Eight to battle in C$200,000 Prix D’Ete at Hippodrome 3R
August 14, 2018,from the Quebec Jockey Club
Trois-Rivieres, QC — The eight starters have been declared for Sunday’s (Aug. 19) C$200,000 Prix D’Ete for 4-year-old pacers at the Hippodrome 3R. The draw for post positions will take place at the racetrack Tuesday evening after the fourth race on the betting program.
Trainers Ron Burke and Richard Moreau each have two horses from their stable entered in the big race. Burke has Filibuster Hanover and Eddard Hanover while Moreau has entered Modern Reflection and American Wiggle.
Also entered is Western Joe for trainer Chris Choate. He has won his last two starts including the $260,000 Sam McKee Memorial against the best pacers in North America and the prior week won at The Meadowlands in 1:47.3.
Since the Prix D’Ete’s revival at the Hippodrome 3R four years ago, the race has been won twice by Ron Burke horses and twice by Jimmy Takter trainees.
Here is the field in alphabetical order with trainers and tentative drivers:
American Wiggle (Richard Moreau-Louis Philippe Roy)
Beckhams Z Tam (Jamie Macomber-Ricky Macomber)
Blood Line (Jimmy Takter-Trevor Henry)
Eddard Hanover (Ron Burke-Stephane Brosseau)
Filibuster Hanover (Ron Burke-Louis Philippe Roy)
Miso Fast (Virgil Morgan Jr.-Daniel Dube)
Modern Reflection (Richard Moreau-Louis Philippe Roy)
Western Joe (Chris Choate-Doug McNair)
Final drivers for the race will be declared by Wednesday morning.
Post time for Tuesday’s card is 6:30 p.m. and features five divisions of the second round of the Future Stars Series for 2-year-old pacers.
For more information and a free program for Tuesday night, visit www.quebecjockeyclub.com.
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