from the Quebec Jockey Club

Trois-Rivieres, QC — Andovers Touch regained his winning form with a seven length romp Wednesday (May 27) at the Hippodrome 3R in winning the first division of the Quebec-Bred Series for 4- and 5-year-old trotters.

It was the second round of the series and without powerhouse Maximuscle in the race, Andovers Touch became the overwhelming 1-9 wagering favorite and he most certainly did not disappoint his backers.

Sylvain Gagnon photo

Andovers Touch was a 2:00.1 winner.

Driven by Stephane Polliot, the 4-year-old gelded son of Andover Hall was following second-over cover from Somoli E (Jerome Lombart) who was trying to go after pacesetter Offson (Stephane Gendron) through early fractions of :28.4 and :58.4. Then the cover died as Somoli E dropped into third on the rail as Offson held a two length lead.

It was then that Polliot let Andovers Touch cut loose and they trotted away from the field to win with ease in 2:00.1. Offson did hold for second with Somoli E third.

Trained by Danny Fontaine, Andovers Touch is bred and owned by Ecurie Gaetan Bono, Inc.. It was his second win this year and he paid just $2.10 to win.

The third race second division saw SOS Ticket Master and driver Gaetan Lamy sit a perfect two-hole trip as George S P (Stephane Brosseau) cut fractions of :30.1, 1:01.1 and 1:32. Then in the stretch Lamy sent SOS Ticket Master after George S P and they passed them by before the wire to win by three-quarters of a length in 2:02.1. Excel P V (Sylvain Fontaine) was third.

In the lone mare division of the series which featured ten starters, it was Canbec Kangourou and driver Jocelyn Gendron taking full advantage of starting from the rail and wiring the field by four open lengths in 1:59.4. It was a lifetime mark for the 4-year-old mare by Angus Hall and her third win in four starts this year. Ocean Mist Beauty (Stephane Brosseau) was second with Bambie Benjo (Rheo Filion) third.

Canbec Kangourou is trained by Jean Tourigny and owned by Michel Damphousse and paid $4.90 to win.

Coming up on Sunday is the second round of the Quebec-Bred Series for pacing horses and mares. First race post time is at 1:30 p.m. For more information visit www.quebecjockeyclub.com.