Mag N Lady not only crushed the field in winning her $10,000 division for the Future Stars Series at the Hippodrome 3R Friday, but also smashed the track record for two-year-old trotting fillies by nearly two seconds.
Starting from post 1 for trainer-driver Jean Francois Maguire in the non-wagering race, Mag N Lady led every step, cutting fractions of :28.4, :58.3 and 1:28 before rolling away from the field and winning by 14-and-one-half lengths in 1:59.2. Finishing a distance second was XOXO with New Road third.
The previous track record for two-year-old trotting fillies was 2:01.1 and was co-held by Meganou (2014) and Claudi PV (2018).
For Mag N Lady, it was her third-straight win in the Future Stars Series. The Royalty For Life daughter is owned by Maguire with Julie Malenfant and Richard Legris and Pascale Maguire.
Mag N Lady will now headline her $55,000 division of the Super Sunday Quebec Championship finals on Sunday, Sept. 27 at H3R. All eight of the finals will take place next week with more than $500,000 in total purses.
In the $10,000 third-leg division for the two-year-old trotting colts, undefeated Kinnder Dangerzone also made it a clean sweep of the three preliminary rounds, leading from start to finish.
With Pierre-Luc Roy in the sulky, Kinnder Dangerzone was parked first-over past the opening quarter in :29.2 before taking command with Incredible Hall following them in second. They raced that way the rest of the mile with Kinnder Dangerzone holding off Incredible Hall to win by one length in 2:03.2. Hall Win was third.
Sired by Northern Escort, it was third-straight win for the unbeaten Kinnder Dangerzone, who is trained and owned by breeder Denitza Petrova of Melbourne. He paid $3.60 to win.
In the sixth race, Streakazana and driver David Pilon swept three-wide in the backstretch, parked around the final turn and still beat her competition with a 1:58.4 score. It was her third-straight win and fifth of the season. She was prepping for her $65,000 final next week at H3R and paid $5.80 to win.
Petrova and Roy made it a double at H3R Friday as Kinnder Dangerzone’s half-sister, Kinnder High Class, beat older rivals in the seventh-race trot. The three-year-old filly by Royalty For Life chewed up a field of older trotting foes, winning with ease in 2:00 by three-and-one-half lengths. She paid $4.30 to win.
H3R’s leading driver Pascal Berube extended his lead Friday with a driving triple. Live racing resumes at H3R on Sunday (Sept. 20), which is National Caretakers Appreciation Day. All caretakers will be announced with their horses in each post parade and each caretaker will receive a coupon for a free meal in the Paddock Restaurant. Post time Sunday is 1:00 p.m. (EDT).
(Quebec Jockey Club)
To view Friday's special-card harness racing results, click on the following link: Friday Results - Hippodrome 3R (S).
To view Friday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Friday Results - Hippodrome 3R.