Pascal Berube drives both co-feature winners

Instead of getting parked out in his last few harness racing starts with poor results, BS Tyrrific (Richess Hanover) and harness racing driver Pascal Berube had the rail post position and made the most of it Friday (June 3) at the Hippodrome 3R.

They left like a rocket in the second race feature pace and never looked back.

With Old Buck (Francis Picard) sitting right on their back, BS Tyrrific cut the mile to the opening quarter in :28.2 and the half in :58.1 before anyone else made a move in the race.

Outlaw Kismet (Stephane Brosseau) came first-over slowly as they entered the backstretch with Windsong Napoleon (Jocelyn Gendron) grabbing the outside trip. But BS Tyrrific and Berube were still in control of the lead through the three-quarters in 1:27.4.

As they came off the final turn, Picard came out of the pocket with Old Buck and gave it their best shot, but they could not catch BS Tyrrific, who went on to the win by one and one-quarter lengths over Old Buck with G A Speed Joey (Alain Carrier) taking third.

BS TYRRIFIC REPLAY

It was the second win this season for BS Tyrrific ($4.50). The nine-year-old gelding is trained by Yves Tessier, who co-owns the horse with Gina Bragagnolo of Lavaltrie.

In the very next 3^rd race, the co-feature trot, it was nearly a duplicate of the second race pacing feature.

The 2/5 race favorite, Stella Alpha (Royalty For Life), part of an entry with Archimed Alpha, took the lead away from Muscles Forever (Sylvain Fontaine) by the opening quarter for driver Pascal Berube in :29.3.

After that it was all Stella Alpha and Berube as they led to the half in :59.3 and the three-quarters in 1:30. Morally Flexible (Daniel Theroux) tried coming first-over but could not gain on the leaders.

Down the stretch Stella Alpha held Muscles Forever at bay, winning by one length in 1:59.4. Morally Flexible was third.

STELLA ALPHA REPLAY

It was the third win in her last four starts for Stella Alpha and her fourth win of the season. The three-year-old filly was the Quebec-bred Champion in her group last year. She was bred, owned and is trained by Sylvain Tremblay’s Alpha Stable of Metabetchouan. She paid $2.80 to win and was the only filly in the field against older horses.

Track Notes: H3R’s leading driver, Pascal Berube, increased his lead to 18 wins with a driving triple on Sunday. His nearest competitor is Stephane Brosseau with 10 wins. With one win each on Sunday, Sylvain Tremblay and Jean-Francois Reid are tied for the lead among the trainers at 6 each. Live racing resumes at H3R on Sunday with first race post time at 12:00 noon. For a free race program, click here.

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by Steve Wolf, for the Quebec Jockey Club