The Hippodrome 3R in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, hosted more than C$500,000 in purses on Super Sunday, September 8, headlined by the Quebec-bred Championship finals for 2- and 3-year-old trotters and pacers. For the 12-race card Sunday, the total handle of $334,655 was the all-time track record handle, surpassing Super Sunday last year by $11,236. Here is a synopsis of the race card. C$55,000 2YO Colt / Gelding Pace final The Magic Moment (Control The Moment) lived up to his name for driver Jonathan Lachance as the colt was parked out first-over from the opening quarter in 30 seconds as 15-1 HP Bellissimo (Robert Shepherd) cut fractions of 59 2/5 and 1:28 4/5. The Magic Moment kept gaining on the race leader and collared him in the stretch before he won by three-quarters of a length in a 1:58 3/5 mile. HP Bellissimo was second with the pocket-sitting Changement Detemps (Stephane Brosseau) third. It was a lifetime mark and the third win in five starts for The Magic Moment. He is trained by Francis Guillemette for breeder/owners Gestion A&a Belanger Inc. and Cynthia Cote Dupont. He paid $2.50 to win. C$55,000 2YO Filly Trot final Kinnder Kahina (Northern Escort) and driver Robert Shepherd came first-over against race favorite Chic Choc Rose (Marie-Claude Auger) after the opening quarter-mile, took the lead away by the three-quarters and then held off Soleo (Stephane Brosseau) to win by one length in 2:05 2/5. Miche Charm (Guy Gagnon) was third. Trained, owned and bred by Denitza Petrova, it was the second win this year for Kinnder Kahina, who paid $15.60 to win. C$55,000 2YO Filly Pace final For the second straight start, Mirabel Enfete (Leader Bayama) and driver Stephane Brosseau went down the road, and this time were able to not only keep race favorite Silver Majesty (Denis St Pierre) parked out first-over for three-quarters of a mile, but maintained their lead right to the wire for a one length triumph in 1:59. Silver Majesty was second, with the pocket-sitting Justine Ray (Pascal Berube) third. It was a lifetime mark for Mirabel Enfete, who is trained by Maxime Velaye for owner-breeder Guy Corbeil, and she paid $10.40 to win. C$55,000 2YO Colt / Gelding Trot Final Mass Speed (Muscle Mass) and driver Denis St Pierre took no prisoners from the start as they led the field, pulling away by four lengths at the three-quarters and then winning by six lengths in 2:03. Cleveland Z Flash (Robert Shepherd) was second with Big Bank (Louis-Philippe Roy) third. It was a lifetime mark, the second straight win and third in the last four starts for Mass Speed. The gelding was bred and is owned and trained by Michel Allard and paid $3.80 to win. ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter C$65,000 3YO Filly Pace final One More Bet (All Bets Off) and driver Daniel Dube were the overwhelming 1-9 race favorite and raced that way. They came first-over against 25-1 D Gs Lorijeanne (Jonathan Lachance), cleared to the lead after the half-mile in 57 seconds and then tore away from the field, winning in a romp by 8 3/4 lengths in 1:55 2/5. D Gs Lorijeanne was second with Amour (Sylvain Lacaille) third. It was the fourth win this year for One More Bet (paid $2.10 to win), who is trained by Jean Tourigny for owner/breeder Les Ecuries Morel, Inc. C$65,000 3YO Filly Trot final Cleomax Duharas (Muscle Mass) and driver Louis-Philippe Roy turned a second-over trip into a first-over position and then wore down race leader MVPs Daughter (Jerome Lombart) in the stretch to win by one length in 2:02. MVPs Daughter held for second, with the pocket-sitting HP Agathe (Pascal Berube) third. The race favorite, Cleomax Duharas posted her fourth win in her last five starts for trainer Marc-Andre Simoneau, who co-owns the filly with Desjardins Noreau Stable, Dany Fontaine and Jean Fontaine. She was bred by Haras De L Estrie Inc. and paid $2.60 to win. $65,000 3YO Colt / Gelding Pace final Boomboom Tonight (Sportswriter) became the only horse in the finals to have won the Championship at age 2 and 3. With driver Pascal Berube in the sulky, Boomboom Tonight shot to the early lead despite a hard rain that started in the post parade. Boomboom Tonight held the field at bay the entire mile, pulling away at the three-quarters in 1:27 4/5 and then pouring it on in the stretch to win in a ten length romp in 1:56 4/5. Kinnder Reptile (Marie-Claude Auger) was second with Olad Du Lac (Louis-Philippe Roy) third. It was the fifth win in the last six starts for Boomboom Tonight. He was bred and is owned and trained by Elisabeth Pothier and paid $2.50 to win. $65,000 3YO Colt / Gelding Trot final Captain PV (Wheeling N Dealin) had been dominant in the series and for the Championship final, got a very patient drive from Marie-Clauder Auger, sitting on the rail in the two-hole, and, by the top of the stretch, race favorite Paradise Moni (Denis St Pierre) bore to the outside, giving Captain PV enough room to squeeze through and just beat 40-1 longshot Drinklikehenry (William Roy) by three-quarters of a length in 2:02 4/5 over the good track. Wild Dream Men (Guy Gagnon) was third. It was the seventh win this year for Captain PV and his sixth win in his last seven starts for trainer Serge Nadeau, who co-owns the horse with the Y Corriveau Stable, Inc. He paid $4.30 to win. The first of the four Invitationals Sunday was the first race trot that saw the 1-9 favorite Royalty Beer (Royalty For Life) and driver Louis-Philippe Roy quarter-move to retake the lead from X O X O (Simon Allard) and then wire the field with a four length romp in 1:57 4/5. Treasured Tee (Mario Baillargeon) was second with Rose Run Why Not (Guy Gagnon) third. It was the third win this year for the 5-year-old gelding, bred, owned and trained by Jean-Francois Maguire. He paid just $2.10 to win. The third race was the Quebec-Bred special for 3-year-old pacers that saw a first-over and 14-1 HP Game On (McWicked) and driver Antoine Desrochers park 1-9 race favorite Classic Jim (Guy Gagnon) three-wide from after the half-mile until the three-quarters and still hold him off to upset the field by one length in 1:58 1/5. Classic Jim was second with Belgero (Lachance) third. It was a lifetime mark and the third win this season for HP Game On, who is trained and owned by Guillaume Desrochers. He paid $31.60 to win. The sixth race Mares Invitational Pace saw return winner Rec Time (Huntsville), with driver Simon Allard, move first-over before the half-mile against pace-setter Shanghaibluebeach (William Roy) and grind it out for a one length triumph in 1:55 2/5. YS Sensationalcity (Daniel Dube) was second with Beauty Is Blind (Louis-Philippe Roy) third. It was the sixth win this year for the 4-year-old mare. She is trained by Michel Allard for owner Danielle Henri and paid $2.50 to win. In the 12th race Invitational Pace for the older horses, 14-1 Light The Torch (Always B Miki), with driver Pascal Berube, followed 1-5 favorite The Light Speed (Guy Gagnon) second-over, then was first-over by the final turn and just would not quit coming down the stretch to beat The Light Speed by a nose in 1:56 2/5. Early pace-setter Twin B Powerball (Louis-Philippe Roy) was third. It was the third straight win and eighth victory on the year for Light The Torch. The 4-year-old gelding is trained by Marc-Andre Simoneau, who co-owns him with Jean Fontaine. He paid $29.00 to win. Track Notes: Both Louis-Philippe Roy and Pascal Berube had driving doubles Sunday, while Michel Allard and Marc-Andre Simoneau both had training doubles. Live racing resumes at H3R next Friday, Sept. 13, which will be the last Friday twilight card of the 2024 season. First race post time is 4:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.hippodrome3r.ca. --press release (Quebec Jockey Club)--