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Harness Racing is a popular sport, found everywhere in the world, not only in North America. From Europe to the Down Under countries of Australia and New Zealand, harness racing fans can witness both diagonally-gaited and laterally-gaited equines racing over all types of surfaces and at various distances. Here at the Odds On Racing International News page, we'll keep you up to date on the latest in global harness happenings.

Ready Cash Wins Prix D'Amerique
January 30, 2011-The 6-year-old French trotter Ready Cash, driven by Franck Nivard, was an impressive winner of the Prix d’Amerique at Vincennes on Sunday, January 31. Over 30,000 specatators were on hand for France's biggest harness racing, wagering $2.2 million.

Ready Cash (#15) held off Maharajah (#13)
to win the Prix d'Amerique. Gerard Forni photo

Ready Cash had to trot outside the leader, Maharajah of Sweden, and when the field turned for home it looked as though Maharajah was going to win. But then Nivard made his move and suddenly Ready Cash was two lengths in front.

Maharajah came back on the outside, but Ready Cash fought back and at the wire he won by three-quarters of a length in 1:56 (mile rate).

Ready Cash has been the best trotter in his crop, but he has had very big problems with his temper. He was trained at Grosbois, where more than 1,400 horses are stabled. Maharajah was the favorite and gave his followers a run for the money.

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Longshot wins the Prix d'Amerique
Oynnox (Mark Kentell)

January 31, 2010--Oyonnax (6) was a 172-1 winner of the 89th Prix d'Amerique on Sunday in Paris, France before a crowd of more than 30,000 -- few of whom had apparently backed the winner. (Mark Kentell photo)