He is primed for the Prix d’Amérique Opodo, in peak condition and riding high at the top of his game. At 7 years old, Uhlan du Val has gathered all the experience he needs to make himself into a high-level trotter. He was thrown into competitions at the deep end very early on and took part in one of his first Parisian races in the August when he was 2, at Enghien Hippodrome. He went on to win his first race the following spring in the west of France at Pontchâteau, not far from Nantes. He continued as impressively as he started, proving that his talent wasn’t fading with age, and he would discover Vincennes next; this was the track where he would take home some of his most impressive wins. His attempts in Group I races (the highest competition level in horse racing) haven’t always been brilliant: at the Critérium des 4 ans in 2012 he was disqualified, when a place on the podium should have been within his grasp. He came second to a dazzling Up and Quick in the Critérium des 5 ans in 2013 and then came second again, this time to Aladin d’Ecajeul in the Prix de Sélection last March, after he had taken the lead at 150m from the finishing post.
In the Grand Prix d’Amérique 2015, the Mégissier family’s protégé will be going head to head with both of these champions and he will be set on exacting a formidable vengeance, with encouragement all the way from his loyal supporters.
Uhlan du Val – male, 7 years old
Driver: Cédric Mégissier
Trainer: Cédric Mégissier
Owner: Jean-Pierre Mégissier
10 victories, including the Prix de Belgique (11/01/15)
