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

  1. Vivid Wise As – Matthieu Abrivard – Alessandro Gocciadoro
  2. Bahia Quesnot – Junior Guelpa
  3. Delia du Pommereux – David Thomain – Sylvain Roger
  4. Billie de Montfort – Pierre Yves Verva – Sébastien Guarato
  5. Zacon Gio – Jean-Michel Bazire
  6. Flamme du Goutier – Theo Duvaldestin – Thierry Duvaldestin
  7. Cokstile – Gabriele Gelormoni – Erk Bondo
  8. Davidson du Pont – Nicolas Bazire
  9. Vitruvio – Alessandro Gocciadoro
  10. Etonnant – Anthony Barrier – Richard Westerink
  11. Power – Eric Raffin – Robert Bergh
  12. Express Jet – Franck Nivard – Tomas Malmqvist
  13. Rebella Matters – Christophe Martens – Jean-Michel Bazire
  14. Chica de Joudes – Alain Laurent
  15. 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