Littlebitaswagger Romps At 3R
Littlebitaswagger and driver Francis Picard left like a rocket and let none of their rivals get close to them in Sunday's (July 11) featured Preferred Handicap Pace at Hippodrome 3R.
Littlebitaswagger led the field past the opening quarter in a speedy :26.2 with Farmers Tan (Carol Voyer) trying to follow in the two-hole. After passing the half in :55.4, Littlebitaswagger and Picard started to inch away from the field as no one was even trying a first-over challenge. Picard let Littlebitaswagger have his head starting up the backstretch, and they started to pull away from the field, leading by five lengths at three-quarters in 1:24.3. Littlebitaswagger continued to open up on the field in the stretch, romping by 9-1/2 lengths in 1:54.1. D Gs De Vito (Jonathan Lachance) was second with Farmers Tan third.
It was the fourth win this year for Littlebitaswagger, a nine-year-old gelding by Santanna Blue Chip, trained by Marc-André Simoneau for owner Charles Gaudreault. He paid $14.20 to win.
Four-time Québec champion pacer Atomic Million AM ($2.50) returned to H3R Sunday and won in 1:59 for driver Sylvain Lacaille. Now age 10, the gelded son of Million Dollar Cam sports 46 career wins and earnings of more than $370,000. He is trained and owned by Alain Martin of Gatineau. It was his second win in eight starts this year.
Both Stéphane Brosseau and Jocelyn Gendron scored driving doubles Sunday. With his two wins, Brosseau is now tied for the lead with Pascal Bérubé in the driver standings at 26 wins each.
Live racing resumes at H3R next Friday (July 16) at 4 p.m. and Sunday (July 18) at 12:30 p.m. Next weekend kicks off the 2021 stakes season at Hippodrome 3R. Friday’s card features the opening round of the Breeders Trophy Series for three-year-old trotters, while Sunday’s program features the opening round for three-year-old pacers. Each division (by sex and gait) races for total purses of more than $87,000.
Free programs will be available at www.hippodrome3r.ca.
To view Sunday's complete results, click the following link: Sunday Results – Hippodrome 3R.
(Québec Jockey Club)