Hippodrome 3R will play host to the province's first two-year-old pari-mutuel stakes races of the 2023 season on Friday (July 22) with the opening round of the Future Stars Series for colt and filly trotters.
There are two $10,000 divisions Friday with one for the fillies and one for the colts. The series features three preliminary rounds with the top eight point earners returning on Sunday, Sept. 10 for their respective $55,000 finals. The freshman pacing series gets underway on Sunday.
The sixth race is the first division for the filly trotters. The morning line favourite is Kenogami Queen (Wheeling N Dealin-Kenogami Darling) from post four for driver Stephane Brosseau.
Trained by Jean-Francois Reid, who co-owns and bred the filly with Marie Claude Reid and Mario Menard, Kenogami Queen was third last week in her first pari-mutuel start.
Other contenders include Cleveland U Bet (Alarm Detector-Ulittleripper) from post six for driver Robert Shepherd and Sensi Amnesia (Muscle Mass-Torches Angel) from post three for driver Marie-Claude Auger. Auger bred and co-owns the mare, who was a $247,000 career winner.
The colts and geldings enter the limelight in the eighth race with a full field of nine starters.
The entry of Wild Dream Men (Kadabra-Cersei Hanover) from post one and Rocket Men (Muscle Mass -Secret Missy) from post four are both from the Guy Gagnon Stable and look very formidable.
Wild Dream Men just won a qualifier at Rideau Carleton, where stablemate Rocket Men was second.
Other contenders include Drinklikehenry (Lookslikeachpndale-Sos Malabar Woman) from post two and Vol De Danque (Wheeling N Dealin-Hawaiian Sweetie) from post three.
First race post time for the twilight race card at 3R is 4 pm. For entries, click the following link: Friday Entries - Hippodrome 3R.
(QJC)