Mickeymaksomespeed impressive in Breeders Series

Trois-Rivieres, QC – Michel Allard’s Mickeymaksomespeed was the most impressive winner at the Hippodrome 3R Sunday, winning one of the four opening round divisions of the Breeders Trophy Series.

The series features three rounds of preliminary competition with the $65,000 finals for the top eight point earners on Sunday, September 27.

The race favorite in the fourth race first division for the colts, Mickeymaksomespeed did not disappoint for driver Steeven Genois. Parked out to the opening quarter mile by Shanghaigold (Alain Filion), Mickeymaksomespeed then wired the field.

Cutting fractions of :56.4 to the half and 1:25.3 to the three-quarters, Mickeymaksomespeed breezed home to win by one and one-quarter lengths in 1:55.4. Eclat De Rire (Stephane Gendron) was second with Brutus Bayama (Tyler Jones) third.

It was the sixth win in just seven starts this year for Mickeymaksomespeed. The homebred son of Mickey Hanover is trained and owned by Michel Allard of Saint-Espirt and paid $3.20 to win.

In the seventh race second division for the colts it was all Whitecookie, the 1/9 overwhelming favorite, holding the field at bay from the start for trainer/driver Marie Claude Auger.

The gelded son of Windfall Blue Chip shot out to the early lead, cutting fractions of :28.3, :59.1 and 1:28 before pulling away from the field to win by four and one-half lengths in 1:56.4. HP I Got Toplay (David Pilon) was second with Retour Au Jeu (Stephane Gendron) third.

Co-owned by Auger with Pierre Marc Longpre of Trois-Rivieres, it was the second win this year for Whitecookie, who paid just $2.10 to win.

The fastest division for the fillies was in the third race where Acaena De Chakrika and driver Stephane Brosseau were able to lead from start to finish in 1:57. She won by one and one-quarter lengths over the pocked-sitting Zar E IP (Pascal Berube). Lotus Sena (Stephane Gendron) was third.

It was a lifetime mark and the first win in nine starts this year for Acaena De Chakrika, a filly by Sunshine Beach, trained by Dany Fontaine for breeder-owner Diane Lepine of Quebec City. She paid $3.90 to win.

The opening round for the fillies started in the first race where Godiva Lovely Lady and driver Stephane Brosseau scored an upset win at odds of 8-1.

Sweeping three-wide on the final turn, Godiva Lovely Lady was able to collar pacesetter YS Big Girl (Carl Duguay) and first-over Quoi (Stephane Gendron) to win by two lengths in 2:00. Quoi was second with Perfect Romi (Sylvain Lacaille) third. The 1/5 race favorite, On Route, broke at the start of the race.

It was the first career win for Godiva Lovely Lady, a daughter of Badlands Hanover. She is trained by Lyne Asselin for breeder-owner Raymond Larose of St-Henri-De-Levis. Godiva Lovely Lady paid $18.90 to win.

Track Notes: The highest win price of the 2020 season took place in the second race pace when Gutsy Greg and driver/trainer Joel Gagnon wired the field at odds of 44-1 by a head over 60-1 The Platinum Guy. Gusty Greg paid $91.20 to win. Driver Stephane Brosseau had a double. The stakes action at H3R continues next weekend with the opening round of the Breeders Trophy Series for three-year-old trotter on Friday and next Sunday is the opening round of the Future Stars Series for two-year-old pacers. For more information, visit www.hippodrome3r.ca.

From the Quebec Jockey Club