SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 2021 THE RIDER /23
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VICE-PRESIDENT Chantelle Bourgeois 416-985-7046
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James Bogar
JBogar@cameronsteel.com Scott Reid
sr_training@hotmail.com Amanda McCormack
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Maryland Magic upsets $20,760 Sprint Series; Cory Spataro has second straight four-win day
AJAX DOWNS, SEPTEM- BER 8, 2021 - The seven- year-old
stallion
MARYLAND MAGIC, who does double duty as a stud (in the spring) and race- horse, posted a mild upset in the third leg of the $20,760 QROOI Sprint Series at Ajax Downs on September 8. Owned by Milena Kwiecien of Burlington, ON and trained by Jason Pascoe of Pontypool, Maryland Magic was making his first appearance in the Sprint Se- ries in 2021 and had only raced as short as 250 yards once in his previous 39 races, a fourth-place finish in his debut in 2016. The handsome son of
top U.S. stallion Pyc Paint Your Wagon was quick out of the gate under jockey Is-
mael Mosquiera on Wednes- day, dueled his stablemate Carneros briefly before edg- ing clear to win by three- quarters of a length over even-money favourite Jess a Sweet Suprize, who had won the first two legs of the Sprint Series. Carneros was a nose back in third. The time for the 250-yards was 13.044 for a 105 speed index. It was the first stakes victory for Maryland Magic who paid $9.60 to win as the third choice. “I had always ridden
against him,” said Mosquiera, who won two races on the day. “I was a lit- tle scared of [Jess a Sweet Surprise] and Carneros and a bit about the short distance but on post parade he was
very sharp. He broke on top and never came back.” Maryland Magic now
has 12 victories in 40 career races and earnings of over $127,000. Maryland Magic has two winning 2-year-olds this year from his first four foals to race. Jess A Sweet Suprize,
a five-year-old mare owned and trained by Craig Spada, with two wins and a second in the three-race Sprint Se- ries, will be honoured as the series champion at the an- nual awards dinner early in 2022.
*Jockey
Maryland Magic, Ismael Mosquiera up, grabs his first stakes win in the third leg of the $20,760 QROOI Sprint Series, Sept. 8 at Ajax Downs. Clive Cohen/New Image Media
First Cold Wave Sizzles in $65,520 Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity
AJAX DOWNS, SEPTEM- BER 15, 2021 - Stamping himself as a rising star, FIRST COLD WAVE rolled over the field in the $65,520 Ontario Sires Stakes Futu- rity for 2-year-old Quarter Horses at Ajax Downs on September 15. The attrac- tive sorrel gelding, sent off as the heavy 3 to 5 favourite in the field of eight, broke like a bullet under jockey Brian Bell and strolled to a 1 1/2 length victory in the 330-yard dash for juveniles sired by Ontario stallions. John Wilson and Scott
Reid’s Night Leader, winner of the Ontario Bred Futurity in August, was a fast-clos- ing second with Keepr of the Stars, owned by Belinda Taggart, another three-quar- ters of a length back in third. First Cold Wave,
owned and bred by Robert Bailey of Oakwood, ON and trained by Jason Pascoe, stopped the teletimer in 17.146 for an 88 speed index. It was the third win from five starts for the son of first-year sire Cold Hard Dash, who was brought to Ontario by a syndicate of local horsepeople including
Robert Bailey’s First Cold Wave easily won the Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity on Sept. 15 under jockey Brian Bell. New Image Media photo
Bailey, Pascoe, Taggart, Milena Kwiecien, and Amelie Aubut. “He just did it him-
self, it’s amazing to be on a horse like that,” said Bell. “He’s really focussed from the post parade and in the gate. Honestly, I don’t think we have seen the best of him.”
First Cold Wave, who
was produced from the Wave Carver mare Cassies
Carver, has earned $51,559. Pascoe, who trains his
horses on his Pontypool, ON farm with partner Bryanne Langford, won four races on the eight-race card, padding his lead in the trainer standings. Pascoe has 29 wins while Craig Spada is second with 14. Al- berta jockey Ricardo Moreno won three races on the day, all for Pascoe. Follow Ajax Downs
on social media @Ajax- Downs for updates. To learn more about
getting into the Quarter Horse industry as an owner or part-owner, please con- tact the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario at
www.qrooi.com.
Video replay of the OSS Futurity
https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=LuXClbdgjZs
- Cory
Spataro, of Innisfil, contin- ues his hot streak in the sad- dle with his second consecutive four-win day. Spataro won two races each for trainers Craig Spada and
Joe Tavares on the nine-race card. He has ridden eight winners in the last 18 races and his 22 victories leads all jockeys after 13 days of the season. *Racing continues at
Ajax Downs on a Wednes- day schedule through No- vember 3 but post time for the first race will be 12:55 p.m. beginning next week, Sept. 15. Next week’s fea- ture is the final of the $60,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity for 2-year- olds. Fans can pre-register to attend the races at www.ajaxdowns beginning Sept. 13. Follow us on so- cial media @AjaxDowns. Video - QROOI
Sprint Series - 3 -
https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=qaGZvWPrWRs
Gloria (Diceman) Egerton It is with a heavy heart we say goodbye to Gloria Egerton, wife of the late
George Egerton. She passed peacefully at her home with her best friend Peggy Burne at her bedside on August 11, 2021. Born in 1945, in Concord, Ontario, daughter of the late Matilda and George Diceman. Sister to Peggy, Wilfred, Sandra, Kevin, Kenny, James, Cindy and the late
Roy.
Loving mother to Denise, Kelly and Cathy; grandmother to Chantal Lynn and great-grandmother to Lincoln. Gloria’s love of horses from a young age led her to Own, Breed and Race
Quarterhorses with her beloved husband George. She and George were well known at Quarterama, Picov Downs and OBRA shows. You could always hear Gloria cheering her horses on at the track and show ring. She will be sadly missed by her many friends and family. Private ceremony will be held at a later date. Photos, memories and condolences can be shared at
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