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La Petite Grise in French means "The Little Grey" and the beautiful little grey mare was a terror on the racetrack Sunday (June 5) at Hippodrome 3R, winning the Mares Preferred 2 & 3 Handicap Pace in a romp.

Former PQ minister Bernard Drainville is returning to provincial politics, this time to run with the CAQ.

Beginning this weekend, Hippodrome 3R (H3R) is set to begin live harness racing two days a week, Friday and Sunday. The Friday afternoon program begins at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s post time is 12 noon.

The race favourites did not fare well at all on Sunday (May 29) afternoon at Hippodrome 3R, especially in the three co-feature events.

National Debt has banked $712,838 in his career, competing in both Canada and the United States with a lot of success. But one track in particular — Hippodrome 3R — seems to be his favourite.

After a narrow defeat in last week’s quest for a third straight score in the Preferred ranks at Rideau Carleton Raceway, Ripped And Ready returned to the oval and posted a sharp triumph in Thursday’s $10,500 feature.

By the whiskers on her face, Platine Alpha barely held off a determined Whitemountaincammy to win the Mares Preferred 2 & 3 Handicap Pace on Sunday (May 22) at Hippodrome 3R.

Having to move up in class and being the only three-year-old filly in the field did not hinder Stella Alpha at all as she easily handled mostly older rivals in winning the Preferred 3 Trot on Sunday afternoon (May 15) at Hippodrome 3R.

Three Quebec-Bred champion trotters from the 2021 harness racing season will battle it out Sunday (May 15) at Hippodrome 3R in the Preferred Trot co-feature.

The mare beat the boys in Sunday's $4,500 Preferred 3 Trot as 10-1 longshot X O X O benefited from a miscue by Hall Win to capture the co-feature at Hippodrome 3R.