December 23, 2015 – Fantastic Christmas weekend harness racing action at Paris, Vincennes, begins Christmas Eve and continues through the weekend.

Numerous groupe events grace the programs including some of the top equine participants in the sport (Roxane Grif and Aladin d’Ecajeul on Saturday’ Bold Eagle, Billie de Montfort, Robert Bi. Lionel and Akim du Cap Vert on Sunday).

December 25

Prix Constant Hervieu, €105,000 purse, 7 starters

Prix Sans Dire Qui, €105,000 purse, 12 starters

Prix Emmanuel Margouty, €120,000, Gr. II, 10 two year-old starters

December 26

Prix Une de Mai, purse €120,000, 13 two year-old female starters

Prix Jules Lemonnier, €120,000 purse, 9 monte starters including Roxane Grif, Moving On, Aladin d’Ecajeul

Prix de Strasbourg, purse €88,000, 13 starters

December 27

Prix Emile Riotteau, purse €120,000, 10 four year-old starters

Criterium Continental, purse €240,000, 16 European Gr. I UET four year-olds including Bold Eagle, Billie de Montfort

Prix de Vincennes, purse €240,000, 14 monte three year-old females including Che Jenilou

Prix Tenor de Baune, purse €120,000, 13 Gr. II UET International starters including Robert Bi, Akim du Cap Vert, Backfire, Ave Avis, Lionel

Prix Ténor de Baune

Internationale-Five Year Olds

2700 mètres

Groupe II

Purse 120 000 €

Record 1'12'8 (Qwerty – 2010 et Raja Mirchi – 2013)

Critérium Continental

Européenne-Four Year Olds

2100 mètres (Autostart)

Groupe I

Purse 240 000 €

Record 1'10'3 (Un Mec d'Heripré – 2012)

Thomas H. Hicks