Preferred Pace News Today

Despite heavy downpours starting in the post parade, Kiss Me Bad and owner/driver Steven Gagnon were able to make a bold, three-wide move in the backstretch en route to winning the Preferred Pace on Sunday, June 9 at Hippodrome 3R.

The fillies and mares Preferred Pace renews again on Thursday, June 6 with Pasta Momma coming into the mix at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park.

On Sunday, June 2, eight drivers from Quebec and Eastern Ontario will battle it out at Hippodrome 3R in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec to see which two drivers will head to the Canada's National Driving Championship

Rideau Carleton hosted a pair of $10,000 Preferreds which highlighted the 10-race card on Sunday (May 26), with Ima Standup Guy scoring in the trot, while Light The Torch took the featured pace.

Guy Gagnon was nearly unstoppable on Sunday, May 19 at Rideau Carleton Raceway, as the current leading driver steered five winners on the card, including a sweep of both $10,000 Preferreds on the 11-race card.

Coming up this Sunday, May 19 at Hippodrome 3R in Trois-Rivieres, Que. is a classic matchup of three of the best local pacers so far this season going in head-to-head competition.

For the second straight week, Uncontrollable and driver Marie-Claude Auger proved to be the best in the Preferred Pace at Hippodrome 3R. Pascal Berube led all drivers on Sunday, May 19 with five wins on the 12-race card.

Coming off its best season of harness racing last year with an impressive 40 per cent increase in total handle wagering over 2022, Hippodrome 3R (3R) in Quebec is ready to kick off the 2024 season on Sunday, May 5.

Sunday (April 21) at Rideau Carleton saw the reigning leading trainer, Mandy Archer, remain hot on the 2024 season, sweeping both $10,000 Preferreds with Meadowbranch Noble and P L Ozzy on the 11-race card.

After guiding Outlaw Blue Isle to her first Fillies & Mares Preferred win on Friday, Dave Kelly engineered the winning trip with stablemate Bonus Round in the Preferred Pace on Saturday, April 20 at Century Downs to give that pacer his first top class tally.