The Masaf television station will be present on 27 and 28 January to follow the trotting 'classic' scheduled on the French circuit. Live connections will be available from the trackside and from the stables from 11am to discover all the emotions of the 103rd edition
Even this year EQUtv will be at the forefront to follow the Grand Prix of America al Vincennes Hippodrome in Paris, the classic international trotting event of Group I. over the distance of 2700 meters, scheduled Saturday 27 e Sunday 28 January with the final. The television broadcaster of Masaf, visible on digital terrestrial channel 151, on the Sky channel 220 platforms and on tivùsat channel 51, has enriched its programming by including commercials in the schedule 'EQUtv's Big Events' which will be broadcast every day and three 'American Previews' aired on the days of Wednesday, Thursday e Friday from 20.00 pm, with repeat performances at 22.30pm and 9.30am the following day.
All projects 103 edition present the EQUtv team of correspondents with connections live starting from 11: 00 on both days of racing with a management lounge set up on the track, in which the Italian and foreign guests and protagonists present at the event will alternate. Another mobile camera, however, will follow the correspondent in the stable area, capturing the emotions of the before and after from theblack track' in charcoal. And then there Live commentary of the Grand Prix on Sunday, to let spectators at home participate in the electrifying atmosphere of the Parisian hippodrome.
Il Grand Prix of America, one of the most famous trotting races in the discipline, it has been held since 1920 on the last Sunday of January on the charcoal track of the Vincennes racecourse, about ten kilometers from the center of Paris. The name is a sign of gratitude from the French towards the United States of America for the support offered to the allies during the First World War. All horses can participate in the race Group I International (the highest category), intact males and females (geldings are therefore excluded) of aged between 4 and 10 years and who, during the year preceding the race, have earned at least 153.000 euros in prizes.
Same selection also for drivers who must have earned high amounts in the last year of racing. There are 18 horses (12 qualified plus 6 eligible) competing for the prize money Grand Prix of America which amounts to 1.000.000 of euros: the winner receives 450.000 euros while the other half is divided among the top seven finishers. He also appears in the winners' register Varenne, victorious in 2001 and 2002, led by Gianpaolo Minnucci. The 2023 edition was won by Hooker Berry with driver Jean-Michel Bazire.
