by Thomas Hedlund

Some of the best horses in Europe gather in Paris on Christmas Eve when two tickets to the prestigious Prix d’Amérique are at stake.

American-bred Wild honey (Cantab Hall) will try to make it to Prix d’Amérique when she contests the Prix Tenor de Baune for the 5-year-olds over 2,700 meters.

In the same race, horses such as Twister Bi (Varenne), Readly Express (Ready Cash) and Carat Williams (Prodigious) will also participate.

Wild Honey, Twister Bi and Readly Express are all close to having enough money in their bank accounts to enter the Prix d’Amérique without winning on Sunday in Paris. The winner of Criterium Continental for the 4-year-olds will receive a spot in the big race in the end of January, 2018.

Criterium Continental ($285,000) for 4-year-olds

Horse-Driver

1. Dreammoko-Gabriele Gelormini

2. Urlo dei Venti-Enrico Bellei
3. Draft Life-Eric Raffin
4. Discours Joyeux-Damien Bonne

5. Doberman-Franck Nivard
6. Delia du Pommereux-Sylvain Roger

7. Django Riff-Yoann Lebourgois

8. Dijon-Romain Derieux
9. Darling de Reux-David Thomain

10. Dragon des Racques-Alexandre Abrivard
11. Doria Desbois-Matthieu Abrivard
12. Cokstile-Anthony Barrier

13. Makethemark-Björn Goop

14. Rajesh Face-Christoffer Eriksson
15. Ulisse d’Asolo-Dominik Locqueneux

16. Inga In Heaven-Franck Ouvrie

17. United Love-Japp van Rijn

Prix Tenor de Baune ($142,500) for 5-year-olds

Horse-Driver

1. Calaska de Guez-Frédéric Darondel
2. Toseland Kyu-Roberto Andreghetti

3. Tobin Kronos-Frack Ouvrie

4. Tessy d’Ete-Enrico Bellei

5. Coup Droit-Matthieu Abrivard

6. Caid Griff-Eric Raffin

7. Cobra Bleu-Pierre Vercruysse
8. Treasure Kronos-Gabriele Gelormini

9. Traders-Nicolas Roussel

10. Cyprien des Bordes-Jean-Loic Claude Dersoir

11. Charly du Noyer-Yoann Lebourgeois

12. Carat Williams-David Thomain

13. Readly Express-Björn Goop
14. Twister Bi-Alexandre Abrivard
15. Wild Honey-Franck Nivard