Trois Rivieres: Posts drawn for $200,000 Prix d'Ete
The post positions were drawn for Sunday’s C$200,000 sixth revival of the prestigious harness race, the Prix D’Ete Pace, at the Hippodrome 3R.
The Prix d'Ete is only for 4-year-old pacers.
Jimmy Freight is the richest career earner of the 4-year-olds in the Prix d’Ete with C$1,248,386 bankrolled and he drew post six.
The son of Sportswriter, owned by Adriano Sorella of Guelph, ON and trained in Canada by Richard Moreau (Andrew Harris in the USA), has only one win this season, but it was a lifetime mark of 1:48 1/5 winning a C$100,000 Gold Cup at Mohawk Park.
He has been racing most of the season against the best older horses in the nation, including Lather Up and McWicked. He has four second place finishes.
While racing against the best Free-For-All pacers in North America this season, This Is The Plan can boast finishing second to the best of them. He drew post four and will be driven by Trois-Rivieres native, Daniel Dube.
In five of his last six starts, the gelded son of Somebeachsomewhere has been second in the Sam McKee, the Gerrity, the William Haughton and the Graduate.
And the prior start before the Graduate, This Is The Plan won the $500,000 Ben Franklin Final, beating McWicked and Western Fame. That was his lone win this year for trainer Ron Burke, and it was in a lifetime best clocking of 1:48 2/5 for the career winner of C$1,205,410.
This Is The Plan will race as part of an entry from the Ron Burke Stable with the Well Said gelding Done Well, a C$620,391 career winner.
Done Well starts from post three for driver Bob McClure and has also been racing in the top class this year. Earlier this season he won the 41st annual Confederation Cup at Flamboro Downs.
$200,000 Prix d’Ete 4YO Pace (post postions listed, not head numbers)
1.Hitman Hill Trainer – Hunter Oakes, Driver - Eric Goodell
2. Pretty Handsome Trainer – Andrew McCabe, Driver – Trevor Ritchie
3. Done Well Trainer – Ron Burke, Driver – Bob McClure
4.This Is The Plan Trainer – Ron Burke, Driver – Daniel Dube
5. The Downtown Bus Trainer – Jeff Gillis, Driver - TBA
6. Jimmy Freight Trainer – Richard Moreau, Driver - Louis Philippe Roy
7. Turbo Hill Trainer – Hunter Oakes, Driver – Hunter Oakes
8. Casimir Richie P Trainer- Dr. Ian Moore, Driver - Sylvain Filion
With a forecast of sunny skies and 80 degrees, the all-age track record of 1:50 3/5 co-held by past Prix d’Ete winners Sunfire Blue Chip (2014) and All Bets Off (2015), will be in jeopardy with this stellar field.
The Prix d’Ete will be the 11th race on the 12-race program Sunday and estimated post time is 4:25 pm.
Also, on Sunday at H3R will be the third round of the Breeders Cup Series for 3-year-old pacing colts and fillies. Post time Sunday is 1:00 pm
-edited release (Quebec Jockey Club)