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Fans Flock to Family Fun Day at Ajax Downs; Ivory Rolls Again
AJAX DOWNS, AUGUST 22, 2022 - Ajax Downs’ popular FAMILY FUN DAY returned to the Quarter Horse track for the first time in three years on Sunday, August 21 and it was stand- ing-room only for an after- noon of racing and fun events, kid’s games and prizes with proceeds bene- fitting the Ajax Pickering Hospital. The crowd roared for
Robertson, Had to Be Ivory was ridden by Cory Spataro, who was subbing for an ab- sent Josh Scott. It was the 20th career win from 26 starts for the Ontario bred and he has earned over $327,000. “He was a pro as al-
Photo by Laurie Overton
every race on the afternoon and wagered with enthusi- asm and the highlight dash was the 11th running of the Ontario Bred Maturity worth $39,240. The coun- try’s top older horse HAD TO BE IVORY rolled to his fourth consecutive win in the 400-yard Maturity, over- coming a bump at the start and then surging past his tough rival Countrys Comin Bac to win by a long neck. The 7-year-old, bred and owned by Hillsburgh’s Carol and Jaime Robertson, recorded yet another stellar clocking, speeding the dis- tance in 19.779 for a 102 speed index. Trained by Bryn
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Robertson was absent. (New Image Media Photo
ways,” said Spataro. “When a horse beside him, Twixt of Fate, acted up, he got a bit scared so we had to reset the way he was standing. But then he broke like a rocket, I was bumped and then we had to re-rally. You can’t ever count out Countrys Comin Bac but I feel like I had it with about 100 yards left.”
racing day at Ajax Downs, Wednesday, August 31, there is an exciting four-way tie for leading jockey by
Heading into the next
victories. BRIAN BELL, RAMIRO CASTILLO, TONY PHILLIPS, and IS- MAEL MOSQUIERA all have 12 wins. Bell leads in Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario points with 154 over Castillo’s 152. The points leader at the end of the racing season is honored with the leading rider tro- phy.
news and entries for Ajax Downs on social media and at
www.ajaxdowns.com. To find out more about how
Keep up to date on
from left to right, Mike Robertson, Jaime Robert- son, Had to Be Ivory, Zac Kennedy, Carol Robertson, Paul Sauve, and Cory Spataro. Trainer Bryn
https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=Eh_dmeXkdAY&t= 532s The Had to Be Ivory team
you can own a Quarter Horse or join a syndicate, contact the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario at
www.qrooi.com. Video replay of the Ontario Bred Maturity
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The 3-year-old filly Eye Live for Candy beat the boys in the $57,510 Picov Derby at Ajax Downs on Sept. 4 (New Image Media Photo)
AJAX DOWNS, SEP- TEMBER 5, 2022 - Stamping herself as the top 3-year-old Quarter Horse in Ontario, EYE LIVE FOR CANDY drew off from 2021 Horse of the Year First Cold Wave to win the $57,510 Picov Derby at Ajax Downs on Race Day for the United Way on Sunday, September 4. Owned by Milena
Kwiecien of Burlington, On and trained by Jason Pascoe of Pontypool, Eye Live for Candy, under jockey
Ismael
Mosquiera, broke sharply from post position two in the 400 yard dash and quickly went for the lead with 2021 Horse of the Year First Cold Wave pressing her to the inside. The dark bay filly with the grey tail soon pow- ered clear and went on to a 1 3/4 length victory in 20.023 on the fast track. Her speed index was 95.
First Cold Wave, an On- tario sired and bred colt owned by Robert Bailey and also trained by Pas- coe, held second by a head
over the
Kwiecien/Pascoe gelding SW The Redeemer. It was the fourth
straight victory for Eye Live for Candy since re- turning to Ontario from a spring campaign in Okla- homa. The daughter of A Revenant - Eyes Candy Maker served notice that she was going to be a force at Ajax Downs when she won a Trial for the Princess Derby on June 1 despite a very troubled trip. She went on to win the Princess Derby final and then a Trial for the Picov Derby. “She’s going for-
ward and more superior every
time,’ said
Mosquiera. “She was so in the zone today, in the gate, just ready to go.” Kwiecien, Ajax
Downs’ leading owner, purchased Eye Live for Candy privately from Wyoming breeder Klay Hinck as a yearling in 2020. “We loved her pedigree and she was a beautifully built filly.” Eye Live for Candy
has a career record of five wins in 15 races and earnings of over $91,000. Video replay of the
9th Picov Derby -
https://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=uIl_uPiD- BZs
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