$450,000 Super Sunday card at Hippodrome 3R

This Sunday (Sept. 12) is the finals of both the Breeders Trophy Series (3yos) and Future Stars Series (2yos) at the Hippodrome 3R. With total purses more than $450,000, it is the richest day of racing in all of Quebec.

Post time for the Quebec Championship Finals is 12:10 pm. There are also two $10,000 Invitations, race 1 for the trotters and race 10 for the pacers

Here is a synopsis of the eight finals listed in race order.

3^rd race $50,000 2YO Filly Trot Final

HP Felicity (post 7) has just two starts in the series, winning both of them. The Muscle Mass daughter has earned nearly $50,000 this year for trainer Jean Tourigny and owner-breeders Claude Hamel & Michel Bamphousse. She will be driven by Sylvain Filion.

Her main rivals will be three-time winner Stella Alpha (post 3) for driver Pascal Berube and Cleveland Moneyka (post 1) for driver Stephane Brosseau.

4^th race $50,000 2YO Filly Pace Final

Sunjet Ray (post 5) is the early favorite for driver Louis-Philippe Roy. The Sunshine Beach filly was placed first in the series final leg with a record of 2:00.3 with Roy in the sulky for trainer Francis Richard. She is co-owned by Richard with Guillaume Desrochers, Dr. John Bradbury and Charles Marquis.

Their main competition will come from HP Mary Sunshine (post 1) for driver Pascal Berube and D Gs Shadow (post 2) with driver Jonathan Lachance.

5^th race $60,000 3YO Colt Trot Final

The strong entry of Emotions Riches (post 2) and Ciel Bleu (post 1) will be tested once again. Emotions Riches (Stephane Gendron) is coming off a lifetime best 1:59.2 triumph in the series for trainer Maxime Velaye and the gelded son of Wheeling N Dealin is seeking his third straight win for the Provoquante Stable that bred and owns both colts.

Hall Win (post 5) was the early season sensation for the Kevin Maguire Stable, sporting five wins in nine starts already this year and will have Louis-Philippe Roy in the sulky for the first time. Other contenders include Aoki (post 6) for driver Jocelyn Gendron and Deal With Lucus (post 3) with driver Stephane Brosseau.

6^th race $50,000 2YO Colt Trot Final

Royalty Beer (post 5) and Cleveland Massino (post 2) are the overwhelming entry favorites. Royalty Beer, a gelded son of Royalty For Life, is a perfect three for three in the series and seeks to make a clean sweep for the Jean Francois Maquire Stable. He will be driven by Louis-Philippe Roy as Cleveland Massino will be driven by Samuel Fillion.

Also in the race is Kenogami Rebel (post 4) for driver Stephane Brosseau) and Sammy Justice (post 1) for driver Pascal Berube.

7^th race $50,000 2YO Colt Pace Final

This is a classic matchup between Kaporal (post 8) for driver Stephane Gendron against HP Momentum (post 6) for driver Sylvain Fillion. Kaporal, gelded son of Sunshine Beach, has won his last two starts, both in the series, the fastest a 1:58.3 lifetime mark where he just beat HP Momentum. He is trained by Francis Richard for the Richard Stable, Ferme Auclairs and Jean-Christophe Auclair.

Other contenders include the entry of Y S Mathis Bro (post 4) for driver Jonathan Lachance and Y S Bettors Legacy (post 7) with driver Guy Gagnon. Also, a factor will be Persistant Boy (post 1) with Samuel Fillion.

8^th race $60,000 3YO Filly Trot Final

X O X O (post 5) has been a perfect three for three in the series for owner, breeder and driver Jerome Lombart. This daughter of Angus Hall sports seven wins this year, tying her with Platine Alpha as the two winningest horses at H3R this season. She took her record in the series with a 2:00 triumph two starts back.

Mag N Lady (post 3) was last year’s champion and holds the track record for two-year-old trotting fillies. She is winless in four starts this year and will be driven by Samuel Fillion. Elegance Duharas (post 1) is another contender, coming off a lifetime best 2:00.3 qualifying win at Mohawk and will be driven by Louis-Philippe Roy.

9^th race $60,000 3YO Filly Pace Final

This will be a tough race as the morning line favorite, Celia Bayama starts from the far outside post 8 for driver Sylvain Filion. The Bettor’s Delight filly has the speed to overcome the outside position, winning last start in 1:57.2. Celia Bayama was the Quebec-Bred champion at age 2 last year.

Got Sexy Scars goes from post four for driver Louis-Philippe Roy and ships back to H3R off back-to-back wins in 1:53.2. Other contenders include CL Sportsextreme (post 5) for Jonathan Lachance and Platine Alpha (post 3) with Pascal Berube in the bike.

11^th race $60,000 3YO Colt Pace Final

This race belongs to Cadillac Bayama (post 5) who is seeking to make the series a clean sweep after winning all three preliminary rounds with ease and gets Sylvain Filion in the sulky. The colt by Sunshine Beach is part of an entry with Colonel Bayama (post 4), who has been second best to Cadillac Bayama.

The Light Speed (post 6) ships back to H3R for trainer-driver Guy Gagnon and sports an impressive eight wins this year, the fastest 1:52.1 score. YS Do It Right (post 1) was the 2020 2YO Quebec Champion and Chantee (post 3) are also contenders.

Of the 12 races on Sunday there are eight former Quebec-Bred Champions returning. The first race Invitational Trot has four-time winner Capteur De Reve along with two-time winner Precieuse CC and Babidibou. The 8^th race has Mag N Lady, the 9^th race has Celia Bayama, the 10^th race Invitational Pace has DG’s De Vito and Eclat De Rire and the 11^th race has YS Do It Right.

Post time on Sunday is 12:10 pm. A free race program is available at www.hippodrome3r.ca.

By Steve Wolf, for the Quebec Jockey Club