DECEMBER 2017 THE RIDER /23


Q.R.O.O.I: 11 Harwood Avenue South, Suite 202, Ajax, Ontario L1S 2B9 Telephone: (905) 426-7050 • Fax: (905) 426-7093 Email: qrooiheadoffice@gmail.com


www.qrooi.com


PRESIDENT


Bob Broadstock 18101 Cedardale Road, Nestleton, Ontario L0B 1L0 (905) 986-0044 email: bob_broadstock@hotmail.com


VICE-PRESIDENT


Erik Lehtinen RR #2, Uxbridge, ON L9P 1R2 (905) 852-5245


Greg Watson 785 Hwy 7A, Bethany, ON L0A 1A0 (705) 277-0248


Chantelle Bourgeois - 416-985-7046 Chantelle.Bourgeois@t4g.com


Ralph Pearson - 905-243-4501 ralphpearson@bellnet.ca


Dr. Gayle Sommer P.O. Box 91, Leaskdale, ON L0C 1C0 (647) 999-6554


First Jockey Title for Ramiro Castillo as Ajax Downs Closes 2017 with big day


AJAX DOWNS, MON- DAY OCTOBER 30, 2017 - With three wins on the last card of racing for 2017 at Ajax Downs, Ramiro Castillo won his first title at the Ontario Quarter Horse track, holding off Cobourg’s


Cassandra


Jeschke by a win total of 37 to 33. Castillo moved his


tack from Alberta to On- tario early in 2016 and the personable 39-year-old quickly became a fan favourite. Jeschke, in only her


fifth year riding, served notice as a star on


the rise with her best sea- son of her young career. The 30th and final


card of racing at Ajax for 2017 was held on a cool and blustery afternoon but that did not stop fans from betting over $92,000 on the card, highlighted by the seventh win of the meeting by Ontario bred gelding Arctic Fame, owned by Peterborough resident George Coleman. Arctic Fame, racing in


allowance races most of the year, is now North America’s winningest horse, 4-year-old and


older, with his seven victo- ries. Trained by Scott Reid and ridden all season by Jeschke. Arctic Fame won seven of nine outings this season, more wins than any older horse on the con- tinent. Joe Tavares, of En-


niskillen, led all trainers by 28 wins, edging Scott Reid of


Bownmanville.


Tavares’ wife Christine led all owners with 20 wins and just over $211,000 in purses. The leading money-


winning horse of 2017 at Ajax was Country Boy


(Photo of Ramiro Castillo (left) and Cory Spataro by Laurie Overton)


Banquet – February 17th, 2018 The QROOI will host


their 2017 Awards Ban- quet on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at the beautiful facility, Ajax Convention Centre. Cocktails are at 6 pm and dinner will be at 7 pm. Tickets are $25 each (includes HST). T h e QROOI is very excited to have ‘Two For the Show’ DJ our Awards Banquet and the lovely Jennifer Morrison will be our MC. Please come join us and help us to celebrate our 2017 Champions! Please contact Monique at the of- fice to purchase your tick- ets. A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at Ajax Hilton Garden Inn Hotel and the Homewood Suites Ajax. If you would like a


room for that evening please


speak with


Monique or contact the hotels directly. Ajax Hilton Garden Inn can be reached at tel:(905) 686-9400 and Homewood Suites can be reached at (905) 686-5969. Please use the QROOI code when booking your room for a cheaper rate.


QROOI Awards


2017


123, who won $81,826 from five wins in six races. Country Boy 123 is favoured to be named the Horse of the Year by the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc. at its annual awards celebration on Feb- ruary 17, 2018. Racing will resume at Ajax Downs in May of 2018.


Bryanne Sheppard 749 Waite Road, Pontypool, ON L0A 1K0


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