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There are two four-year-old mares who headline the co-feature trot and pace at Hippodrome 3R on Sunday, Oct. 22

When Hippodrome 3R opens for the 2023 harness racing season in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec on Sunday, April 30, defending leading trainer Sylvain Tremblay says his stable is ready for another good season.

On Saturday (April 8) evening in Trois-Rivieres, Guy Lafontaine and Sophie Mongeon held a gala that brought together 160 people at the Hippodrome 3R Racetrack to crown the champions of the 2022 season. 

Despite earlier thunderstorms that left the racetrack "sloppy" with a two-second allowance, the young trotters competing in the third and final leg of the Future Stars Series at the Hippodrome 3R plowed forward.

At the Hippodrome 3R on Sunday, Windsun Cheyenne is a standout veteran pacer moving up in class to the Preferred 3 ranks for owner-trainer Gina Bragagnolo of Lavaltrie (June 11).

The 2021 harness racing season was a memorable one for Quebec star Platine Alpha.

Sometimes it takes years of hard work and a little luck to make it to the top in any profession and, after just four years, that goal was reached by Quebec harness racing trainer Sylvain Tremblay.

It was a warm and febrile atmosphere at the Gala des Champions, which took place Saturday night (April 16) at the Hippodrome 3R.

She is the not the fastest two-year-old trotting filly currently in harness racing, but Stella Alpha stays on gait and improves in speed with every start as she posted her third straight win Friday with an easy score in the opening round of the Future Stars Series at the Hippodrome 3R. Lune Duharas and driver Denis Gueriel were first on the lead but that was short-lived as Pascal Berube had Stella Alpha on the move and the daughter of Royalty For Life took command by the opening quarter mile in...

Two of the best drivers in Quebec, Pascal Berube and Stephane Brosseau, are in a hotly-contested battle for leading driver status at Hippodrome 3R this season. Currently, Berube leads Brosseau, 25 to 24 wins and the last couple of weekends both drivers have excelled. On Friday at 3R, Brosseau added one win, but Berube came up with a driving double to maintain his one-win lead in the driver standings. Come this Sunday, both drivers will again be in action. Berube has the slight edge as he has dr...