{"id":6820,"date":"2021-01-29T11:21:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prixdameriqueraces.com\/?p=6820"},"modified":"2021-01-29T14:33:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T13:33:08","slug":"legendary-duels-4-4-ready-cash-vs-maharajah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prixdameriqueraces.com\/en\/uncategorized\/legendary-duels-4-4-ready-cash-vs-maharajah\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Duels (4\/4) \u2013 Ready Cash vs Maharajah"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Prix d\u2019Amerique Legend Race, contested this Sunday at Paris-Vincennes, will be the scene of a thrilling duel between Face Time Bourbon<\/strong>, reigning world champion, and runner-up\u00a0Davidson du Pont<\/strong>, in search of revenge. This is not the first time, in the most coveted trotting race on the planet, that two antagonists have stood out from the crowd, far from it. And harness racing connoisseurs know that it is risky to sum up a race to a match between two trotters \u2026 But we have to admit that some fights marked their time, before going down in posterity. We have selected four top rivalries since the early 1980s in the Prix d\u2019Amerique Legend Race. Fourth part dedicated to the confrontation between Ready Cash<\/strong> and Maharajah<\/strong>, in 2011.<\/p>\n

January 30, 2011. 90th Prix d’Amerique Legend Race in history. Ready Cash<\/strong> has a date with history. A year earlier, he participated in his first world trotters championship, leaving regrets after having mortgaged all his chances of success on the plain. After having outrageously dominated the debates between 2007-2008, then ceding his throne to Rolling d’Heripre<\/strong> in 2009, Ready Cash<\/strong> is in the bottom of the wave at 5 yo. Following his failure in the 5yo Criterium, his trainer-owner “disoriented” him by entrusting him to Thierry Duvaldestin. Slowly but surely, and despite still some indelicacies, the jewel regains all its brilliance.<\/p>\n

Although popular with turfists (36 \/10), Ready Cash<\/strong> is not the favorite. This status fell – by little – to Maharajah<\/strong> (29 \/10), whom the hexagonal turfists knew above all from reputation. A most flattering reputation with, among others, the Swedish 3yo and 4yo Derby to its credit, as well as a continental title in the UET Grand Prix. But the style of his success in the Qualiff # 6 Prix de Belgique, for his big debut on our soil, encourages punters to place him in the lead. His trainer, Stefan Hultman, said he was convinced he would win the Legend Race America’s Prize with the son of Viking Kronos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Exciting on paper, the race keeps all its promises. Quickly in action, Maharajah<\/strong> manages to take the lead from Lana del Rio<\/strong> at the bottom of the descent then sees Ready Cash<\/strong> rise to his height. There follows a phase of observation on the uphill, where \u00d6rjan Kihlstr\u00f6m and Franck Nivard keep glancing at each other to see who will attack first. At the intersection of the tracks, the duettists deliver their recital at the same time. Defending champion Oyonnax<\/strong>, despite a very good race, cannot invite himself to the party. Halfway through the final turn, Ready Cash<\/strong> accelerates sharply then takes the best on his great rival. To thunderous applause, Ready Cash<\/strong> holds up Maharajah<\/strong>‘s attack to the post and enters the legend.<\/p>\n