Hippodrome 3R closed out its 2026 harness racing season on Sunday, Nov. 1 with driver Pascal Berube and trainer Marc-Andre Simoneau defending their respective titles.
Berube has now won seven straight driving titles at the Trois-Rivières, Que. oval while Simoneau has topped the trainer standings for three seasons in a row.
The pair teamed up in the afternoon's opener with four-year-old pacer Fox Valley Jericho ($12.20) overcoming a trailing tier start, landing third off the gate and taking command before the half en route to a 4-3/4-length win in 1:59.2 for Quebec owners Ecurie M L and Marie Dupuis.
The victory was the 32nd of the 3R season for Simoneau, who ended with a 10-win lead in the trainer standings over Stephane Brosseau, who made 22 successful starts. Yves Tessier rounded out the top three with 20 victories.
Berube added three more wins on Sunday's 11-race card to bring his 3R leading total this year to 94. Francis Picard picked up one more victory on the closing day card to tie with Marie-Claude Auger for second place in driver standings, both ending with 40 wins.
To view Sunday's harness racing results, click the following link: Sunday Results - Hippodrome 3R.
(Standardbred Canada; photo of Fox Valley Jericho winning on Nov. 1)