Prix d’Été drawn at 3R; Future Stars Series continues
August 14, 2018,from the Québec Jockey Club
Trois-Rivières, QC — After the fourth race on Tuesday night (Aug. 14), management from Hippodrome 3R and the Québec Jockey Club drew the post positions for Sunday’s (Aug. 19) $200,000 Prix D’Été for 4-year-old pacers.
The field, with nominated drivers, is as follows:
1. Eddard Hanover (Stephane Brosseau)
2. Beckhams Z Tam (Ricky Macomber Jr.)
3. Filibuster Hanover (Louis-Philippe Roy)
4. American Wiggle (Louis-Philippe Roy)
5. Blood Line (Trevor Henry)
6. Modern Reflection (Louis-Philippe Roy)
7. Miso Fast (Daniel Dube)
8. Western Joe (Doug McNair)
Trainer Ron Burke has two horses in the Prix D’Été: Eddard Hanover and Filibuster Hanover. Richard Moreau also has two horses entered: American Wiggle and Modern Reflection.
Burke and Jimmy Takter, who trains Blood Line, are each seeking their third Prix D’Été victory in the past five years, as these two stables have dominated the race the past four years.
Morning-line odds and driver selections will be available Wednesday morning (Aug. 15).
Future Stars Series continues
Five divisions of the second round of the Future Stars Series for 2-year-old pacing colts and fillies took place Tuesday evening.
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Hurryupatthebeach remained perfect with a dominant win on Tuesday at Hippodrome 3R.
The undefeated Hurryupatthebeach ($2.10) gave everyone a scare at the start of the first of three divisions for the fillies (race one).
The daughter of Up The Credit driven by Pascal Berube broke stride at the start of the race from post four. Esprit Dequipe (Pierre Luc Roy) took the early lead with Majelyca (Marie Claude Auger) grabbing the two-hole seat.
But by the opening quarter mile in :28.2, Hurryupatthebeach and Berube came charging back into the race and took the lead away from Esprit Dequipe. The race was all but over at that point.
Hurryupatthebeach then led the rest of the race, pulling away from the field and winning by 8-3/4 lengths in 1:59.4. Akita Bayama (Yves Filion) was second with Olis Spirit (Simon Delisle) third.
Now five-for-five, Hurryupatthebeach is trained and co-owned and bred by Pierre Leclerc with Gina Bragagnolo of Louiseville.
The second filly division (race five) saw D Gs Fairystars and driver Jonathan Lachance take the early lead away from Black Elektra (Francis Picard) en route to a 2:02.4 win. Cooking the Speed (Stephane Gendron) came first-over and mounted a strong challenge on the outside, but ended up missing by three-quarters of a length. HP Xanadu (Stephane Brosseau) was third.
It was the first career victory for D Gs Fairystars, a daughter of Mach Three trained and co-bred by Guylaine Fortin with Karine Surprenant of St. Paul. She paid $4.70 to win.
The third filly division (race eight) went to H3R invader Better Now ($4.00) and driver Stephane Brosseau, who took the lead away from Moneymakehersmile (Guy Gagnon) before holding off a first-over challenge in the backstretch from Audi Bayama (Yves Filion) and pulling away to a three-length triumph in 2:00.1.
Moneymake was second with Audi Bayama third.
It was the second win in four starts for Better Now, a daughter of Betterthancheddar trained by Pierre Ouellette for owners by Ecurie Largo, Inc. of Laval and Ecurie Pierreir Ouellette of Joliette.
Unbeaten D Gs De Vito ($5.10) and driver Jonathan Lachance won the second division for the colts (race seven). They came first-over against pacesetter Angelo Benjo (Pascal Berube), took control at the three-quarters, then held off a late challenge by Dernier Essai (Pierre Luc Roy) to win by 1-1/4 lengths in 2:00.1.
It was a lifetime mark for the son of Sportswriter and his third straight win for trainer Guylaine Fortin and breeder-owner Daniel Suprenant of Saint-Valentin.
The earlier colt division (race three) was an easy wire-to-wire triumph for YS Sunshine ($3.40) and driver Stephane Gendron. They won by 4-1/4 lengths in 1:59.1. Guinness Panic (Jonathan Lachance) was second with GA Speed Gaby (Pascal Berube) third.
It was the second straight win in the series for the gelded son of Sunshine Beach, who is trained by Michel Allard for breeder-owner Yves Sarrazin of La Presentation.
The highest win payoff at Hippodrome 3R in the past two years took place when driver Stephane Gendron upset the field from post nine with CK Magic at odds of 77-1, paying $157.20 to win.
Requested (Francis Picard) won the ninth-race pace in 1:55.3 and continues to be the winningest horse at H3R this season with seven wins.
Driver Jonathan Lachance had the hot hands Tuesday, scoring a driving triple.
Post time Sunday (Aug. 19) for the Prix D’Été program is 12:50 p.m. For a free race program, visit www.quebecjockeyclub.com.
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