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Kayla Mills Scores First Driving Victory
It has been a long drought for women drivers in British Columbia. Not since Sandra Cherry in May 2005 has a woman driver won a race at Fraser Downs. Twenty two year old Kayla Mills put an end to the drought in only her fourth career drive. Mills scored her driving win in the seventh race for $4,000 claimers. Driving like a seasoned professional, the Langley horsewoman guided 17-1 longshot Joe Millionaire to a six length victory in 1:58 flat over a sloppy track. Mills and Joe Millionaire, a nine-year-old No Nukes gelding, trained and owned by Thomas Bordeau, left from Post 2 and turned back an early challenge from one of her mentors, David Hudon aboard Im The Money, before opening up daylight on the field. The victory was the first for Joe Millionaire since January of last year. While the victory was Mills' first in pari-mutuel action, she previously enjoyed some success in the bike winning last year's Powder Puff Pace, a non-wagering race featuring all female drivers. Fraser Downs Mike Munoz also enjoyed some success earning his first training win in the fourth race. Sending out his 11th starter, the Okanagan Falls resident watched four-year-old Vine Street gelding Dirt Roads Scholar break his maiden with a seven and a quarter length victory in 2:00.1 with Jim Marino driving.
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HARNESS RACING BC DEFINITIONS
The recent Harness Racing BC Board meeting has defined the following eligibility B.C. Bred/Owned/Sired as:
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B.C. BRED…shall be defined as a horse that has been foaled in British Columbia out of a mare owned or leased by a British Columbia resident at the time of foaling. In the case of a mare leased from other than a British Columbia resident, the lease must be for a term of at least two (2) years and a copy of the lease must be filed with Harness Racing BC Society. B.C. OWNED…shall be defined as a horse registered with Standardbred Canada at the time of nomination to a British Columbia resident with no majority interest owned by a non-resident of British Columbia. B.C. SIRED…shall be defined as sired by a stallion which offered a breeding service in British Columbia for the entire mating season the qualifying horse was conceived. The stallion must be owned or leased by a British Columbia resident and registered with Harness Racing BC for the mating season above mentioned. If the stallion is leased, a copy of the lease must be filed with Harness Racing BC. B.C. RESIDENT…shall be defined as a person who has maintained a bona Congratulations to Lillian Jarvis 90 years young on Feb. 10th fide principle residence in British Columbia for a period of not less than Happy 90th birthday to Lillian Jarvis. On February 10th a great gathering of 200 days immediately preceding the qualifying race, or in the case of a friends and family came together at the Derby Bar and Grill for an excellent broodmare date of foaling. Only Canadian citizens and those persons with lunch to celebrate Lillian’s 90th. A pioneer in horse racing since 1952 Lillian landed immigrant status are included in this interpretation. has been a mother to many on the backstretch, with many people getting a If the owner is a partnership, stable or corporation and the majority interest start at her farm with her husband Albert who trained horses at Exhibition in that partnership, stable or corporation is owned by a person or persons who Park for over 50 years. Lillian is still very active in the daily operations are not residents of British Columbia as described above, that partnership, of the farm. She loves reading the Daily Racing Form, watching races on stable or corporation will be deemed not to be a British Columbia resident. television and keeping tabs on the many horsemen who still call her Ma.
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The overnight purses and stakes schedule have been made official for the upcoming 71-day season. The overnight purses will have $7.25 million in available money which is an increase of approximately 8.5 %. A couple of examples are bottom level purses for BC breds will be a very impressive $10,000 while top level maiden races for BC breds are $25,000. The stakes schedule will have 41 races worth $2.475 million. It was agreed by all racing groups that the participation payment program be continued for 2012 and that $300 will ® be paid to all unplaced ® starters. A change in the percentage of purse Microcurrent treatment for horses payouts was also agreed A revolutionary treatment that will forever upon in order to ensure change how we rehabilitate the injured horse the 5th place horse receives more than the Equi-Stim Leg Saver®® repairs the hoof at the cellular participation payment level. When a horse has laminitis, founder, quarter crack, of $300 in all categories puss pocket and abscesses the injured cells are under it was necessary to functioning as a result have a lowering of bio-electric activity, which causes a reduction in oxygen and blood alter the percentages. supply. The LEG SAVER®®’s wave form polarizes the cel1st place now receives lular membranes and increases the flow of nutrients and 57%, 2nd - 20%, 3rd toxins from these damaged cells, which increases the 11%, 4th - 7% and 5th oxygen and blood supply to the injured hoof. place gets 5%.
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Portrait of a Leading Rider…by evenSteven.
With another season about to begin congratulations go out to the many BC Thoroughbred Award winners and to the owners and breeders who sustain the industry by providing the magnificent animals to whom we’re all devoted. Congratulations also to Marlo Dunn for winning top apprentice after a breakthrough season in the irons, and kudos to Richard Hamel for finishing as leading rider for the second year in a row. It’s hard not to see Mr. Hamel as a great ambassador for the sport; his work ethic stands out amongst his peers. Polite, punctual, and always reliable, Hamel not only won more races than any other rider in 2011— 88—he also rode more races than any other jockey—433 mounts in total. As the [2011] meet tapered down to the final dates of the year, it was interesting to read the regular updates for leading rider. Even after Hamel gained the lead in races won, it was always mentioned how many more races he’d ridden than his nearest competitor, as if working harder somehow tainted the
accomplishment. In addition to staying healthy, a feat in itself in this business, Hamel also applied himself with greater focus and consistency over the duration of the meet. This is the combination of talent and determination that deserves to win leading rider titles. Almost every day Hamel could be seen on the racetrack, working horses, developing twoyear-olds, galloping a few here or there to help someone out. Compare this approach to some of his colleagues, a number of whom I had the privilege of observing over the past year. One of the riders liked to saunter down the shedrow on the mornings he worked our horses, late more often than not. He seemed to make a point of ignoring the trainer’s friendly goodmornings—some days he wouldn’t even look at her, addressing his comments to the groom in Spanish. After the work he’d say nothing to the trainer and would tell the groom how the horse worked instead. Because the jockey rode the entire barn the trainer shrugged her
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shoulders and resigned herself to it—the horses were running and there was nothing she could do about it anyway. Numerous times over the course of the meet this scenario played itself out. Near the end of the year, the same jock arrived late one morning to work the best two year old in the province, a talented and personable chestnut gelding, “Lucky” was eager to please, a pleasure to gallop, and a people lover. Coming off the gap he would watch for his trainer and prance happily towards her. Ten days out from his last race of the year, the Ascot, a work was scheduled. Everyone stood around waiting until the jockey finally showed up. He greeted the groom in Spanish and never acknowledged the trainer. A moment later the groom legged him up and a pony escorted horse and rider to the track. I finished saddling my own horse and followed a few minutes later. I was jogging my horse up the backstretch when the siren went off. Loose horse! I looked up just in time
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2011 O’Brien Award Winners
to see a chestnut streak Standardbred Canada has released the results with an empty saddle of the voting for the 2011 O’Brien Awards. The fly by against the flow ceremony took place Saturday, January 28 at the of traffic. The jockey Delta Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ont. picked himself up and brushed off the dirt Pacers and started walking Two-Year-Old Filly back along the outside American Jewel fence, his face set in Two-Year-Old Colt a sulky pout. Turned Warrawee Needy out there’d been a Three-Year-Old Filly disagreement of sorts. Monkey On My Wheel After working fiveThree-Year-Old Colt eighths of a mile, Up The Credit ‘Lucky’ galloped out Older Pacing Mare and wanted to pull up in Anndrovette his usual place halfway Older Pacing Horse down the backstretch. Foiled Again The jockey wanted him to gallop up to Trotters where the pony waited Two-Year-Old Filly closer to the quarter Check Me Out pole. Annoyed the Two-Year-Old Colt horse didn’t want to go The Game Plan any further, the jockey Three-Year-Old Filly spiralled his hands and China Pearls snapped Lucky over the Three-Year-Old Colt head with the knot in the Daylon Magician end of his lines. Lucky Older Trotting Mare responded accordingly. Frenchfrysnvinegar Galloping back down Older Trotting Horse the middle of the San Pail track, ears pricked People Awards and tail waving in the O’Brien Award of Horsemanship air like a banner, you Keith Clark could practically see Armstrong Breeder of the Year the grin on his face. Warrawee Farm It was almost like he Driver of the Year appreciated the irony. Jody Jamieson Sometimes you have Trainer of the Year to wait for karma to Jeff Gillis even up the score and sometimes you just get Horse of the Year Lucky.
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Backstretch Banter
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As the month of February is drawing to a rainy close, the emergence of the younger generation at Fraser Downs is a bright spot. At the top of that list is one of our new Female drivers, Kayla Mills. Kayla scored her first driving victory aboard Joe Millionaire by open lengths and had her proud mom Diane shouting her praise. That same night Mike Munoz had his first training win with Dirt Roads Scholar. We should also soon see two more young drivers in Mark Abbott, and Chris Linford. While Mark has almost completed his qualifying drives, Chris has gone his rated mile and is now looking towards his qualifying drives. To move away from our younger set, a belated happy 70th to a familiar face on the backstretch in Jimmy Gagnon. Also celebrating a birthday was Heather Burke. Hopefully, spring and some sunnier weather will be upon us soon.
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A Partnership That Works!
Fact Sheet: Economic Benefits from Ontario’s Horse Racing Industry In the late 1990’s and throughout the past decade, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (now the OLG) entered into a revenue sharing agreement with racetrack operators and host municipalities in Ontario to allow the placement of slot machines at racetracks. The racetracks provided the OLG with access to their existing facilities, saving the government the massive expense of building their own facilities and having to gain the approval of municipalities and the public to build gambling venues in their back yards. This agreement was not entered into lightly by the horse racing industry. After more than two years of economic review and negotiation, both the horse racing industry and the Ontario government’s Management Board of Cabinet agreed that a 20% share of the slots revenue could offset the loss
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of horse racing’s wagering dollar and customer base to sustain the horse racing industry. This revenue share would also help to offset the cost of operating and maintaining the buildings and properties in which the OLG’s government operated slots are housed. For more than 10 years, the Slots at Racetracks Program has been a highly successful partnership which has allowed the horse racing industry to sustain itself and continue providing many economic benefits to the rural and municipal economies, while earning the provincial government more than $1.3 billion dollars in revenue every year. Impact of the Horse Racing Industry by the numbers: • $261 million dollars in revenue for the province of Ontario exclusive of slot revenue • Horse Racing Industry spends more than $2 billion dollars per year in Ontario, with more than 80% of that money being spent in rural
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Ontario. • Estimated 60,000 jobs are attributed to the horse racing and breeding industry. • $1.5 billion dollars in wages and salaries are sustained annually by the total expenditures of the horse racing industry. • Where the OLG’s resort casinos have lost millions of dollars, the Slots at Racetracks Program have returned billions of dollars in revenue. ‘Talk about value for money’. The OLG revenue sharing program has offset the negative financial impact slots at racetracks would otherwise have on the racing industry’s bottom line. The ever increasing competition imposed by the slots and other expanded gaming would further erode the wagering dollar to the point that the industry’s survival would be at serious risk. The government is looking to reduce the horse racing industry’s revenue share at a time when they are looking to expand their own gaming operations
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in direct competition with horse racing. In addition, if the proposed changes to the Criminal Code are implemented, the province will be allowed to operate sports betting, once again in direct competition with the horse racing industry. Out of the more than 60,000 jobs that would be at risk, many of those employed have worked in the industry all their lives, some are even second and third generation racetrack workers who would be unlikely to find jobs in other industries. By preserving the existing program, the government would continue to collect $1.5 billion dollars annually from the race horse industry (through OLG’s share of slot revenue and non slot revenue paid to the government) while ensuring Ontario’s horse racing industry remains economically sound for those rural communities and the 60,000 families that rely on the race horse industry for employment. For more information contact OHRIA – phone: 416-679-0741/
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The Great Chris Rogers… Canadian Racing Hall of Fame Inductee, 1977
Recently I was talking to my good friend Tak Inouye who won the Queens Plate on Whistling Sea in 1965. We were talking about some of the great horses and great riders we had seen, and as usual with me the name Chris Rogers came to the fore. I had known and admired Chris in the ‘60’s and we argued about how many Queens Plates he had won. Tak said maybe one, I said four. We were both wrong, it was three, Epic in 1949, McGill in 1950, and Collisteo in 1954. Like our own Alan Cuthbertson Chris Rogers was born in Hamilton, Ontario (on October 6, 1924 and died October 29, 1976) there must be something in the water there to produce two such great riders. The following is taken from the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and reprinted with thier kind permission. There are jockeys who have won more races than Chris Rogers but there are not many who were better. He rode 2,043 winners in his career, but that does not begin to tell you how good he was. Riding great Eddie Arcaro often said the native of Hamilton, Ont. was one of the most complete riders he had ridden against or watched. During a 35-year riding career, Rogers had a knack of "stealing" races on longshots. He was one of the best at setting a false pace; relaxing his horse while playing possum, then digging
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Erie. Halliwell, who owned Rogers contract, leased him to trainer Paul Kelly in the fall of 1941 and Rogers went to Florida that winter. He returned to Ontario in the spring of 1942 then went to New York, where he was an immediate success, finishing second to Arcaro in the jockey's standings at the old Jamaica track. He soon became a regular at major U.S. tracks. Rogers' career had it ups and downs, mainly because of an alcohol problem which prevented him from reaching the heights a man of his talent Chris Rogers aboard E. P. Taylor’s Epic should have. After joining Career wins 2,043 Swynford Stakes (1970), Alcoholics Anonymous he Major racing wins, Selene Stakes (1970), was enjoying a successful honours and awards Col. R.S. McLaughlin comeback, which in itself Cup and Saucer Stakes Handicap (1974), was a truly amazing story. (1943, 1949), Jockey Clarendon Stakes (1976) In the fall of 1976 he won Club Cup Handicap Canadian Classic Wins: the important Grey Stakes (1944), Victoria Stakes Queen’s Plate (1949, on Dan Krever's Do Lishus. (1944, 1950, 1969), 1950, 1954) Rogers had also won the Durham Cup Stakes Racing awards Grey in 1950 with Argyle (1945), Plate Trial Stakes Sovereign Award for and 1969 with Dance to (1945, 1949), Jamaica Outstanding Jockey Market. He was having one Handicap (1949), Grey (1976) of his better years, having Stakes (1950, 1969, Avelino Gomez Memorial won 54 races that season. 1976), Widener Handicap Award (1988) However, Rogers was taking (1950), Vandal Stakes Honours Rogers, however, wasn't treatment for lung cancer. (1957), Colin Stakes Canadian Horse Racing always successful in lulling It was inoperable. Shortly (1957), Jersey Derby Hall of Fame (1977) foes. He was aboard 47-1 after his September win in (1958), Flamingo Stakes Significant horses outsider Lincoln Road in the Grey, Rogers suffered a (1959), Lamplighter Epic, Piet, Kingarvie, the 1958 Kentucky Derby, broken leg and died at age Handicap (1960),Display Puss’n Boots, setting a well-judged pace 52 of lung cancer on October Stakes (1961) Lincoln Road, while saving ground much 29. In 1977 The Jockey Seaway Stakes (1962, Fanfreluche of the way, but unable to Club of Canada awarded Epic, Piet, Kingarvie, withstand Tim Tam's surge in Rogers a Sovereign Award 1969), Natalma Stakes (1969) Puss’n Boots, the final yards. It was much of Merit and in 1988 his son, Princess Elizabeth Lincoln Road, the same in the Preakness Robert, accepted the Avelino Fanfreluche Stakes, leading but unable to Gomez Memorial Award on Stakes (1969), Shady Well Stakes (1969), hold off Tim Tam at the wire. behalf of his late father. The Rogers was 17 when he won award honours a jockey's his first race, aboard A.J.(Art) contribution to Canadian Halliwell's Bon Marche, racing. on July 14, 1941,at Fort reproduced courtesy of the Ontario Jockey Club into his mount to win a photo finish. “As I always told the boys, you can win more races in the final twenty yards than at the eighth pole," he'd say. While he had the best horse in the King's Plate at Woodbine in 1949, Epic, E. P. Taylor's first of many Plate winners, opposing owners or trainers credited him with Plate "thefts" when he outfoxed foes in 1950 and 1954. "We had the best horse, but the other horse had the best rider," said Double Blue Stable's owner Joe Holbeck, when Rogers' mount, McGill, beat his horse, Sir Strome, by a head. Four years later, riding 11-1 long-shot Collisteo, he won by a head over, Queen's Own. "He made a bum of our boy. It was one of the big rides of his life," said Taylor's trainer, Pete McCann.