NOVEMBER 2019 THE RIDER /23


Q.R.O.O.I: 50 Alexander Crossing’s, Ajax, ON L0S 1T6 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


Countrys Comin Bac and Country Boy 123 Land in a Tie in Sprint Series Final at Ajax Downs


one of the founders of Quarter Horse Racing in On- tario, pur- c h a s e d C o u n t r y s Comin Bac from Ontario breeder Marko Naterer and has seen his pride and joy win 11 of 32 races and over $150,000. “Today, I


Photo finish in the $21,00 QROOI Sprint Series final and it was a dead heat be- tween Countrys Comin Bac (#1) and champion Country Boy 123


races of Ajax Downs’ 50th An- niversary season occurred Sept. 30 when champion COUNTRY BOY 123 dead heated with COUNTRYS COMIN BAC in the final of the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Sprint Series final.


terous Monday afternoon crowd, Country Boy 123, the three-time Horse of the Year at the Quarter Horse track was up in the final jump of the 250-yard dash to dead heat with Countrys Comin Bac. Sent off as the 4 to 5 choice


In front of a large and bois- One of the most exciting


in the Sprint Series final, Coun- try Boy 123 broke well from post position 4 under jockey Ed Walton but had to turn on the jets late to catch up to Countrys Comin Bac. Owned and trained by


and I nearly got him at 250,” said Pearson about his short dis- tance specialist. Country Boy 123, owned


Ralph Pearson and ridden by Ramiro Sanchez Castillo, Coun- trys Comin Bac broke smartly from post position one and led until the final stride before the favourite surged to land in the tie.


job,” said Sanchez Castillo. “For me this was the biggest race of the year.”


for Alex Picov Memorial Fu- turity win


STREET remained undefeated with his gritty win in the $68,300 Alex Picov Memorial Futurity Oct. 7 at Ajax Downs.


Ontario-bred EAZY


jockey Tony Phillips overcame some bumping early in the 400-yard dash to win the 19th Futurity by half a length over


The 2-year-old and his Eazy Street works hard “Mr. Pearson did a great


and trained by Hillsburgh, ON resident Ruth Barbour will move on and complete his 2019 Ajax season in the Oct. 14 Alex Picov Memorial Championship at 440 yards. The big dark bay has won


21 of 33 starts for earnings of over $360,000. To find out more about


owning a racing Quarter Horse contact http://www.qrooi.com.


Boy 123] at 200 yards, I had him at 220


had [Country P e a r s o n , QROOI News Annual General Members Meeting The Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc.


Head Office received notice today that Bryanne Sheppard has decided to step down and not run for Director on Saturday October 5th, Annual General Meeting.


Therefore, congratulations to both Scott Reid


and Amanda McCormack who were nominated for Directors last month. They will be our new Directors without requiring a formal election. We will still hold our AGM meeting on Saturday to discuss cur- rent issues in the Lower Level Meeting room at Ajax Downs, along with our Horsemens get together after in the VIP room. We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday at 1pm.


New Horse Purchase Program We intend to purchase several horses to make


them available to our owners and trainers as part of a lease/purchase program. We will find them, in- spect them via x-ray, gather import documents and import them into Canada. Once here we will distrib- ute to interested parties on a first come first served basis. We are prepared to import as many horses as are needed to ensure that our population increases in 2020. If you might be interested in one of these


horses please contact the QROOI and get your in- formation on the list. If you have already put your name in at the


QROOI, we are looking to schedule a meeting in October to finalize the program with the interested parties.


2020 Licence Renewals Starting in March 2020, the AGCO will no


longer be accepting paper forms, cash or cheques for horse racing-related licences and registrations. All AGCO licence renewals and applications must be processed online, with payment by Visa, Master- Card, Interac Online, Visa Debit or MasterCard Debit.


This change will affect all horsepersons includ-


ing owners, agents, trainers, grooms, hotwalkers, jockeys, drivers, association officials, tradespersons,


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


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


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


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


James Bogar JBogar@cameronsteel.com


and vets. Prior to your licence renewal date, you will be mailed an access code to set up your online account.


This means it is important you make sure that


the AGCO has your current mailing address. If you need to update your information, call AGCO Cus- tomer service during business hours, Monday to Fri- day, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST) at 416-326-8700 or toll free in Ontario at 1-800-522-2876. The following will also move to online pro-


cessing:


- Claiming Certificates - Estate/Trust Licences - Stable LicencesThoroughbred and Quarter Horse Lease and Partnership Registrations You can find more information about the on-


line service, called iAGCO, and payment options on the AGCO website at www.agco.ca/iagco.


AGCO Licenses It is a requirement of the Quarter Horse Racing


Industry Development Program (QHRIDP) that an ownership entity enrolling a horse in the Program or otherwise receiving benefits from the Program must be licensed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). Formerly, all licenses expired in March of each


racing year, resulting in delays in obtaining license renewals. As a result, QHRIDP participants were granted an extension with respect to this require- ment.


Recently the AGCO changed its policy such


that individual Quarter Horse licences now expire on the licensee's birth date. Licenses can be renewed at any time through the AGCO Head Office. Accordingly, going forward, the QHRIDP will


require that any ownership entity enrolling horses in the Program be licensed as at the date of enrollment. Horses will not be enrolled until the owner holds a current AGCO license.


For further information, please contact:


Kathie Wilkinson Program Coordinator


Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program Ontario Racing Direct: 416-477-5529


qhprogram@ontarioracing.com


Eazy Street needed to work a bit harder to win the Futu- rity.


Phillips. “The 2-year-olds all broke pretty even but then there was a lot of bumpity- bump and he was kind of taken a little bit by surprise. “I screamed at him ‘come on kid, let’s go!’ and he


“That was kind of a ping pong ball start,” said


heard me. He went on and did his thing and I am really happy and proud.” The Robertsons, who also campaign one of the


year’s top older horses Had to Be Ivory, have won 11 races from 20 starts in 2019. The purchased Eazy Street pri- vately last year. “I had heard Dr. Paquin had a horse for sale so we


went and looked at him and we bought him and a younger half brother,” said Bryn Robertson about acquiring Eazy Street. “He’s a May 28 foal to next year he’s going to be a big horse.” A LONE HAND, from the first group of homebred


Happy winner’s circle with top 2-year-old EAZY STREET, New Image Media photo


a charging A LONE HAND and Brian Bell.


EAZY STREET fends off A LONE HAND to the 19th Alex Picov Memorial Futurity - New Image Media photo


Robertson and trained by Bryn Robert- son, the gelding raced the distance in :20.650 for a speed index of 81. It was the fourth victory in as many starts for Eazy Street who also won the Ontario-


Owned by Carol and Jaime


Bred Futurity in July. Eazy Street was bred by Dr.


rider who is in the midst of one of his best years in the saddle, said favoured


Guylaine Paquin who raises and sells Quarter Horses at her farm in Baltimore, Ontario just north of Cobourg. Phillips, Ajax Downs’ leading


Quarter Horses for James Bogar of Cameron, ON, was half a length ahead of 55 to 1 shot Sweet Night Fever, owned by Craig Spada of Fort Erie. Major stakes action continues at Ajax Downs


Thanksgiving Monday, October 14 with the Alex Picov memorial Championship featuring another showdown be- tween the Robertson’s Had to Be Ivory and three-time Horse of the Year Country Boy 123. Also next week, the first 100 kids at the track will


receive a free pumpkin to decorate and there will be other prizes and an appearance by the headless horseman.


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