Histoire Eternelle turned in an impressive 1:54.2 career-best victory at Hippodrome 3R on Sunday afternoon to make it into the track's record books.
The five-year-old son of Shanghai Phil matched Cliff Drummond's track record for aged pacing stallions.
Leaving from post three in the afternoon's $5,500 fifth race, Histoire Eternelle and driver Marie Claude Auger carved out fractions of :28, :57.2 and 1:26.1 before drawing six lengths clear with a :28.1 final panel. Jolts Prayer followed in second with Cevina De Chakrika coming on for third.
Eric Valiquette trains Histoire Eternelle for owner Guy Corbeil of Mirabel, Que.
Valiquette earned back-to-back victories on the card with last year’s Quebec Sires Stakes two-year-old trotting champion Maximuscle winning for the second straight week in 2:00.4. Mario Charron drove the popular sophomore wire-to-wire for owner Ecurie Provoquante of Mirabel, Que.
In addition to Auger's record-tying win, she drove her own trainee Lil Orphan Cam to victory in a 1-1/16 mile pace in 2:04.4 and scored with Shaelas Girl in 1:57.2, helping 18-year-old Jessica Turenne earn her first training win from just four starts.
To view Sunday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Sunday Results - Hippodrome 3R.