56-1 long shot upsets at Hippodrome 3R

Free Proof and driver Jessica Turenne scored the biggest upset of the year at the Hippodrome 3R Sunday afternoon, closing from eighth place in the backstretch and winning by a neck at odds of 56-1.

Competing in the second race pace, Free Proof started from post nine (second tier) for Turenne and got away in last in the nine-horse field. By the half mile marker Free Proof was fourth over in eighth place.

Then in the backstretch, Turenne took Free Proof three-wide and then was pushed four-wide at the three-quarters. Free Proof continued to gain on the leaders and then with a burst of speed down the stretch he was able to collar pace-setter Spiderman Hanover (Pierre-Luc Roy) at the wire to win by a neck in 1:58.1.  Shanghaigold (Steeve Genois) was third.

A seven-year-old gelding by Classic Card Shark, Free Proof is trained by Maxime Dinelle and owned by Jacques Dinelle of Pont-Rouge. It was his third win this season.

Free Proof was the first horse of the season to pay more than $100 to win. He returned $115.10 for the victory.

FREE PROOF REPLAY

The longshots continued in the eighth race Preferred-Handicap Pace for the mares as 18-1 Sieras Rose and driver Pierre-Luc Roy were able to scoot along the rail and beat pacesetter Fancy Girl (Francis Picard) by a half length in 1:57.2. Shes Movin On (Samuel Fillion) was third.

A nine-year-old mare by No Pan Intended, Sieras Rose posted her fourth win on the year for trainer Johanne Dechamplain, who co-owns the mare with Steve Perreault of Mont Joli. She paid $38.60 to win.

SIERAS ROSE REPLAY

Track Notes: Both Jocelyn Gendron and Jessica Turenne scored driving doubles Sunday. There are two race cards left for the 2021 season at H3R. Post time next Sunday is 12:10 pm. For additional information, visit here.

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By Steve Wolf, for the Quebec Jockey Club