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Vol. 52, Issue No. 9 ISSN: 1209-3955 Price $3.95
Fans flock to Ajax Downs for Sunday Racing
Carneros Takes $19,780 Sprint Series #1
Ajax Downs, May 23, 2022 - Hosting its first Sunday af- ternoon of racing since the summer of 2019, Ajax Downs welcomed a huge crowd to the Quarter Horse races on May 22 for Fan Appreciation Day. The day began a bit rainy and cool but that did not stop racing fans from cheering on their favourite horses on the third
day of the Ajax 2022 sea- son.
special Sunday event day per month this summer in addition to its regular racing date of Wednesday after- noons, which return on June 1.
race, the $19,780 first leg of the QROOI Sprint Series, resulted in an exciting finish to the 110-yard dash for older horses. One-time world record holder for the distance, CARNEROS, had a sharp start from his rail post under jockey Brian Bell and held off a charging Zox- tobeyou to win by a neck in
The day’s featured Carneros and jockey Brian Bell win the featured Sprint Series #1 (New Image Media photo) Continued on Page 2
Canada’s Beth Underhill Wins €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix of La Baule, France
La Baule, France – Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill of Mulmer, ON, won the €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix of La Baule on Sunday, May 8, to close out the CSIO5* Interna- tional Jumping La Baule in France. On Friday, Underhill de-
livered double clear rounds to lead Canada to a third-place finish in the €250,000 Na- tions’ Cup riding Dieu Merci van T&L. The pair carried their form into Sunday’s €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix where they again jumped clear in the open- ing round of competition to join 11 other riders who quali- fied for the second round. Underhill and Dieu Merci
van T&L tackled the second- round course set
in the
François André Stadium by French course designer Gre- gory Bodo and delivered yet another clear round in a time of 43.77 seconds to put the pres-
sure on those who followed. None were able to catch her time and leave all the rails up, giving the win to Underhill and the 13-year-old Belgian Sport Horse stallion (Toulon x Cor- rado I) owned by the Rein Family LLC and Torrey Pines Stable Inc. Yuri Mansur of Brazil riding Vitiki was the only other rider to produce two clear rounds, but his slower time of 45 seconds left him in second. There was a tie for third place when both Pierre Marie Friant of France riding Urdy d’Astree and Belgium’s Gregory Wathelet riding Neva- dos S counted four faults in the exact same time of 41.66 sec-
Continued on Page 7
Photo at Left: Beth Underhill of Mulmer, ON, won the €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix of La Baule rid- ing Dieu Merci van T&L, owned by the Rein Family LLC and Tor- rey Pines Stable Inc. Photo by Pierre Costabadie/
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The track will host one Ancaster Event Centre Opens with “Blame It On My Roots’”Gala - See Page 17
System Equine Celebrates 35 Years - See Page 12
INSIDE
Dave Williamson .................................................4 Remembering ......................................................4 Susan Dahl ...........................................................6 EC Weekend Highlights .....................................8 Rockwood Trail Riders...................................9 Pro and Non-Pro Reining Series.................10 RMG Expands...............................................10 West Niagara Saddle Club ...........................11 System Equine...............................................12 We Can Hustle Column................................13 Fitness for Riders ..........................................14 OXC News .....................................................15 OTRA News...................................................15 ORHA News ..................................................16 OCHA News ..................................................18 ORCHA News ...............................................18 AQHA News ..................................................19 OQHA News ..................................................20 EOQHA .........................................................22 QROOI News.................................................23 The Royal.......................................................25 Nations’ Cup of Rome...................................26 Between The Ears .........................................27 Anne Gage Column...........................................27 CRHRA News................................................28 Horse Listening .............................................29 Bright Futures ...............................................29 Lindsay Grice ................................................30 Lynn Palm......................................................31 Barb Mitchell.................................................31 Directories ................................................33-37 Book: Milo’s Eyes .........................................35 Real Estate.....................................................36 Accepted Riders Therapeutic Riding..........37 The BBC is 100..............................................38 Coming Events ..............................................38 Barn Swallows...............................................39
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