Royalty Beer returns to H3R for top trot
At 0h05, on June 17, 2022 • By STEVEN WOLF
Royalty Beer (Royalty For Life), who two starts back at the Hippodrome 3R scored a lifetime best 1:59.2 triumph, returns to Quebec for the Preferred Trotting feature on Friday.
In his last start, owner-trainer Jean-Francois Maguire took Royalty Beer to Ontario to try his luck in a $22,000 Ontario Sire Stakes Grassroots contest at Grand River Raceway.
Starting from the far outside in post eight with Louis-Philippe Roy in the sulky, they left hard and made the lead, cut the mile to the half, then was second at the three-quarters and then faded badly in the stretch to be seventh. The race went in 1:58.4.
Now back at H3R, Royalty Beer will have to try his luck from the second tier has he drew post 9 in the 6th race feature. He will be driven by Kevin Maguire and despite having to start behind on of the horses on the starting gate, he has been made the morning line favorite.
His main rival will be one of only two mares in the nine-horse field, Laa Dee Gaa, who goes from post 5 for driver Stephane Brosseau.
Laa Dee Gaa is a four-year-old mare by Googoo Gaagaa, who is trained and owned by Carl Duguay of Trois-Rivieres. In her last start she was second to the top mare X O X O in 2:00.4. Two starts back she was a winner at H3R, scoring a lifetime best 2:00.4 romp.
There is an entry in the race, Stella Alpha (post 4) and Archimed Alpha (post 7). Stella Alphia, the other filly (she is only age 3), will be driven by Pascal Berube. She was the Quebec Bred Champion last season at age 2 and already has four wins this year for trainer Sylvain Tremblay, who’s Alpha Stable bred and owns the filly by Royalty For Life.
Archimed Alpha will be driven by Kiwon Waldron and just qualified last week at H3R, distancing the field in a romp. He is a four-year-old, also sired by Royalty For Life.
The live race card gets underway at 4:00 pm Friday.
