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Hippodrome 3R featured a 15-race program on Friday (Aug. 12) with seven divisions of the second round of the Future Stars Series for two-year-old trotters and pacers. And it was a day for the longshots to come in.
Thierry Vandenplas trainee Ripped And Ready landed on the point early and kept his competition behind to score a 1:54.4 win in the $10,500 Preferred Handicap Trot on Thursday night (Aug. 4) at Rideau Carleton Raceway.
Jack Panic scored his maiden victory with a 27-1 upset in a $10,000 division of the Breeders Trophy Series on Sunday (July 31) at Hippodrome 3R. Trainer Francis Richard swept the second leg of the series for three-year-old pacers, also sending out winning filly Shes Rockandfame.
The winningest horse at Hippodrome 3R this season is Stella Alpha and she crossed the finish line first as the overwhelming 1-9 race favourite on Friday afternoon (July 29), but was taken down for interference in the stretch against second-place finisher HP Felicity, who thus inherited the victory.
The draw for the 2022 Atlantic Regional Driving Championship, set for this coming Saturday, July 30 at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park is now complete.