Somewhere Bettor and driver Jocelyn Gendron blew up the tote board at Hippodrome 3R on Sunday (Oct. 11), scoring at 68-1 for the biggest win payoff of the 2020 season.
Paying a whopping $139.20 to win, Somewhere Bettor won with ease for Gendron in 1:55.2 and recording the fastest mile of the 10-race card. It was a lifetime mark for the four-year-old gelded son of Bettors Delight, who is trained and owned by Yannick Martel.
Hooter Shooter and driver Stephane Brosseau swept three-wide at the three-quarters en route to a 1:56 win in the Preferred Handicap Pace.
The feature started off with Mickeymaksomespeed (Steeven Genois) getting stung to a speedy :26.4 opening quarter by Maracasso (Pascal Berube) before taking command of the early lead.
Going to the half in :56.2, Mickeymaksomespeed was strong on the front end as Rose Run Slider (Jocelyn Gendron) came first-over with Hooter Shooter second-over.
Then, before the three-quarters in 1:26.2, Brosseau moved Hooter Shooter three-wide and they cleared past Rose Run Slider before challenging Mickeymaksomespeed at the top of the stretch. Hooter Shooter blew by and went on to win with ease by two lengths. D J Power (Samuel Fillion) was second with Maracasso third.
It was the fifth win this year for Hooter Shooter. The seven-year-old gelding by Badlands Hanover is owned and trained by Marc-Andre Simoneau and paid $6.40 to win.
In the Preferred Handicap Pace for mares, Godiva Mackiavelyc ($13.80) vacated a two-hole trip behind pacesetter Pez Dispenser (Pascal Berube) before the three-quarters and went on to win by a length in 1:57.3.
Driven by Carol Voyer for trainer Lyne Asselin, it was the fourth win this year for the six-year-old mare by Mach Three. Sophies Cam (Stepahne Brosseau) was second with Wild River Sawn (Francis Picard) third.
Godiva Mackiavelyc is owned and bred by Raymond Larose.
Three-year-old Frido PV ($2.90) and driver Stephane Brosseau beat older trotters to win for the second straight week in 2:00. The Muscle Mass colt notched his fifth win this year, leading from start to finish.
Another three-year-old that beat older competition Sunday was Shemakmefelunreal ($3.30), who defeated mares for driver Steeven Genois in 1:58.1. The Sunshine Beach filly posted her fourth win this year.
Four drivers had two wins apiece on Sunday: Pascal Berube, Stephane Brosseau, Stephane Gendron and Steeven Genois. Marc-Andre Simoneau was the only trainer with two wins.
Live racing resumes at Hippodrome 3R next Friday (Oct. 16), with first race post time at 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.hippodrome3R.ca.
To view Sunday's full results, click the following link: Sunday Results – Hippodrome 3R.
(Québec Jockey Club)