USA
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Europe
UK / IRE
Three-year-old pacers were in the limelight at the Hippodrome 3R Sunday (Aug. 20) afternoon with four divisions of the third and final preliminary round of the Breeders Trophy Series.
The top eight point earners will return to H3R for Super Sunday on September 10 when all eight championship finals will be held.
Each of the four divisions Sunday raced for a purse of $7,500.
Ladycorona (Bettors Delight) and driver Pascal Berube notched their fifth straight win, scoring a major romp in the 6th race second division of the series for the pacing fillies.
Ice Cream (Francis Picard) was first on the lead with Mach N Cheddar (David Pilon) sitting the pocket-seat but then driver Pascal Berube had the 1/9 race favorite, Ladycorona, on the move on the outside. She took over the lead after a :27.2 first quarter.
They went by the half mile in :57.1 when David Pilon took Mac N Cheddar first-over with YS Poisson Davrl (Stephane Brosseau) second-over. But once in the backstretch, Berube let Ladycorona have her way and she took off going by the three-quarters in 1:27.1.
Then down the stretch Ladycorona made it a romp, winning by ten and one-half lengths in 1:55.4. Mach N Cheddar was second with Godiva Ice Cream third.
LADYCORONA REPLAY
It was the seventh win of the year for Ladycorona. She is trained by Yves Tessier for owner/breeder Sotirios Anastasopoulos of Sainte-Therese. She paid just $2.10 to win.
YS Sennsationalcity (Keystone Velocity) and driver Jocelyn Gendron brought an end to Pocahontas Due Lacās two-race winning streak in the 3rd race first division for three-year-old pacing fillies.
Leaving from post one, Gendron sent YS Sensationalcity right to the front with Pocahontas Du Lac and driver Pierre-Luc Roy having to settle for the two-hole spot.
YS Sensationalcity went to the opening quarter in :28.3 and with no one challenging, went to the half mile in :59.2. Irish Mary (Pascal Berube) then started up first-over and looked to take on YS Sensationalcity, but could not keep up the pace to the three-quarters in 1:28.3.
Then off the final turn, Roy came after YS Sensationalcity with Pocahontas Du Lac, but this time, YS Sensationalcity was ready for the challenge as she outpaced Pocahontas Du Lac to the wire, winning by one length in 1:57.3. Make Bet SBG (Stephane Brosseau) was third.
YS SENSATIONALCITY REPLAY
After four straight second place finishes, YS Sensationalcity notched her fourth win of the season. She is trained and owned by Michel Allard and paid $4.50 to win.
The 5th race was the first division of the series for the pacing colts and geldings and from start to finish the race belonged to Attitude (Leader Bayama) and driver Stephanie Brosseau.
They left right out of the gate with race favorite Kansas Panic (Pierre-Luc Roy) getting the two-hole trip. Attitude led to the first quarter in :28.4, the half in :58.3. In the backstretch Bets Beach (Pascal Berube) came first-over and raced up to the leaders, locking Kansas Panic in the two-hole past the three-quarters in 1:28.
Around the final turn Attitude controlled the pace, keeping Kansas Panic locked in with Bets Beach on the outside until the top of the stretch when Attitude sprinted home an easy winner by one and one-half lengths in 1:56.4. Bets Beach was third.
ATTITUDE REPLAY
It was a lifetime mark for Attitude and his fourth win of the season for trainer Maxime Velaye. Attitude was bred and is owned by Guy Corbeil of Mirabel. He paid $5.90 to win.
The 9th race second division of the series for the colts and geldings saw Pantome En Joie (Stephane Brosseau), the 1/5 race favorite, work his way to the lead by the first quarter in :27.3 over a stubborn Maimus GB (David Pilon).
Once leading to the half mile in :58.1, Little Diamond (Sportswriter) and driver Jocelyn Gendron came first over with Kingston Panic (Pierre-Luc Roy) second over.
Little Diamond was relentless battling with Fantome En Joie through the three-quarters in 1:27.1. Then Kingston Panic joined the fray three-wide around the final turn.
They were three across as they started down the stretch as Little Diamond proved to be the best, just holding off Kingston Panic to win by a head in 1:57.1. Fantome En Joie was third.
LITTLE DIAMOND REPLAY
It was a lifetime mark and the first win in eleven starts this season of Little Diamond. The colt is trained by Guy Roy for owner-breeders Richard Desrosiers and Andre Desrochers. He paid $9.50 to win.
It is with great sadness that the Quebec Jockey Club learned Sunday morning, the sudden death of horseman and industry leader Brian Paquet, who may be certainly considered a figure emblematic of horse racing in Quebec, Canada. He was 78.
A longtime owner and breeder, Mr. Paquet was instrumental as a director of the Quebec Jockey Club in helping get the Hippodrome 3R back racing again. During his lifetime, Mr. Paquet bred, owned and raced hundreds of Standardbred trotters and pacers.
Track management held a special moment of silence before the 5th race in his memory.
Track Notes: Ā Jocelyn Gendron, Stephane Brosseau and Pascal Berube all had driving doubles and Maxime Velaye had a training double. There will be no live racing next Friday, August 25. There will be live racing next Sunday, August 27 at 12:00 noon featuring the third and final preliminary round of the Future Stars Series for two-year-old trotters and pacers. For more information and free race programs, visit here.
For complete race results, click here: Canandian Race Results
by Steve Wolf, for the Quebec Jockey Club
