Top drivers returning to H3R for Super Sunday
At 1h01, on September 9, 2023 • By Steven Wolf
Two world class drivers, Louis-Philippe Roy and Daniel Dube are returning to their home province of Quebec for Super Sunday, September 10, to compete in the $500,000 Quebec Championship Finals at the Hippodrome 3R.
The 12-race card that begins at 12:00 noon features eight championship finals. Four of the finals of the Breeders Trophy Series for three-year-olds with each division for trotters and pacers going for a purse of $65,000. Plus, four finals of the Future Stars Series for two-year-olds trotters and pacers, each racing for a purse of $55,000.
It is the richest day of horse racing in all of Quebec. First race post time Sunday is 12:00 noon.
There are also three $10,000 Invitational races, one for the trotters, one for the pacing mares and one for the pacing horses.
Louis-Philippe Roy, a three-time O’Brien award winner, has drives in 11 of the 12 races, three of those races, all finals, he will be driving horses that he has bred and owns. Throughout the series his older brother, Pierre-Luc Roy, has been driving the young horses.
Daniel Dube, born and raised in Trois-Rivieres, has been a leading driver wherever he has competed and is closing in on his 10,000th career win. He has more than $135 million in purse earnings. Dube has drives in 6 of the 12 races.
Standouts in the finals include the two-year-old trotting filly, Kenogami Queen (post 3, 4th race), who is the only horse that has won all three of their preliminary rounds and seeks to make it a clean sweep for driver Stephane Brosseau.
Pocahontas Du Lac (post 6, 5th race), was bred and is co-owned by Louis-Philippe Roy, is seeking a second straight championship crown having won the final last year as a two-year-old. She will have it tough going against Ladycorona (post 5) and YS Sensational City (post 7).
Wild Dream Men (post 4, race 6) is another standout two-year-old trotter who has won three of his four lifetime starts for trainer-driver Guy Gagnon.
The Super Sunday weekend at the Hippodrome 3R gets underway Friday afternoon with an 11-race twilight live card starting at 4:00 pm. Featured in the 5th race pace is Proberts Legacy (post 3), who is going for his third straight win for driver Pascal Berube. Another return winner in the field is Born A Rebel (post 6) who ripped an impressive 1:55.4 victory in his last start for driver Stephane Brosseau.
