Prix d'Été


Prix d'Été is a horse racing event for four-year-old Standardbred pacers held annually in Canada, at Hippodrome 3R of Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
The Prix d'Été was one of the top harness races in North America until 1992. The 1993 edition had to be cancelled due to a five-month strike action by horsemen. However, the race was not held again before being revived in 2014 at Hippodrome 3R in Trois-Rivières as a race for four-year-olds.
With a purse of $500,000 in 2019, it is currently the most remunerative race in North America for four-year-old pacers.

History

This event was held for the first time in 1966 under the name of Prix d'Automne at the now defunct Blue Bonnets Raceway in Montreal. Run over a distance of one mile on a 5/8 mile oval track, the race was open to pacers age four and older. A $50,000 purse made it the richest harness race at that time in Canadian history. In 1967 the race was renamed the L'Amble du Centenaire in honor of Canada's 100th anniversary and made open to pacers age three and older. In 1968 it became the Prix d'Été and in 1971 was modified to a stake race for three-year-old pacers.

Records

Most wins by a driver:
Most wins by a trainer:
Stakes record:
Year
Winner
Age
Driver
Trainer
Owner
Time
Purse
2016Rockin Ron4Yannick GingrasRon BurkeBurke Racing Stable LLC1:52 0/0$200,000
2015All Bets Off4Matt KakaleyRon BurkeBurke Racing Stable LLC1:50 3/5$200,000
2014Sunfire Blue Chip4Yannick GingrasJimmy TakterChristina Takter, Brixton Medical AB, et al.1:50 3/5$200,000
1992Direct Flight3John CampbellKelvin HarrisonJoseph Alflen1:52 1/5$307,400
1991Die Laughing3Richard SilvermanJerry SilvermanAlnoff Stable & Val D'Or Farms1:51 2/5$603,500
1990Beach Towel3Ray RemmenLarry RemmenUptown Stable1:53 1/5$663,500
1989Goalie Jeff3Michel LachanceTom ArtandiCentre Ice Stable1:52 1/5$632,500
1988Matt's Scooter3Michel LachanceHarry J. PoultonGordon & Illa Rumpel, Charles Juravinski1:54 4/5$582,000
1987Frugal Gourmet3Trevor RitchieBlair BurgessExcellent Stable1:53 3/5$548,000
1986Armbro Emerson3Walter WhelanBrian BurtonEd Weisz & Light Heavy Weight Stable1:56 0/0$527,500
1985Falcon Seelster3Tom HarmerTom HarmerCiara Stable & Charles Day1:53 2/5$358,000
1984Butler BG3Ted WingCamilla StanfieldLawrence Cadish1:53 4/5$411,500
1983Ralph Hanover3Ron WaplesStewart FirlotteRon Waples, Pointsetta Stables, Grants Direct Stables1:54 0/0$411,500
1982Cam Fella3Pat CrowePat CroweNorman Clements & Norman Faulkner1:55 1/5$377,000
1981Seahawk Hanover3Ben WebsterSamuel "Skip" LewisDave Harris, Samuel Lewis, et al.1:55 3/5$226,100
1980Niatross3Clint GalbraithClint GalbraithNiatross Syndicate1:53 4/5$161,650
1979Hot Hitter3Hervé FilionLouis MeittinisSolomon Katz, S A J & Alterman Stables1:54 0/0$181,150
1978Abercrombie3Glen GarnseyGlen GarnseyL. Keith Bulen & Shirley A. Mitchell1:55 4/5$150,750
1977Governor Skipper3John ChapmanH. "Bucky" NorrisIvanhoe Stable1:54 3/5$154,750
1976Precious Fella3Gary CameronDel CameronOscar & Michael Kimmelman, et al.1:56 4/5$163,700
1975Albert's Star3Keith WaplesKeith WaplesSeiling Stable1:58 0/0$140,000
1974Armbro Omaha3Peter HaughtonBilly HaughtonArmstrong Brothers Stables1:57 4/5$150,000
1973Armbro Nadir3Nelson WhiteNelson WhiteDr. Donald Davis1:56 1/5$130,000
1972Strike Out3Keith WaplesJohn HayesBeejay Stable1:58 2/5$100,000
1971Albatross3Stanley DancerStanley DancerAmicable Stable1:57 2/5$75,000
1970Laverne Hanover4George SholtyBilly HaughtonThomas W. Murphy, Jr.1:57 2/5$75,000
1969No Race-No RaceNo RaceNo Race0:00 0/0$00,000
1968True Duane5Norman "Chris" BoringLeon BoringRichard Oldfield1:58 0/0$50,000
1967Romulus Hanover3Billy HaughtonBilly HaughtonFarmstead Acres Farm1:57 1/5$50,000
1966Bret Hanover4Frank ErvinFrank ErvinRichard Downing1:59 0/0$50,000