Boomboom Tonight Confirms His Dominance
At 0h02, on July 6, 2026 • By Laurent Sauvé
The Quebec Series championship finals were held on Sunday, July 5, at Hippodrome Trois-Rivières and, as expected, five-year-old pacer Boomboom Tonight left no doubt that he is the best in his division. The son of Sportswriter repeated his success two years after capturing the Breeders Trophy final.
At the start, Bets Beach left quickly for the lead, but his advantage was short-lived. Boomboom Tonight, with Francis Picard in the sulky, brushed to the front in :27.1, leaving his rival to settle for second. The leader then dictated the pace through fractions of :56.3 and 1:25.3. Turning for home, it appeared a three-horse battle might develop as Kingston Panic launched his bid, but it was too little, too late to catch Boomboom Tonight, who stopped the timer in 1:54.2. It was the fourth win in as many starts this season for the trainee of Élisabeth Pothier.
The mares’ trot final, the fourth race on the card, produced an upset when the two favourites both made breaks. At the start, MVPS Daughter was eliminated after going off stride. Sent off at 21-1, Stella Alpha took command for Stéphane Brosseau through fractions of :29.4 and 1:00.4, with Greenleaf sitting in the pocket. At the three-quarter pole in 1:30.3, the other favourite, Chic Choc Rose, launched a strong rally but, just as she was about to overtake Stella Alpha and Greenleaf, she also went off stride, opening the door for her two rivals. Greenleaf prevailed over Stella Alpha in the final strides, stopping the clock in 2:01 for driver Steeven Gagnon. Sent off at 17-1, the four-year-old mare returned $37.60 to win.
In the mares’ pace final, Godiva Shadow Girl repeated last week’s performance, comfortably defeating Kiss Me Bad and favourite Silver Majesty in 1:55.3 with William Roy in the sulky. The winner, now three-for-five this season, is owned by Raymond Larose and trained by Lynn Asselin.
Meanwhile, trotter Paradise Moni completed a clean sweep of the series with a 1:57.3 victory for Denis St-Pierre. Employing his trademark come-from-behind style, the son of International Moni trailed the field by seven lengths at the opening quarter. However, by the three-quarter mark, he unleashed a powerful rally to overtake Mass Speed and Timonier on his way to victory.
Also noteworthy was driver Marie-Claude Auger’s training triple, guiding Wicked Irish (Race 1 – 1:59), My Last Kiss (Race 3 – 1:58) and Siddhartha (Race 7 – 1:57.2) to victory.
The next live racing program at Hippodrome Trois-Rivières will take place on Thursday, July 9, with first post at 5:30 p.m.
