Prix d'Été
| Location | Trois-Rivières, Québec |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1966 |
| Race type | Harness race for standardbred pacers |
| Website | Standardbred Canada [1] |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Hippodrome 3R [2] |
| Qualification | 4yo pacers |
| Purse | $200,000 (2016) |
Prix d'Été is a race for four-year-old Standardbred pacers at Hippodrome 3R in Trois-Rivières, Québec. It was run for the first time in 1966 as the Prix d'Automne (Autumn Classic) 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 (Centennial Pace) in honor of Canada's 100 birthday 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. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
The Prix d'Été was one of the top harness races in North America through 1992. The 1993 edition had to be cancelled due to a five-month strike by horsemen. However, the race was not run again until being revived in 2014 at Hippodrome 3R in Trois-Rivières as a race for four-year-olds. With a purse of $200,000, it is currently the richest race in North America for four-year-old pacers. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
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