The two winningest horses at the Hippodrome 3R this season, Jimbelina and St Kitts, will face each other for the first time in their history Tuesday evening (August 30).
This is the last Tuesday evening live race program at 3R this season.
Both horses are three-year-old pacing fillies and they will battle it out during Race 4 against seven rivals, some of whom are colts and horses.
Jimbelina is the morning line favourite and will start from Post 2 for driver Stephane Brosseau. The daughter of Big Jim is trained by Jean Tourigny and owned by Roland Trudel of Becancour, QC.
Winless at age two, Jimbelina is making up for lost time this season, as she sports five wins, two seconds and one third-place finish in her eight starts, all at 3R this year.
She has a race record of 1:57 taken last month when she was on a five-race winning streak. During the month of August, she has been second and third in her last three starts.
St Kitts will start alongside Jimbelina from Post 3 for driver Mario Charron. The daughter of Somebeachsomewhere is trained by Maxime Velaye, ‘3R’s leading trainer for the second straight season, and is owned by the Determination Stable of Montreal, QC.
Unraced at age two, St Kitts has been on a tear as of late, as she has won five of her last six starts and her lone loss was by only a neck. In her last start she took her lifetime mark with a 1:58.2 triumph. She races nearly exclusively on the front end.
It may not be a cakewalk for either filly, as they are set to face some stiff competition.
Heathers Shadow, a four-year-old mare, will start from Post 6 for driver Sylvain Fontaine. She romped in her last start by more than 12 lengths in 1:57.1.
Tuesday’s Race 8 feature pace will mark the return of track record holder and Quebec-Bred Series multiple champion, Atomic Million AM.
He will start from Post 6. He rarely ever loses at the Hippodrome 3R. His last two starts at 3R were a 1:56.3 triumph on July 24 and back on June 26 he captured the $30,000 final of the Quebec-Bred Series with an impressive 1:53.3 triumph.
Atomic Million AM will take on three return winners in Rainbow Palace (Post 1), Sea Donkey (Post 3) and Bali (Post 7).
Post time Tuesday is 7:00 p.m.
To view the harness racing entries for Tuesday at 3R, click the following link: Tuesday Entries – Hippodrome 3R.
(QJC)