When the Quebec Jockey Club added a special Friday race card in addition to its Sunday card of harness racing at Hippodrome 3R, there was little trouble filling both race programs.
In fact, there are a total of 19 races over the two days and all but one race has full fields of eight starters and the one race that did not fill all the way has seven starters.
“We are really pleased with the results from this quick double draw on Wednesday,” said Murielle Thomassin, Director of Racing at the Hippodrome 3R. “We only announced late Tuesday that we were adding the Friday card and then on Wednesday morning we had more than enough horses in the entry box.”
The track maintenance crew at the Hippodrome 3R had the half mile racing oval in prime shape for opening day of the 2021 harness racing season.
Mickeymaksomespeed and driver Richard The Black Cat Simard took full advantage of the fast track, sizzling to the lead and never looking back in the Preferred Pace feature.
Simard left with Mickeymaksomespeed from post five and had a three-length lead on the field by the opening quarter in :27.2, then led to the half mile in :56.4. Then they opened up at the three-quarters in 1:26 and were leading by six lengths at the top of the stretch.
Claude Levesque, president of the Québec Jockey Club and prominent Standardbred owner and breeder, is excited for the start of the 2021 race season at Hippodrome 3R. There is not that much to say, Levesque laughed, except that we are very excited to get our race meet underway and that we are ready to race!
The Hippodrome 3R opening day Friday (May 7) card gets underway with a special post time of 5:30 p.m. A free race program is available at www.hippodrome3r.ca. The weather forecast for Friday is excellent, Levesque added. “Our racetrack surface is in prime shape. We have 10 races, all with full fields of eight horses, and I know that our horsepeople are ready to return to racing.
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