The record books at the Quebec Regional Fair harness racing meet at Brome, about 65 miles southeast of Montreal, took a big pounding during a card of racing on Labor Day Monday.
The track trotting mark of 2:03.1 was equaled by Federal Strike, who came his last quarter in 28.4 to tie the mark for owner/driver Sylvain Fontaine.
The track pacing mark of 1:58, which dated back to 1993, fell in both heats of a two-heat race. Hawaiian Five Roll won the first heat in 1:57.1; in the second heat, My Lucky Bluejeans and driver Tyler Jones lowered that newly-minted mark to 1:57.
Jones then added himself to another line in the Brome track records. There was no listed record for 1 1/2 miles on the pace, so when Jones guided pacer Clever Thing home first in 2:59.4, he also claimed the track record for the extended distance.
by Jerry Connors