A foundation broodmare in the Standardbred industry is usually a mare that produces numerous stakes winners year after year. And fortunately for Quebec owner, breeder and trainer Denitza Petrova, she has one.

The mare’s name is Majestic Joy and on Friday (Aug. 26), her latest stakes-winning offspring, the Wheeling N Dealin colt Kinnder Thinktwice, is the morning line favourite in one of two $10,000 third leg divisions of the Future Stars Series at Hippodrome 3R.

Petrova, from Melbourne, Que., has owned Majestic Joy since she first started raising and racing her own foals.

Kinnder Thinktwice is the sixth foal from the mare and there is a half sister at the farm that is a yearling by Muscle Mass. Four of the first five foals all made the races and three of them are Quebec champions.

They are mostly sired by different stallions, thus making Majestic Joy the key factor in their racing careers as a foundation broodmare.

“This broodmare is just amazing,” said Petrova. “She has six foals of racing age and five are stakes winners.”

Kinnder Thinktwice is a half brother to Kinnder Dangerous 4,1:58.1h, Kinderunbelievable 6,1:57.4f, Kinnder High Class 3,1:56.2 and Kinnder Dangerzone 4,1:58.1.

Petrova names them all Kinnder, which is after the Kinder Joy Egg candy that she loved growing up.

As for Kinnder Thinktwice, the world is his oyster as he has won two of his four starts this season, the fastest last week at 3R with a lifetime best 2:02 mile.

Kinnder Thinktwice starts from post two in the second race Friday at 3R. It is the third and final preliminary round of the Future Stars Series. After Friday’s start, Kinnder Thinktwice will prepare for his $55,000 final on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 3R on the track's Super Sunday race card.

During his early training, when did Petrova know she had another stakes calibre trotter in Kinnder Thinktwice?

“We never really know for sure if they will make it as a two-year-old,” said Petrova. “He always had this athletic look and smooth gate so I was excited about him all winter long.”

Stephane Brosseau has been driving the colt since he started racing. Will Kinnder Thinktwice be able to improve on his race record?

“Stephane is doing an amazing job with him,” explained Petrova. “He has been teaching him how to race and it’s been great so far. I think and hope he does have speed left in him to improve. We will just have to see how they go on Friday.”

Competition in the race will come from Auguste from post five for driver Pascal Berube. A gelded son of Bar Hopping, Auguste was second to Kinnder Thinktwice in their last start and, prior to that, he won a leg of the Future Stars Series in 2:02. It was his lone win in six starts this year, with Kinnder Thinktwice finishing second.

“The competition is pretty hard,” said Petrova. “There are some very nice colts in there, so I hope he goes well and continues to learn for the big race.”

The trotting fillies are showcased in the sixth race, also competing for a purse of $10,000.

The morning line favourite is post three starter Kenogami Courage, who will also be driven by Stephane Brosseau. The Lookslikeachpndale-Profound Wisedome filly has won two of her three starts and has a record of 2:02.1 for trainer Jean-Francois Reid.

Other contenders include return winner Tite Beer En Mass for driver Kevin Maguire and trainer Jean-Francois Maguire from post four and BBC News from post two for trainer/driver Marc Belanger.

First-race post time on Friday is 4 p.m. 

To view Friday's harness racing entries, click the following link: Friday Entries - Hippodrome 3R.

(With files from Quebec Jockey Club)