Gala de Champions awards dinner in Quebec

Tomorrow is the big day!

Saturday (April 8) is the big day of harness racing awards at the Gala des Champions at the Hippodrome de Trois-Rivières in Quebec.

Track manager François Carignan had promised a full house and that is exactly what will happen in a few hours. An important gathering if ever there was one, the Gala is a wonderful opportunity for horse people to come together. First, of course, to highlight the merits of the big winners of the 2022 season, but also simply for the pleasure of fraternizing and launching in a way the season that will open very soon, on Sunday, April 30.

As usual, track announcer Guy Lafontaine will be at the animation and in confidence, he assured to reserve to those present beautiful surprises. Another great news, not to be overlooked, is Quebec Jockey Club Director Sophie Mongeon, who will assist him this year. She will certainly know how to put in her grain of salt and give a special color to the event.

As everyone knows, the first part of the gala has always been used to highlight the merits of the foals, fillies who stood out last summer, as much in the events of the Future Stars Series as in those of the Breeders Trophy Series and the Lucien-Bombardier Filly Pace. These winners are obviously known and to refresh your memory, here is the list.

Winners of the Future Stars Series, 11/09/22

2-year-old trotting filly

HP RUN FOR DAN

Owners : Claude Hamel / Danielle-Fournier Lévesque

Breeders: Claude Hamel/ Danielle-Fournier Lévesque

Alarm Detector offshoot

Race time: 2.02.3

Driver Robert Shepherd / Coach: Isabelle Darveau, earnings in 2022: 33,950

2-year-old trotting colts & geldings
TIMONIER

Owner: Jean-Claude Dessureault

Breeder: Jean-Claude Dessureault

Offspring of Lookslikeachpndale

Race time: 2.00.3

Driver: Daniel Dubé / Coach Jacques Dupont, earnings in 2022: $55,614

2-year-old pacing filly

POCAHONTAS DUE LAC

Owners: Louis-Philippe and Pierre-Luc Roy / Maude Larouche

Breeder : Louis-Philippe Roy

Offspring of Betterthancheddar

Race time: 1.57

Driver: Louis-Phiippe Roy / Coach: Francis Richard, earnings in 2022: $45,128

2-year-old pacing colts & geldings

ALBERT ALPHA

Owners: Ecurie Alpha, Anne-Marie Demers, Yves and Yvon Laprise

Breeder : Écurie Alpha

Offshoot of He’s Watching

Race time: 2.00.4

Driver: Pascal Bérubé / Coach: Sylvain Tremblay, earnings in 2022: $35,625

Winners of the BREEDERS’ TROPHY, 11/09/22

3-year-old trotting filly

HP FELICITY

Owners : Claude Hamel / Michel Damphousse

Breeders : Claude Hamel / Michel Damphouss

Offspring: Muscle Mass

Race time: 2.01.4

Driver: Rob Shepherd / Coach: Isabelle Darveau, earnings in 2022: $50,750

3-year-old trotting colts & geldings

ROYALTY BEER

Owners : Ecurie Maguire  / JF Maguire

Breeder: Ecurie Maguire

Offshoot of Royalty For Life

Race time: 1.58.2

Driver: Louis-Philippe Roy / E trainer:JF Maguire, earnings in 2022: $42,500

 3-year-old pacing filly

SHES ROCKNFAME

Owner: Lise Carbonneau

Breeder: Lise Carbonneau

Offshoot of He’s Watching

Race time: 1.59.2

Driver: Louis-Philippe Roy / Coach: Francis Richard, earnings in 2022: $55,102

3-year-old pacing colt

ALADDIN

Owner: Guy Corbeil

Breeder : Guy Corbeil

Cast of Shadow Play

Race time: 1.55.2

Driver: Louis-Philippe Roy / Coach: Maxime Velaye, earnings in 2022: $62,355

Winner Lucien-Bombardier Filly Pace 1st división

LADY CORONA

Owner-breeder: Sotirios Anastasopoulos

Offspring of Bettors Delight

Race time: 1.58.4

Driver: Pascal Bérubé / Coach: Yves Tessier, earnings in 2022: $15,547

Winner Lucien-Bombardier Filly Pace 2nd división

DA TEMPTATION

Owner: Yvan Mondoux

Breeders: Dean and Ashley Wilson

Offspring of Sportswriter

Race time: 1.56.4

Driver: Guy Gagnon / Coach: Guy Gagnon, earnings in 2022: $27,898

by Daniel Delisle, for the Quebec Jockey Club