The renowned Summer Prize has been held there annually since 2014. The history of the Trois-Rivières racecourse dates back to 1830, when a wealthy merchant from Trois-Rivières by the name of Moses Hart intended a large expanse of land for a racing site in Trois-Rivières. The first horse races took place in October of the same year. Located completely away from the buildings of the city, the "round of races", located in the same place as today, remains, with its platform built by Jos Hamel in 1853, the only sign of occupation of the Côteau Saint -Louis until 1896. Under the influence of the English, it is initially horses ridden by riders who compete.

These galloping competitions will obtain their letters of nobility early in Trois-Rivières, when on June 13, 1836, His Majesty William IV will offer a free purse of fifty guineas for the races which will take place on July 28 and 29. Organized by the Three Rivers Turf Club in the 1850s, by the Saint-Maurice Turf Club in the 1860s, or by ordinary amateurs throwing challenges through the newspapers, horse races regularly draw huge crowds. In 1896, the Agricultural Association of the District of Trois-Rivières acquired a large piece of land including a one-mile running track to set up an exhibition ground. She adds a second half-mile route to it.

On a sandy bottom covered with clay, the new course is 70 feet wide and is said to be very solid. The large wooden platform has 21 bleachers while in front of the popular platforms, on the other side of the track, stands the judges' stand. On the adjacent land, stables are erected by the Exhibition Company, which organizes horse races and, occasionally, cyclists. In September 1898, it even presented a special attraction, a race between a horse and a cyclist.

Here is a full sized restaurant and bar available to the visitors.