All three first-round winners of the Breeders Trophy Series for three-year-old pacers will return to Hippodrome 3R Sunday (Aug. 1) for the second round of the series.
There are three weeks of preliminary round action in the series with the top eight point earners returning for their respective $65,000 finals at H3R on Sept. 12.
There are four divisions on Sunday afternoon: two for the colts and two for the fillies.
A real slugfest is in store for race fans when the second of the filly divisions takes place in the fifth race.
Platine Alpha (Control The Moment), one of the winningest horses at H3R this season with six victories, starts from post one for driver Pascal Berube. She won an opening round division by a nose in 1:57.4.
Her main rival will be trainer-driver Yves Filion’s Celia Bayama (Bettors Delight) from post five. Last year’s Québec-bred champion was off to a slow start for trainer-driver Yves Filion until they came back to race at H3R, where Celia Bayama had an easy time of things in the opening round of the series, going wire-to-wire in 2:00.2.
Also in the race is Got Sexy Scars (post three), who was second against Platine Alpha by only a nose and the prior week lost also by a nose at Georgian Downs in 1:52.3. The race also features return winner D Gs Magicmoment (post seven).
The first division for the fillies is the third race, where Clear The Credit (Up The Credit) starts from post three for driver Samuel Fillion as the 5-2 morning line favourite. Trained by Louis Philippe Turcotte, Clear The Credit already has three wins this season, the fastest a 1:58.2 lifetime mark.
Her main rivals will be Prettydiva (post two), Ibiza Panic (post one) and JS Miss Cornelia (post seven).
When Hall of Fame Yves Filion comes to H3R, he usually wins with what he sends on the track, and Sunday looks to be no exception.
In the first division for pacing colts, carded as race seven, Filion’s Colonel Bayama (Sunshine Beach), who, despite being winless in four starts this year at Rideau Carleton, drew post two and fits well in the field.
The favourite is The Light Speed (Moon Beam), who stars from post five for driver-trainer Guy Gagnon. The Light Speed has won three of his last four starts, all on the front end, and figures to try and wire the field.
The horse to watch is YS Do It Right (Bettors Delight), who was last year’s Québec-bred champion among two-year-olds. He goes from post three for driver Stephane Brosseau in his return to Québec after failing to win in six starts at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Other contenders include return winner Navalny (post one) and Chantee (post 6).
The second colt division is headlined by Cadillac Bayama (Sunshine Beach) for trainer-driver Yves Filion. Coming to H3R for the opening round of the series, Cadillac Bayama received a perfect two-hole trip and responded with a 1:55 triumph, his first win of the year.
His competition features Super FM (post four), Diamond Rock (post two) and Putins Dart (post one).
New post time Sunday is 12:10 p.m. To download a free program, visit www.hippodrome3r.ca.
To view Sunday's complete entries, click the following link: Sunday Entries – Hippodrome 3R.
(Québec Jockey Club)