She is the not the fastest two-year-old trotting filly currently in harness racing, but Stella Alpha stays on gait and improves in speed with every start as she posted her third straight win Friday with an easy score in the opening round of the Future Stars Series at the Hippodrome 3R.
Lune Duharas and driver Denis Gueriel were first on the lead but that was short-lived as Pascal Berube had Stella Alpha on the move and the daughter of Royalty For Life took command by the opening quarter mile in :30.4.
She then held the field at bay for Berube, going to the half mile in 1:03.1 and the three-quarters in 1:34.4 before breezing home an easy winner by one and one-half lengths in 2:05. Lune Duharas was second with LA Surprenante (Simon Delisle) third.