This Sunday (Oct. 15) at the Hippodrome 3R it will be the epic battle of stage, screen and harness racing with “Guys & Dolls” taking place in the Preferred Handicap Pace.
Three fillies and mares will be taking on six older horses in the featured 10th race, the main event of the 11-race card that gets underway at high noon Sunday.
Between the “Guys & Dolls” there are four return winners in the field with the race favourite role bestowed upon Partyintheshadows, who starts from post five for driver Robert Shepherd.
Last week the five-year-old Shadow Play gelding (pictured above) was parked first-over for nearly the entire one mile Preferred Pace and still was able to come on in the stretch to win by a half a length in 1:58.2 over a sloppy, rain-soaked track. It was the fourth win on the season and first win for Partyintheshadows since joining the David Pilon stable two starts back.
Spectrum Seelster moves up in class to the Preferred ranks and the seven-year-old Mach Three gelding enters the feature on a two-race winning streak for trainer Kevin Maguire and goes from post seven for driver Jocelyn Gendron. He also raced over the sloppy 3R oval last week with a 1:59.2 score by 4-1/4 lengths.
Leading the fillies and mares in the race is Celia Bayama. The former Quebec Champion goes from post three for driver Stephane Brosseau and trainer Jack Reid. The daughter of Bettors Delight is entered off a two-week layoff and three starts back was a 1:55 winner at H3R.
Other “Doll” contenders include return winner Jimbelina (post four) and the lone filly in the race, Godiva Shadow Girl (post two).
For the “Guys” there remains return winner Sports Bettor (post six), a 2:00.4 winner over the off-track last week, GA Speed Gabby (post nine), who saw his four-race winning streak come to an end against stablemate Partyintheshadows last week, D Gs De Vito (post one), who was second in the Preferred Pace last week and Uncontrollable (post eight).
First race post time is 12 noon Sunday. For a free race program, visit hippodrome3r.ca. To view entries, click the following link: Sunday Entries - Hippodrome 3R.
(Quebec Jockey Club)