First Line Syndicate’s CR PARTY WITH CORONA won for the 3rd time in her career on Sunday, Sept. 3. The sorrel filly is the first horse owned by the new syndicate which sold 20 shares to 17 people in the fleet gal. Bob Broadstock trains.
You can watch some of the happy owners talk about the experience after her latest win (at 7 minutes of this video):
AJAX DOWNS Quarter Horse racing goes on a Monday schedule for the final 8 programs of the season and there is plenty of stakes action to come.
Post time each Monday, which also includes the popular Farmer’s Market, is 12:55 p.m.
You can watch and wager on Horseplayer Interactive through the Woodbine Entertainment Group network or come to the track and sign p for Ajax’s Rewards Program.
COMING UP – Tomorrow has an intriguing 7-race card with some good betting races.
On Sept. 18, there is an OnLine Handicapping Contest to qualify for the final as well as the final of the PICOV DERBY, a $70,000 added race for 3-year-olds, and the $35,000 All Canadian Classic.
AJAX was recently featured on Raceview Network, the popular Quarter Horse Racing Recap show based out of Oklahoma City, OK. Jim Byers and Keith Stollbories visited the track on Sept.3 for the Bank of America Challenge – here is the show:
Jockey Ramiro Castillo was recently featured on TALKIN HORSE RACING, Episode 5, thanks to his cross country exploits recently – his piece is at 23:00 of the show:
After 22 cards of racing here are the current stats and the Jockey and Trainer races are heated ones:
LEADING JOCKEYS
Ramiro Sanchez Castillo 121 27 21 20 $219,6582
Cassandra Jeschke 81 23 12 13 $169,5763
Brian Bell 89 22 12 8 $209,047
Tony Phillips 114 21 21 25 $242,081
Chelsey Willick 126 20 23 17 $197,092
Cory Spataro 87 14 15 12 $174,459
Ed Walton 104 10 13 16 $107,304
RAMIRO CASTILLO, who came to Ontario last year from Alberta, recently won races at Northlands Park, Ajax and Fort Erie. He won a 1 mile race on a runner for his wife Angelle Carter at Fort Erie.
With less mounts, both Brian Bell and Cassandra Jeschke have had solid seasons and are in the chase along with Tony Phillips and Chelsey Willick.
LEADING TRAINERS
Joe Tavares has a narrow lead over the powerhouse barns of Jason Pascoe and Scott Reid while Bryn Robteron’s 14 for 26 record is one of the highest win percentages of any trainer in North America.
Joe Tavares 159 — 21 31 25 $225,320
Jason Pascoe 88 — 18 16 18 $153,527
Scott Reid 47 — 18 9 6 $117,326
Bryn Robertson 26 — 14 4 5 $140,105
Don Reid 56 — 14 7 3 $134,115
Tom D. Dunlap 115 — 13 13 18 $120,399
LEADING OWNERS – by purses
1 Christine Tavares 98 14 20 16 $145,734
2 Wincikaby, R.,DK Training Centre 49 10 6 3 $100,862
3 Heste Sport, Inc. 107 4 7 12 $91,090
4 Picov Cattle Co. 75 8 12 11 $90,382
5 Milena Kwiecien 46 11 13 9 $86,673
6 Rick Crispi 69 10 10 11 $84,707
7 Gary McNichol 11 6 2 2 $73,386
8 Chantelle Bourgeois 29 5 4 7 $52,396
9 Robertson, Carol and Jaime 13 7 1 3 $50,328
10 Full Circle Racing 19 3 6 3 $49,314
11 Ruth F. Barbour 9 4 3 1 $48,723
12 Full Circle Racing,Cummings Cattle Co. 14 1 4 3 $41,688
13 Robertson, Carol & Jaime, Hall, Dr. Charles 4 3 0 1 $41,054
14 Marie Broadstock 26 3 6 4 $39,623
15 Lehtinen, Joyce and Erik 19 4 2 6 $38,215
