Nicolas Bazire
- Vitruvio – Alessandro Gocciadoro
- Etonnant – Anthony Barrier – Richard Westerink
- Power – Eric Raffin – Robert Bergh
- Express Jet – Franck Nivard – Tomas Malmqvist
- Rebella Matters – Christophe Martens – Jean-Michel Bazire
- Chica de Joudes – Alain Laurent
- Fakir du Lorault – Francois Lecanu – Mickael Charuel
Previous winners in Prix de France:
2021 Delia du Pommereux – Eric Raffin
2020 Davidson du Pont – Jean-Michel Bazire
2019 Readly Express – Björn Goop
2018 Belina Josselyn – Jean-Michel Bazire
2017 Bold Eagle – Franck Nivard
2016 Bold Eagle – Franck Nivard
2015 Timoko – Björn Goop
2014 Noras Bean – Björn Goop
2013 Ready Cash – Franck Nivard
2012 Royal Dream – Jean Philippe Dubois
2011 Ready Cash – Franck Nivard
2010 Meaulnes du Corta – Pierre Vercruysse
