H3R adds race date, more stakes races

The Quebec Jockey Club recently announced an additional day of live harness racing to its 2023 calendar at the Hippodrome 3R along with two new $60,000 stakes events.

There is also a post time change for the final Friday program, Sept. 29 with post time at 3:00 pm and then a special Saturday afternoon card on October 7 with post time at 1:00 pm.

Click here for an updated copy of the 2023 live racing schedule for Hippodrome 3R.

The Saturday, October 7 program will be dedicated to the finals of the Quebec Regional Fair Circuit that has taken place all summer long at tracks throughout Quebec.

The two new $60,000 stakes races are the Brian Paquet Memorials and will be held on Sunday, October 1 with post time at 12:00 noon.

Both memorials are for three-year-old and older pacers, one division for the horses and one division for the fillies and mares. Preference will be given to Quebec-bred horses, then Quebec-owned horses and then it becomes Open to any horses from Canada or the USA. Each division will feature just eight starters.

Also on that afternoon card will be the $30,000 Lucien Bombardier Pace for two-year-old fillies.

The entry box for the Oct. 1 card closes Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 11:00 am. The race office can be reached to enter horses or answer questions about the new stakes races by calling 819-374-6734 ext. 203.

by Steve Wolf, for the Quebec Jockey Club