After Bold Eagle finished a disappointing fourth in the first qualification race at Vincennes for the Prix d’Amerique, the winningest active French trotter will race again on Sunday (Dec. 9) in the second qualification race, the Prix du Bourbonnais.

For the first time ever, Bold Eagle will race without all four shoes. Normally he races only with shoes behind, but trainer Sebastian Guarato has decided to try something new by removing the front shoes.

Only 12 horses were entered in the Prix du Bourbonnais and just one is trained outside France, Uza Josselyn, a Danish registered mare owned and trained in Switzerland.

Among the 12 starters, two have already qualified for the Prix d’Amerique, Delia du Pommereux and Bird Parker, who finished second and third, respectively, in the first qualifier.

The three first finishers in the Prix du Bourbonnais will also qualify for a spot in the field for the Prix d’Amerique.

Following are the entries for the $135,000 Prix du Bourbonnais:

1 Cash Gamble (SE) – Franck Ouvrie – Philippe Billard
2 Delia du Pommereux – Damien Bonné – Sebastian Roger
3 Briac Dark – Matthieu Abrivard – Thierry Duvaldestin
4 Charly du Noyer – Anthony Barier – Philippe Allaire
5 Uza Josselyn (DK) – Alexandre Abrivard – René Aebischer
6 Carat Williams – David Thomain – Sebastian Guarato
7 Traders – Yoann Lebourgeois – Philippe Allaire
8 Valko Jenilat -Eric Raffin – Sebastian Guarato
9 Voltigeur de Myrt – Lorenzo Donati – Roberto Donati
10 Belina Josselyn – Jean Michel Bazire
11 Bird Parker – Jean Philippe Monclin – Philippe Allaire
12 Bold Eagle – Franck Nivard – Sebastian Guarato.