Pacers will be in the limelight at the Hippodrome 3R on Tuesday evening and will be headlined by Hooter Shooter, who will be looking to record his third consecutive win.
Hooter Shooter is scheduled to start from Post 9 in the card’s featured dash, which has been programmed as Race 7. Hooter Shooter has been red hot for trainer and co-owner Marc Andre Simoneau and Jean Fontaine, both of whom are from Trois-Rivieres. A five-year-old gelded son of Badlands Hanover, Hooter Shooter will be driven by Stephane Gendron.
Hooter Shooter did not get off the gate too quickly during his last two starts, but he made up for it once he got into gear. In both victories he came first-over before the half mile marker, and by the three-quarters he had the lead (he drew off from that point in both wins). He has won his last two starts by a combined total of nine lengths, the fastest of which was a 1:55 triumph last week.
Hooter Shooter, pictured in victory (The Photo Desk)
Starting from the rail will be Appleby Hanover and driver Tyler Jones, the son of trainer Dustin Jones. Young Jones is slowly making a name for himself at H3R, mainly because of Appleby Hanover. The Well Said horse has won two of his last three starts – the fastest of which was a 1:55.1 lifetime mark for owner/trainer Michel Allard of Saint-Esprit.
Other contenders in the field include Highpoint Chip (PP2), Sportsranger (PP5) and the always-close Fortune Fella (PP7), who has four second-place finishes in his six starts this year.
Post time is 6:30 pm Tuesday.
Also of note is that the three-year-old Quebec champion from last year, Wildriverbumblebee, will make his 2018 debut at the Hippodrome 3R this coming Sunday. Wildriverbumblebee is also eligible for the $200,000 Prix D’Ete at the Hippodrome 3R on Sunday, August 19.
To view the harness racing entries for Tuesday at H3R, click the following link: Tuesday Entries – Hippodrome 3R.
(Quebec Jockey Club)