 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - MuHondo Yenyika II, akashanda muRoyal Canadian Artillery uye akapinda muNormandyuye kusunungurwa kweFrance. Pashure pehondo, Armitage akapinda Ontario Veterinary College, akapedza kudzidza muna 1951. Akaberekawo uye akamhanya mabhiza, uye aiva chiremba wemhuka muConnaught Park. Armitage akashanda semutungamiri weCanada Standardbred Horse Society kubva muna 1972 kusvika muna 1974 uye Canadian Trotting Association kubva muna 1974 kusvika muna 1980. Akanga ari maneja mukuru weRideau Carleton Raceway kwemakore mapfumbamwe. Muna 1987, akabudirira asina kubudirira seRusununguko muOntario kutasva kweCarleton, achirasikirwa naNorm Sterling. Muna 1999, akatumidzwa zita rokuti Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. 