D J Power, who was one of the two harness racing horses to pace in 1:57.1 last time at St-Joseph-de-Lepage in Quebec, raced for the all-age track record, won the first of a two-heat race Sunday in 1:59.
He was scratched from the second heat, so the 10-year-old Washington Hanover, second to D J Power in the first heat, took advantage and won the second heat for driver Pascal Berube in 1:56.4, which is the new all-age track record. Also SOS Mach Xtreme won in 1:58.1. Those were the only sub-2:00 miles of the days races.
Brussebeach, the other horse who went into the day co-holding the 1:57.1 track record, won again Saturday, but he was in a series final at 1 1/2 miles: he won in 3:05.3, far off their track record of 3:01, but he did come his last three quarters in 1:29.1.
At Bedford QUE, probably the fastest of the regional circuit in Quebec, there were no records, although there were five miles under 2:00, including a 1:54.3 by Allstar Seelster.
by Jerry Connors