Sébastien Guarato opened the doors of his establishment in Ménil-Bérard (Orne) to the media this Thursday morning. Seventeen days before the Prix d’Amérique, the trainer from the Bordeaux region brought out his champion Face Time Bourbon around eleven o’clock in a thick fog. “He made four straight lines while climbing without forcing, details the one who will try to win his fifth Prix d’Amérique as a trainer after the doubles of Bold Eagle and Face Time Bourbon. He will work more extensively today, then next Monday. Then I will take him to the beach the next two Thursdays in order to refine his preparation for D-Day. “
Face Time has regained its healthy weight
The double holder of the title of the most beautiful event of French trotting will therefore follow the same program as last year. A habit that wishes to keep his developer, Sébastien Guarato, who looks back on the preparation of his champion: “He was not very well during his second place in qualifying 2 on December 12, where he was beaten by Astonishing and had lost some weight. He is now back to his healthy weight of 485 kg and again has a beautiful shiny coat. »Everything seems to be looking good for Face Time Bourbon. On the last Sunday of January, this son of Ready Cash will try to sign a third consecutive success in the Prix d’Amérique and thus emulate the champions Uranie, Roquepine, Belino II and Ourasi, the only quartet to have achieved this feat since the creation of this Group I in 1920.