SEPTEMBER 2020 THE RIDER /23


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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


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


Tony Phillips Rides 4 Winners, Owner James Bogar Wins 3 On Labour Day


Ajax Downs, Monday, Septem- ber 7, 2020 - It was a fabulous Labour Day at Ajax Downs for jockey Tony ‘TP’ Phillips as the Etobicoke resident rode four


winners on the eight-race card. Three of those wins were for owner James Bogar of Cameron, ON and trainer Barry Wood of Port Perry.


One of Phillips-Bogar-


Wood’s victories on a windy and cloudy afternoon came in a rare dead heat as their filly ROYAL HATRICK finished on even


terms with Dan Giles’ ICE WITCH with jockey Josh Scott in race 7. “I was busy battling


with the favourite, the num- ber 1 horse [Panther Cool] and finally got away from him near the finish,” said Phillips. “Then I looked way over and saw Josh and Ice Witch and thought ‘uh oh’.”


Both Royal Hatrick,


who was 11 to 1, and Ice Witch, 5 to 2, are Ontario- breds and were winning for the second time in 2020. The day’s featured


DEAD HEAT! Ice Witch (5) and the filly Royal Hatrick (light blue) tied for the win in race 7 on Labour Day Monday at Ajax Downs - KATINA MILNS PHOTO


race, the $10,000 Gridiron Gallop, at 110-yards and the shortest race offered for Quarter Horses, was won by Steve Hunter’s ZOXTOBE- YOU, bred by Hunter in East Garafraxa and trained by his wife Janet Grice. The big 6-year-old had the best start in the seven-horse field under


jockey Ismael


Mosquiera and won by half a length in a time of 6.998


seconds for an impressive 92 speed index. It was the first win for the consistently good gelding since 2017. “He really is the typ-


ical Quarter Horse,” said Grice. “He’s got the big butt on him. But for such a big horse he is very light handed and he gets along so well with Ismael who is very light with his hands.” Zoxtobeyou now 4


career wins in 31 starts and earnings of over $80,000. *You won’t want to


miss tuning in to next Mon- day’s card of racing at Ajax Downs. On the schedule are Trials for the $95,000 Alex Picov Memorial Futurity for 2-year-olds, the $45,000 Picov Derby for 3-year-olds and the Ontario Bred Matu- rity for older horses. Post time Sept. 14 is 12:55 p.m. and you can watch and wager on the Ajax Downs races through the Horse- player Interactive platform at hpibet.com.


Tony Phillips and Josh Scott elbow-pump after their dead heat win, Katina Milns photo)


Twixt of Fate Lands $66,000 Ontario Bred Futurity by a Nose


AJAX DOWNS, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26, 2020 - Richard and Linda Win- cikaby’s TWIXT OF FATE stuck his nose out nearing the finish of Ontario Bred Futurity Wednesday at Ajax Downs and took home the bulk of the $66,000 purse in an exciting renewal of the important 2-year-old race. Trained by Michelle Woodley of Bolton, ON and ridden by leading rider


Ed Walton, Twixt of Fate chased down Goodness Graceious early in the 300- yard dash and then turned back a strong challenge from Milena Kwiecien’s Countryfried Chicken with Helen Vanek aboard to win in a time of 15.574 for an impressive 90 speed index. Carol and Jaime Robertson’s stretch running 2- year-old Had to Be Relentless was another neck back in third in the 10-horse field.


It was the second win in as many starts for Twixt of Fate who paid $4.30


to win as the even-money favourite. The steel-grey son of Streakin Six Cartel was bred by Gary McNichol and has earned over $32,000. “He actually broke a little flat-footed from the gate,” said Walton of the


youngster. “But once he got going he was just running to win.” The Wincikabys, who are from Englehart, made the 5 1/2 hour trip south


to Ajax Downs to watch Twixt of Fate win. The family had been leading owners at Ajax Downs in 2016 and recently returned to the sport after a two-year hiatus. They purchased Twixt of Fate from McNichol this spring when the gelding was in training with Woodley and husband, former top rider John McInerney. “He came to our farm as a foal with his mum,” said an emotional, and


hoarse, Woodley. “We like him a lot. He is a little challenging but that makes this all the more rewarding.” The rich Alex Picov Memorial Futurity on Oct. 5, worth $95,000, could


be the next goal for Twixt of Fate. The $17,420 QROOI Overnight Series co-feature for fillies and mares at


300-yards was won by 8 to 1 shot Five Bar Fandango under jockey Ismael Mosquiera for Carol and Jaime Robertson. Trained by Bryn Robertson, Ontario- bred Five Bar Fandango won by a nose over Aj Chick in 15 for her first win in her second start of 2020. *Racing continues at Ajax Downs Wednesday Sept. 2 with the final of the $50,000-added Ontario Bred Derby before the schedule changes to Monday rac-


ing on Sept. 7. Keep up to date on news from Ajax Downs at www.ajaxdowns.com and follow the Quarter Horses on social media @Ajax- Downs on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. The Quarter Racing Owners of On- tario can provide information on how to get involved in the exciting sport of Quarter Horse racing by purchasing your own horses or a share in a syndicated horse. Contact www.qrooi.com.


Photos Left: Ed Walton aboard Twixt of Fate with trainer Michelle Woodley - New Image Media photo


Photo Above: The 2-year-old TWIXT OF FATE reaches out to win the $66,000 Ontario Bred Futurity Aug. 26 at Ajax Downs. New Image Media photo


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