Robert Shepherd put on a driving clinic at Hippodrome 3R on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 29), scoring a driving quintuplet that was highlighted by a parade of David Pilon winners including Partyintheshadows in the featured $7,000 Preferred Handicap Pace.
Throughout North America harness racing it is becoming retirement time for 14-year-olds. And this Sunday, October 29, one of the first of these senior citizens of racing, Iron Phil (King Tutpankhamen), will hang up his shoes in a special ceremony at the Hippodrome 3R in Quebec. Iron Phil is not a household name in racing
Throughout North American harness racing it is becoming retirement time for 14-year-olds. And this Sunday, Oct. 29, one of the first of these senior citizens of racing, Iron Phil will hang up his shoes in a special ceremony at Hippodrome 3R.
The Eastern Quebec fair in Nouvelle hosted a pair of $1,200 eliminations for the Bay Derby De La Baie, an event which aims to invite horse owners from the Maritimes to experience harness racing in Quebec.
Saturday (July 17), was better than a comeback from 2020’s pandemic-impacted racing season. In fact, the Circuit régional des courses de chevaux du Québec (CRCCQ) made the move to online wagering for the first time in 30 years of racing at St. Joseph de Lepage (SJLP). And what a move it was.
The 11 races were available for betting on Canada’s Horseplayer Interactive (HPI) and TwinSpires in the USA. Instead of the regular AmTote trackside wagering, organizers decided to make the races available to a larger audience. As CRCCQ spokesperson Manon Gravel noted, “The timing was perfect to try HPI, as the quality of horses on the track was great. People from all over the province and the country could see the performances. SJDL is about six hours from Montréal, so this was a great opportunity to see the Circuit Régional and to place bets.”