A packed house was on hand at Hippodrome 3R on Sunday (Sept. 11) for the richest day of racing in all of Quebec as the track hosted the $480,000 Quebec-Bred Championship finals for two and three-year-old trotters and pacers.
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Odds-on choice Rose Run Victory swept to the front past the half and kept going, cruising to a 1:53.2 victory in the $17,000 first division for the opening preliminary of the Niagara Series on Saturday (Dec. 12) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Starting from the pylon post, driver Ed Hensley settled Rose Run Victory into third while Mas Dontforget Me motored to the top through a :27.3 opening quarter with Tipperary Hill in the pocket. Hensley then hustled his three-year-old Shadow Play filly off the pegs for the lead into the backstretch, crossing over to the cones to control the terms by a :56 half.
Rose Run Victory remained unchallenged around the final turn, passing three-quarters in 1:24.3. From there the Ashleigh Hensley trainee held a firm length-and-a-quarter advantage over Tipperary Hill to the finish, while Docs Harmony rallied from near-last for third.