Face Time Bourbon won Sunday's centenary edition of the Prix d'Amerique, the harness trotting championship staged at Vincennes, a race first run in 1920 in tribute to American soldiers who fought in World War I. With Swede Bjorn Goop driving, the well-fancied five-year-old was a third win in the 900,000 euro ($1 million) race for trainer Sebastien Guarato after Bold Eagle in 2016 and 2017. Face Time Bourbon held a perfect position on the inside rail to fend off favourite Davidson du Pont, trained by Jean-Michel Bazire with Franck Ouvrie steering. Bazire also trained and drove last year's winner Belina Josselyn into third. The 2,700m showpiece is trotting's undisputed world heavyweight championship, drawing an annual crowd of 40,000 with bets of over 40 million euros wagered. First run 100 years ago at French trotting headquarters Vincennes on the east of Paris, the Prix d'Amerique is harness trotting's equivalent to flat racing's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, staged across the French capital at Longchamp every autumn. It has been held every year apart from in 1940 and 1941 when it fell victim to World War II. it/so/nm/nr/dmc