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This weekend may not be as exciting as the last one for Peterborough, Ontario, trainer John Bax who enjoyed a huge night at Mohawk this past Saturday when his two-year-old trotting fillies finished one-two-three in the $380,000 Peaceful Way final and his champion from last year, Riveting Rosie, was an impressive second in the $409,000 Elegantimage final. Rosie, who captured the Peaceful Way final last year at two, was dominant among the freshman trotting fillies last season and was named Canada's Two Year Old Trotting Filly of the Year at the conclusion of the season. This year she's had her share of issues but she's still be able to compile a summary of 1-2-2 in 11 starts for $171,000 in earnings, $640,000 lifetime from just 19 career starts. Bax's Parkhill Stud shares ownership of the daughter of Muscle Mass with Don Allensen, Wyoming, J And T Stable, Newmarket and John Hayes of Sharon, Ontario. "It's just been one thing after another with her this year. Every time you think you've got everything straightened out something else happens to her," noted Bax following the Elegantimage where Rosie finished nine lengths behind winner Shake It Cerry. "I was really happy with her. If she could have gotten out earlier, she wouldn't have been nine lengths behind. It was the first race where she put it all together, she left hard and finished well. "I think she's better on the front or first up because then she can get her stride going. She doesn't trot as pretty when she's doubled up, in a hole. Having said that, she got away with that at two (intimidating her opposition) and usually you find out at three you've got to race. It's a learning process and I like it when they learn when we're going for $400,000," he laughed. Riveting Rosie won't have much time to rest on her most recent accomplishment as she's back in to race this Sunday at Flamboro in the first of two $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions. She's drawn post one in the first split, race three with her usual pilot Paul MacDonell in the sulky. Right alongside in post two is this division's leading point earner, White Becomes Her with Mario Baillargeon at the lines for brother Ben who trains for owner Twilight Stables of Brampton, Ontario. The filly with the second highest number of points in this division, Muscle Babe, has post five in the second division which goes postward as the 10th race on the program. James MacDonald will guide the Muscle Mass daughter for owner Kjell Andersen of Norway and trainer Dave Menary. Riveting Rosie currently sits in third in the point standings, but that all may change after her performance on Sunday. What will also change within the next few months is the time it takes for her trainer to truck to race at many of Ontario's tracks. "I'm in the process of buying the main farm at Glengate Farm (just outside of Campbellville, about five minutes from Mohawk). Every time I drive by it I think, 'gee, in five minutes I'd be home instead of two hours. The wear and tear of going up and down the road, it wears on you that's for sure. Hopefully it will be settled this fall and we'd like to move in next spring." This is the next to last OSS Gold event for this group who will meet once more, on September 30 at Mohawk, before the October 11 Super Final. To view the complete card for Flamboro on Sunday, which starts at 6 p.m., please click the link Flamboro Entries - September 21. OSS News
Dancin Caroll and Sports Chic, who are both half-sister to famous performers, are making themselves known as well after winning the pair of $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series contests for two-year-old pacing fillies on Monday night (September 15) at Mohawk Racetrack. Both races were conducted over a racetrack rated good and two seconds off due to rainy conditions. In the first division it was Wrangler Magic (Sylvain Filion) in the lead at the :27.4 opening quarter. She would yield the top spot to a parked-out I Wonder Why (Steve Condren) past that marker, and then I Wonder Why gave up command to public choice Win The Gold (James MacDonald) before the :56.3 half. Win The Gold would go to hit three-quarters in 1:26.1, but she was under a first-over attack from Southwind Mischief (Chris Christoforou), who towed Dancin Caroll (Randy Waples) into contention from second-over. In the stretch Southwind Mischief forged her way by Win The Gold, but a host of fillies, including Dancin Caroll began to close in inside the final sixteenth. Dancin Caroll proved best though, as she reached the finish line half a length in front of a re-emerging Wrangler Magic. Akissfromtheart (Jody Jamieson) rushed from seventh to third in the final quarter. The final time of the mile was 1:55.2. Tony Alagna trains Dancin Caroll, a daughter of Sportswriter, for owners Paymaq Racing of Long Grove, Illinois, Greg Gillis of Alliston, Ontario, and George Golemes of Oak Brook, Illinois. This was her second win from eight starts, and she has now earned $75,900. Dancin Caroll was bred by Elizabeth Wagner and was sold for $90,000 at last year's Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. She is the third foal out of the Cambest mare Dancewiththebest, which makes her a half-sister to world champion Dancin Yankee ($1,060,422). The second OSS Gold test saw Solar Sister (Doug McNair) work her way from post nine to first at the :26.2 opening quarter. She let longshot Palette Tina (Randy Waples) go to the top prior to the :55.3 half, but then McNair had his charge back out of the pocket on the far turn, and she regained the advantage well before the 1:25.2 three-quarters. Business As Usual (Christoforou) tried to challenge the pace-setter from first-over at that time with Northern Starlet (Sylvain Filion) positioned second-over and Sports Chic (Jody Jamieson) third-over. Jamieson fanned Sports Chic out wide for the stretch drive, and she caught Solar Sister at the eighth pole. Sports Chic powered her way past the leader for good past that marker, and she would go on to defeat a closing Little Miss Sporty (Jonathan Drury) by a length and three-quarters in 1:54.4. Cowgirl Tough (Jack Moiseyev), owned in part by 7th grade student Emma Christoforou (story here), came in third. Trainer Blake MacIntosh of Waterdown, Ontario, also co-owns Sports Chic, a daughter of Sportswriter, with partner Hutt Racing Stable of Paoli, Pennsylvania. Sports Chic, who has five wins from eight trips behind the gate overall, is a perfect four-for-four in Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series competition and leads the point standings for her group. Sports Chic, now an earner of $221,389, was also second against Grand Circuit company in a Champlain Stakes division at Mohawk. Sports Chic, a Winbak Farm-bred filly who fetched $35,000 at last year's Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, is the 15th foal out of the On The Road Again mare Vesta Blue Chip, which means Sports Chic is a half-sister to the great Rainbow Blue ($1,600,012), the 2004 Canadian Horse of the Year. The two-year-old pacing fillies of the OSS Gold Series have one remaining event in their regular season, and it will occur on September 29 at Mohawk Racetrack. From the Ontario Sire Stakes
Not many 12-year-olds own stakes winning horses, but given Emma Christoforou's family tree, it would be rather surprising if she didn't have an interest in horses having been around them from birth. The grade seven student from Moffat, Ontario, owns a number of Standardbreds, including Cowgirl Tough, a starter in Monday night's Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event for two-year-old pacing fillies at Mohawk. She bred and co-owns the daughter of Ponder with her mother, Joanne Colville, the administrator of the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society, owner of High Stakes Farm, director of Standardbred Canada and the Central Ontario Standardbred Association and outrider at the Woodbine Entertainment racetracks. Emma has the luxury of having two of the best drivers in North America available to drive her horses in her father, Chris Christoforou and her step-father Jack Moiseyev. The latter also handles the training for Cowgirl Tough who was victorious in her first OSS contest on August 10 at Georgian Downs, scoring by two lengths in 1:54.1. But Emma notes it was her second place finish in the Eternal Camnation Stake a week later that is her favourite to date. "I was on the sidelines watching the race and I couldn't find her and then all of a sudden I spotted her pink browband and she was just zooming up to get second. Jack was really pleased with her and everyone was so happy," recalled Emma who was on hand when Cowgirl Tough was born at their farm in April of 2012. "That was amazing how everything happened so quickly," noted Emma who added that she sensed early that the filly might be something special. "She was really nice to be around but she had a look in her eye as if to say 'game on.' And when she was a yearling she was the biggest one in the paddock and the leader." When it came time to name the filly with personality to spare, they decided to honour Joanne's sister, Annemarie. "She's had cancer a couple of times and she's been so strong. There's a group called Cowgirls Kicking Cancer's Butt and Lope For Hope and that's gave us the idea for her name. Their motto is 'tough enough to wear pink.'" Cowgirl Tough demonstrates that sentiment through her equipment. "She wears a lot of pink," explains Emma. "We're now trying to find a pink harness for her." Cowgirl Tough's pink and Moiseyev's familiar black, white and yellow colours, will line up behind the gate in post three in the second of two $105,000 OSS Gold divisions Monday night at Mohawk. Emma's dad Chris is aboard the five horse in the same race, Business As Usual while next door in post six is Sports Chic, the leading point earner in this division to date. That filly will be driven by Jody Jamieson, father of Emma's good friend, Hailey Jamieson, whose step-dad, Tony O'Sullivan, trains Capela, who has post 10 in the same race. Cowgirl Tough's dam is Almost A Lady, who was trained throughout her career, during which she won $185,000, by Emma's grandfather Frank Colville. Almost A Lady is sired by Astreos, the million dollar Little Brown Jug winner who was trained by Emma's paternal grandfather Charalambos Christoforou. In fact Emma and her brother Niklas Christoforou bred and co-own a two-year-old trotting filly by Holiday Road trained by the senior Christoforou, Emmas Misty Angel who made two starts in the OSS Grassroots. "She's taking some time to mature now," Emma notes. In addition going to school, helping with chores and watching her horses race, Emma is also an accomplished equestrienne, competing in numerous horse shows around the province with her horse Kash, noting her favourite event is jumping. Her career aspirations aren't surprising. "When I'm older I plan on being a vet, having a farm and working with harness horses." Given her experience to date, she's certainly well on her way. To view the complete card for Mohawk's Monday card, please click Mohawk Entries - September 15. From the Ontario Sire Stakes
Mohawk Racetrack offers a stakes laden harness racing card Saturday evening anchored by the $682,000 Canadian Trotting Classic which has two top Ontario-sired colts taking on five very talented sophomores. The card also features the $385,000 Peaceful Way final with several OSS fillies in contention, the $390,000 William Wellwood Memorial with one lone Ontario-sired colt, and the $409,000 Elegantimage final with four OSS girls vying for their turn in the winner's circle. In addition to those great trotting races, the program will also headline the top pacing mares in North America in two eliminations for the Milton Stakes which feature three OSS graduates including a Breeders Crown winner. In the showcase event Harper Blue Chip will attempt to duplicate his sire, Majestic Son's, 2006 Canadian Trotting Classic victory. Mark Steacy of Lansdowne, Ontario, trained Majestic Son, who won the '06 CTC by more than six lengths over a very talented field, and also conditions Harper Blue Chip. A son of Angus Hall, Majestic Son was a dominant force in the OSS during his sophomore season, winning seven of 10 OSS events. In total, he won $622,000 in the provincial program during his career. Majestic Son now stands at Tara Hills Stud Farm in Port Perry, Ontario, and Harper Blue Chip, with $547,000 in earnings, is his second richest performer to date, behind only Charmed Life ($592,000). So far this year Harper Blue Chip has a summary of 4-2-2 in 10 starts and although he's won two OSS Gold events and swept the Canadian Breeders, he's best known for finishing third in the $1,006,125 Hambletonian last month at the Meadowlands. The Hambletonian winner, Trixton, is also slated to start in the CTC final, with post five. Trainer Jimmy Takter will drive the colt who has won eight of 10 starts this year. Tatker's other talented colt in this division, Father Patrick (also eight for 10) is right alongside in post six. It's a formidable duo facing Harper Blue Chip whose driver Sylvain Filion is cautiously optimistic, especially given that the colt has finally drawn a decent starting position, post two, compared to post 10 in the Goodtimes final and post nine in the Hambletonian. "He's been drawing real bad all year and he finally gets a good post," Filion noted earlier this week. "We've got a tough bunch of horses to race against, but he's very good right now. I'm hoping for a good, close to the front trip and hopefully some top horses won't be on their game, because we'll need a lot of luck to beat those horses. It's a very high quality group." The other OSS colt joining Harper in the CTC final is Muscle Matters, a son of Muscle Mass who will start beside Harper Blue Chip in post three. Mario Baillargeon will be at the lines for his brother Ben who handles the colt's training. Yet to win a race this year, Muscle Matters has been close, with five second place finishes in six starts, three of those to Harper Blue Chip. The CTC final goes as race nine on the card. In the third race, the $385,000 Peaceful Way final, there are six OSS fillies in the mix including a pair trained by John Bax, Stubborn Belle (post one, Paul MacDonell) and Juanitas Fury (post nine, Steve Condren). Both fillies have two OSS wins to their credit this season and both finished second in their respective Peaceful Way elims. Stubborn Belle was aptly named according to Bax. "She's always been a lot like her name, that's why she was named Stubborn Belle. She's been a little hard to get to do it the way we want her to." Despite that the Taurus Dream daughter, owned by Bax of Peterborough and Al Libfeld of Pickering, Ontario, has set two records so far this year – a track record at Rideau Carleton (1:55.4) in an OSS Gold event and a stakes record in a Champlain stake (1:54.2). Bax also starts the Muscle Hill filly Southwind Champagne in the Peaceful Way final. She has post six with Steve Byron at the controls. The other OSS rookies attempting to capture the event named for one of the greatest Ontario-sired trotting mares of all time, $3.2 million winner Peaceful Way, include Daneille Hall (post two, Jody Jamieson), Elegant Serenity (post four, Roger Mayotte), Amoureuse Hanover (post eight, Doug McNair) and Lady Caterina (post 10, Phil Hudon). The dam of Elegant Serenity, Elegantimage, is the namesake for the seventh race on the program. A star of the OSS in the late 1990s, Elegantimage earned just shy of a million dollars during her impressive racing career. A quartet of three-year-old Ontario-sired fillies will attempt to capture the $409,000 event including Bax's Riveting Rose (post three, Paul MacDonell), Tosca (post two, Per Henriksen), Sweetie Hearts (post eight, Randy Waples) and Muscle Babe (post 10, James MacDonald). The other major trotting stake on the program is named for one of Canada's most respected horsemen of all time, the late William Wellwood, a member of Canada's Horse Racing Hall of Fame and a successful participant in the OSS since its inception 40 years ago. The only Ontario-sired rookie colt in contention for this event is a son of Infinitif, Dont Rush who has drawn post four with Chris Christoforou in the bike. The colt captured a division of the first Gold event for this group in early July which surprised his trainer/owner and breeder Dustin Jones of Waterdown, Ontario. "If you had told me in October he was going to win a Gold the first week of July I don't think I would have believed you," laughed Jones. "He's exceeded my expectations since I brought him in the barn." The OSS graduates competing in the two Milton eliminations are Monkey On My Wheel, a Breeders Crown winner at three and 10-2-6 in 24 starts this year for owner/breeder Mac Nichol of Burlington, Ontario. The winner of $1.5 million to date in her career has post seven in the sixth race which also features the Camluck mare Camille ($1.1 million to date) in post four. Voelz Hanover ($1.5 million lifetime) is the lone Ontario-sired distaffer in the second Milton elim, race 10. In addition to all of the on-track action, Mohawk is also celebrating their fans with Fan Appreciation Night Saturday featuring a first bet on the house, giveaways after each race and a $5 food voucher to the first 1,000 fans. To view the full card please click Mohawk Entries - September 13.
Eight $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots contests for two-year-old colt and gelding pacers were staged on Sunday night (August 24) at Georgian Downs, and the last of those eight splits saw a new track record of 1:52.2 turned in by Seaforth. Driven by Mike Saftic, Seaforth was up to grab the lead away from Pan Street USA (Randy Waples) after the :27.2 opening quarter. From there, Seaforth hit the half in :56 and the three-quarters in 1:23.4 before he paced a final quarter in :28.3 to seal the win and the record. Pan Street USA held second, beaten just over a length by the winner, and Rightinthekisser (Doug McNair) finished third. The clocking lowered the previous rookie gelding pace record of 1:53.1 set earlier this year by Southwind Indy, and also is better than Sportskeeper's colt record of 1:52.3 by a fifth of a second. Eric Adams trains Seaforth, a No Pan Intended gelding, for owner/breeder Millar Farms of Newmarket, Ont. This was Seaforth's second win from six starts and he has now earned $38,260. He's the first foal out of the Western Hanover mare Chocolate Truffle, a half-sister to five six-figure earners, including multi-time Grassroots winner Rare Copy (Grinfromeartoear, $158,213). Driver Paul MacDonell also enjoyed a fine trip to Georgian Downs as he racked up three Grassroots wins, including a pair for trainer Jack Darling. Darling and MacDonell connected for the first time in the sixth flight withMoonwards Hanover (1:54) and then came right back in the next dash with York Seelster (1:54). MacDonell also prevailed in the fifth division with Pair Of Deuces (1:54.1). Darling's stable of Cambridge, Ont. owns both Moonwards Hanover, a son of Sportswriter, and York Seelster, a Mach Three gelding. Darling purchased Moonwards Hanover, who broke his maiden in his fourth try and pushed his bankroll to $21,500, for $35,000 at last year's Standardbred Horse Sale. The Hanover Shoe Farms Inc.-bred is the third foal out of the Western Ideal mare Mouse Hanover, a half-sister to the likes of Mt Vernon Hanover (Rustler Hanover, $623,067), a two-time OSS winner. York Seelster, bred by Seelster Farms Inc. and sold for $55,000 at the 2013 Forest City Yearling Sale, is now one-for-five in the win column to go with earnings of $24,900. The fourth foal out of the Artsplace mare Yankee Athena, York Seelster is a half-brother to Yoselin Seelster (Shadow Play, $109,432), an OSS Gold winner last season for two-year-old pacing fillies. Richard "Nifty" Norman trains Pair Of Deuces, MacDonell's other winner, for owner/breeder Pinske Stables of Plato, Minnesota. The Badlands Hanover colt is now a two-time winner from five trips behind the gate and he has stashed away $19,500. He's the first foal out of the Pinske's Dragon Again mare Pacific Dragonette, a sister to horses like Doubleshotascotch ($683,773). In other action Jeb (Phil Hudon, 1:54.3) and Thinkofagameplan (Randy Waples, 1:54.2) both posted their second victories in Grassroots competition this season. Jeb, a colt by Camluck, is trained by James "Friday" Dean for owners Wilma and James MacKenzie of Ennismore, Ont. Jeb, who has banked $26,160 to go with his pair of wins, was bred by Seawind Amg Stbs 2005 Inc. and was taken out of the 2013 Standardbred Horse Sale for $22,000. He's the second foal out of the Western Hanover mare Keystone Treasure, a half-sister to a pair of former OSS standouts in Invitro (Camluck, $2,383,597) and Bigtime Ball (Camluck, $1,625,073). Thinkofagameplan, a Ponder colt who scored his second win from five attempts and pushed his bankroll to $27,660, is a homebred for trainer Bob McIntosh and Al McIntosh Holdings Inc. of Leamington, Ont. The winner is the second foal out of the Camluck mare Noshameinmygame. She was a Grassroots winner at both two and three. The other Grassroots winners on Sunday night were: --Midnight Play (Shadow Play), a 1:54.2 maiden-breaking winner for driver Jonathan Drury, trainer Bill Cass, and owner John Craig of North York, Ont. Bred by Winbak Farm, he was sold for $72,000 at last year's Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. Midnight Play's dam Midnight Art (Artsplace) is a half-sister to the likes of Manchine ($257,361). --Fightmaster (Art Colony, 1:55). He also won for the first time in his career with James MacDonald at the controls for trainer Ben Baillargeon and owners Jack Quinn and Michael McGuigan of Charlottetown, P.E.I. Fightmaster was bred by Charlotte Ranch and Caneast Standards Inc. and fetched $24,000 at the 2013 Atlantic Classic Yearling Sale. His dam is the Bo Knows Jate mare Ardor Chymes ($497,707), a multiple-time OSS winner in her racing career. The two-year-old male pacers of the OSS Grassroots will be back in action next Sunday afternoon (August 31) at Clinton Raceway. From the Ontario Sire Stakes
Youre Majestic, Danielle Hall and Juanitas Fury were victorious in the three $70,000 Gold divisions of the Ontario Sires Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies tonight at Mohawk. Youre Majestic was sent off as the favourite in the first division and she didn't disappoint her backers, winning in 1:57.1. The daughter of Majestic Son, driven by Doug McNair, got away in fourth as Sheguindah hit the opening quarter in :28.2. Just past that point Amoureuse Hanover took over the lead but that didn't last long as McNair had Youre Majestic moving quickly to take command before the :59.3 half. She remained on top by the 1:28.2 three-quarters and opened up down the stretch to win comfortably over Amoureuse Hanover (Pilgrims Taj) and Railee Priti (Muscle Mass). Owned by Frank Bellino and Sons LLC of New York and trained by Tony Sullivan, Youre Majestic has yet to finish off the board in her young career. Her summary now is 3-1-1 in five lifetime starts for $92,000 in earnings. This marked her second Gold victory. In the second division it was The Grand Filly showing the girls the way and hitting the opening quarter in:27.4. She was quickly covered up by Muscle Baby Doll but Danielle Hall and Jody Jamieson took over before the :57 half. At that point favourite Stubborn Belle made a break. At the three-quarters it was Danielle Hall in 1:26.2 and she could not be caught down the stretch, winning in 1:56 over The Grand Filly and Muscle Baby Doll, both by Muscle Mass. Stubborn Belle recovered from her miscue to take fourth. It was the fourth win in five lifetime starts, and third Gold win, for Danielle Hall (she was second in the other start), a daughter of Deweycheatumnhowe owned by trainer Carl Jamieson and Winnipeg Racing of Concord, Ontario. Juanitas Fury was back in the Gold winner's circle following the third division. Paul MacDonell was up behind the daughter of Kadabra who got away third in the early going as Mystical Brat took the field by the quarter pole in :28.1. MacDonell then right lined Juanitas Fury who was on top by the half in :58.1. She passed the three-quarters in 1:28 and held off several rivals to hit the wire in 1:57.1. Tymal Illbethere (Deweycheatumnhowe) was right there for second with Nordic Holiday (Holiday Road) a close third. It was the third win, and second OSS Gold victory, in five starts this year for Juanitas Fury co-owned by trainer John Bax with Glengate Farms of Campbellville, Don Allensn of Wyoming and Gaelic Stable of Sharon, Ontario. The next Gold test for this division is set for September 25 back at Mohawk. To view the complete results from tonight's card please click Mohawk Results - August 18. From the Ontario Sire Stakes
Win The Gold will try to do just that when she competes in one of three $70,0000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday at Georgian Downs. The Sportsmaster daughter comes into the contest fresh from her victory in the $138,000 Battle of the Belles final this past Monday at Grand River Raceway. James MacDonald, who guided the filly to that 1:55.2 effort, will be back in the bike behind the Tony O'Sullivan trained lass who has earned $85,000 in her young career. Owned by breeder Emerald Highlands Farm of Ohio, the filly is the third foal from a half-sister to Ball And Chain, a very popular free for all pacer on the Ontario circuit for many years and a winner of more than $1.4 million during his career. Win The Gold will depart from post six in the third of three Gold tests for the fillies on Sunday, race eight. While the top five finishers in the Battle of the Belles have all been entered for Sunday, none drew in with the winner. However, she does face Code One Hanover, another daughter of Sportswriter, who captured her last Gold event on July 18 at Grand River. Sports Chic, who finished a neck behind Win The Gold in the Belles finale, drew into the second division, race five. The Sportswriter rookie, who has an impressive summary of 3-2-0 in five lifetime starts to date, will leave from the rail for Jody Jamieson. Trainer Blake MacIntosh co-owns the two time Gold winner with Hutt Racing Stable, Pa. Capela, who finished less than a length away from the winner in the Belles, will also start in that test. She has Randy Waples at the lines for trainer Linda Toscano. The fourth and fifth place finishers in the Belles, Southwind Mischief and Betty And The Jets, will meet in the first division, race one. The Battle Of The Belles is the filly companion to the Battle of Waterloo for two-year-old pacing colts and that group will also be competing at Georgian on Sunday in three $70,000 Gold divisions. While the Battle winner, Go Daddy Go is sitting this one out, the remaining cheque earners in the $217,140 Battle final have been entered. Sporting The Look, the second place finisher, will leave from post two in the final colt test, race 10. Jody Jamieson will be at the controls for dad Carl who trains and co-owns with breeder 30 Plus Stable of Trenton and Tom Kyron of Toronto. The Sportswriter colt was a winner in the first Gold test for this group in early July at Mohawk. His competition Sunday includes Mikes Powerhouse, a son of Camluck who finished fourth in the Battle final as well as his elimination. A winner in an OSS Grassroots event in his first lifetime start, the colt is owned by breeder Jeffrey Synder of New York and is a full or half-brother to a bevy of champions including Michaels Power ($1.6 million), Michelles Power ($1.3 million), Michaels Marvel ($835,000), etc. That colt is from the Casie Coleman stable which will also send out the Bob Ben And John, who finished third in the Battle final, in race two and Southwind Indy, the final cheque earner in the Battle, in race three. Coleman has a total of seven starters among the two Gold divisions, all but one (Mikes Powerhouse) is sired by her former champion Sportswriter. Georgian's card gets underway at 6 p.m. on Sunday. The filly pacers are featured in races one, five and eight while the colts will appear in races two, three and 10. The full program may be viewed through this link Georgian Entries - August 10. Ontario Sire Stakes
The 2014 edition of Dream of Glory Day will not only include the $78,800 dollar final but also 5 divisions of 3 year old Colt Pacers in the Ontario Sires Stakes. Among the Dream of Glory finalists is last weeks fastest elimination winner, Warrawee Promesse who won his division in 1:57.4. Wayne Henry of Arthur trains, drives and shares ownership on the 3 year old with Fred Brayford of Alliston. The son of Windsong Espoir will start from post 5 in the final which goes off as Race number 10. The Dream of Glory card also includes 5 divisions of 3 year old Colt Pacers in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. The field includes some of Ontario's top trainers and drivers including the likes of Doug and Gregg McNair formerly of Walkerton, Jody Jamieson, Jack Darling and Sylvain Filion to name a few. Among the colts competing are 4 of the top 10 Grassroots points earners including Regal Babe owned by Robert Chapple of Chatham. The Gregg McNair trainee has a win and 2 second place finishes in 3 starts on the OSS circuit and over 47,000 dollars earned this year. Also competing on Sunday is Lucky King owned by Glenview Livestock of Wallenstein. Driven by James Macdonald, the 3 year old Camluck son has a win, second and third place finish in his 3 starts in the OSS program this season and over 31,000 dollars earned. Jack Darling owns and trains two notables taking part in the card. Shadowbriand has over 73,000 dollars earned this season after starting out in the OSS Gold program, and , while All Star Seelster has earned over 54,000 dollars on the Woodbine and Mohawk circuit but has just one 3rd place finish in his 2 starts in the OSS program. Mike Saftic will be on hand to steer both Darling pupils. Dream of Glory day highlights Doors open at 5:00pm. Special Post time of 6:30pm $78,800 dollar Dream of Glory Final 5 divisions of 3 year old Colt Pacers competing for $90,000 in purse money. Half Chicken dinner BBQ at 5:00pm Buffet dinner in the Coach House from 4-8:00pm Crippled Ducks band from 5:30-8:30pm Carriage Rides with the Gregg Clydesdales 5% rebates on HPI dream of glory bets Celebrity Horse in outdoor stall Taylor Fritz and Sonny parade marshall 15,000 dollar BEM fireworks display after the races Gord Dougan
Two sets of OSS Gold Series divisions for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings went postward Tuesday evening at Mohawk Racetrack, with Muscle Up The Goal and A Little More Love striking gold for the second time this season. Muscle Up The Goal drew first blood with a front-stepping score in his $105,000 tilt. The son of Muscle Mass-Tags Goal got stole away with soft, first-half fractions of :29.3 and 1:00 before being pressured to the three-quarter pole in 1:28.2 by Alacrity. That foe leveled off in deep stretch, however, and that allowed Muscle Up The Goal to draw clear by 4-1/2 lengths in 1:57.2. Alacrity held on for the runner-up award, while Gronk rallied late to grab third. Chris Beaver trains the youngster for Synerco Ventures Inc of Toronto, Ontario. It was the colt's second win in three tries, and the lion's share of the purse boosted his earnings to $87,500. He was a $30,000 purchase from last year's Harrisburg Yearling Sale. To view the rest of this story click here.
ELORA, ON - The stage is set for the July 28th elimination rounds of Grand River Raceway's signature race, the 17th annual Battle Of Waterloo and its sister dash, the sixth annual Battle Of The Belles. The top nine finishers for each of these elimination events for Ontario-sired two-year-old pacers, advance to their respective finals during the track's 24th annual harness racing celebration, Industry Day, on August 4 (post time 1:30). Legendary Hall Of Fame driver John Campbell will make his Grand River Raceway debut, as listed by trainer Robert McIntosh, who has one hopeful in each of the Battle elims. Campbell is harness racing's all-time leading money-winning driver with over $290 million in career earnings and 10,600 wins. The Ailsa Craig, ON native resides in New Jersey and is widely considered to be the best reinsman in the history of the sport. Grand River Raceway will interview Campbell at the start of the broadcast (6:15 p.m.) on Monday. Fans can pose questions for Campbell by posting on the contest thread on Grand River Raceway's Facebook page before Monday at noon. Vying for a berth in the $217,140 Battle Of Waterloo are 17 colts in two divisions (races five and nine). Casie Coleman, a five-time winner of the O'Brien Award for Canadian Trainer Of The Year, has four Battle Of Waterloo elimination starters - two in each division. In race five, the Cambridge, ON trainer will send out Southwind Indy (with driver Chris Christoforou) from post five and Mikes Powerhouse from post one. Both colts won their last starts over the Elora, ON oval in Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) action. Grand River Raceway's top driver, Trevor Henry, will pilot Mikes Powerhouse, a full brother to millionaire pacer Michaels Power. The 2012 Horse Of The Year was also campaigned by Coleman for breeder/owner Jeffrey Snyder of NY. In race seven, Sportskeeper and early favourite Bob Ben And John round our Coleman's hopefuls. Again, both colts won their most recent starts at Grand River Raceway in Ontario Sires Stakes divisions. Both colts are sired by Sportswriter - another former millionaire pupil of Coleman's. At just 33, Coleman has already won many of harness racing's biggest races, but is still chasing a victory in the Battle Of Waterloo. The Battle Of Waterloo has also eluded Hall Of Fame trainer Robert McIntosh. His chestnut homebred hopeful Go Daddy Go was second to Bob Ben And John at Grand River Raceway on July 16. He'll leave from post five in race five with John Campbell. Carl Jamieson is a five-time winner of the race, including the inaugural edition in 1998. He trains the morningline favourite in race five, Sporting The Look. Purchased as a yearling for $72,000, the colt was an impressive winner in 1:53.2 in his second career outing at Mohawk Racetrack. He led the field but made a costly break in stride during an OSS Gold event at Grand River on July 16 and finished out of the money. Jody Jamieson will steer him in race five from post eight. Eliminations for the $138,000 Battle Of The Belles will be contested by 27 fillies in three divisions (races 2, 4 and 7). Local trainer Gregg McNair of Guelph, ON won the race last year with Lady Shadow. In the 2014 edition, he has two fillies vying for a starting position in the final. In the first division, Solar Sister is a regally-bred lass looking for her maiden win. Doug McNair will pilot the Mach Three miss from post seven for David Willmot and Clay Harland Horner. The duo also owned Solar Sister's dam, Cabrini Hanover - a $350,000 yearling which went on to win $1.4 million and 13 races. She was named Canada's top freshman filly in 2004. Betty And The Jets is McNair's second shot at the final. Jody Jamieson will steer her from the trailing starting position (post nine) in race four. In addition to their Battle Of Waterloo starters, Casie Coleman and Robert McIntosh are also stocked with Battle Of The Belles hopefuls. Coleman has one Sportswriter filly in each of three divisions, while McIntosh has a lone homebred, Brilliant Idea, in race two. Finalists & Post Position Draw Post positions for the finals will be drawn as follows: Post Position Draw for the Battle Of The Belles: Drawn live on the Tarmac Show after race 8 on July 28. (Top three finishers from each of the three elimination divisions advance to the final on August 4.) Post Position Draw for the Battle Of Waterloo: Drawn live on the Tarmac Show after race 10 on July 28. (Top four finishers from each of the two elimination divisions, plus one of the fifth-place finishers - as drawn by lot - advance to the final on August 4.) Post time for race one on Monday, July 28 is 6:30 p.m. For complete Industry Day details, visit www.IndustryDayCelebration.com Kelly Spencer
Three of the two-year-old trotting fillies competing in tonight's third $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division at Grand River Raceway came into the contest riding two race winning streaks. Danielle Hall and Juanitas Fury had both won a division of the first Gold event for this group of the 2014 season while newcomer Muscle Baby Doll was making her first appearance in Ontario after starting her career on the Indiana Fair circuit. In their division Muscle Baby Doll left sharply from post five for Doug McNair and easily obtained the lead. Jody Jamieson sent Danielle Hall up to take over just past the :30.1 opening quarter. She continued on top by the 1:01.1 half but just past that point Bistrobistro Taj came to call and had a head in front by the 1:31 three-quarters. Those two fillies battled it out around the final turn while McNair tipped his filly three wide and cruised on by to win in 2:00, the fastest of the three divisions tonight. Danielle Hall (Deweycheatumnhowe) was second with Bistrobistro Taj (Pilgrims Taj) taking third. This was the first start for Muscle Baby Doll under her new ownership of Frank Bellino and Sons Stable of New York and trainer Tony O'Sullivan. The Bellinos purchased the daughter of Muscle Mass–Have You Ever last week. Another recent acquisition for the Bellinos and O'Sullivan is Youre Majestic who won her first outing for her new connections in the first OSS Gold test last week at Mohawk. She raced very well tonight but had to settle for the bridesmaid spot. That division saw Amoureuse Hanover and Randy Waples gain early control to head the fillies by the opening marker in :29.2. Just past that point she was overtaken by Ditcherquicknhide and Jack Moiseyev who trotted by the half in :59.4. Waples pulled his filly back out from second and she hit the three-quarters first in 1:30.2. Three wide and driving on through the final turn was Youre Majestic but she could not catch the leader who tripped the timer in 2:00.3. Youre Majestic (Majestic Son) was second followed by Sumthintotalkabout (Muscle Mass). It was the first win in three lifetime starts for Amoureuse Hanover, who finished second and third in her previous outings. Trained by John Smith for Brian Peterson of Port Hope, Ontario, the daughter of Pilgrims Taj was bred by Hanover Shoe Farms. The second split saw favourite The Grand Filly make a break just before the opening quarter while trying to overtake Desis Dream who hit that point in :30.3 and the half in 1:00.3. She had pressure at that point from Magical Gem but that filly miscued, taking herself out of contention. Just past the 1:30.3 three-quarters Gee Okeeffe came out from second for James MacDonald and flew by Desis Dream to win by more than six lengths in 2:00.3. The Grand Filly (Muscle Mass) recovered to take second while Mischief Smile (Majestic Son) was third. It was the first lifetime win in three starts for Gee Okeeffe who finished second in her first two tries. From the first crop of Holiday Road, the filly is trained by Chris Beaver who co-owns with breeder Wilbur Lang, both of Ohio. The rookie trotting fillies will next meet for Gold action on August 10 at Rideau Carleton Raceway in Ottawa. From the Ontario Sire Stakes
Three trotters from the sophomore class of 2010 have come online with their initial crops this year; Muscle Massive is standing at Hanover, Lucky Chucky at Winbak in New York and Holiday Road in Ontario. Pilgrim's Taj is a fourth, but he only spent one year in Canada, after which he was relocated to Ohio and ultimately exported to Finland. That being the case, we'll look at the first three. To this point restricted races have provided the only basis for judging them, but the open portion of the season commences this week with elimination rounds for the Peter Haughton and Merrie Annabelle at the Meadowlands as well as several splits of the Arden at The Meadows. Much of the focus has been on Muscle Massive and Lucky Chucky, beneficiaries of generous state bred programs who finished one-two in the Hambletonion. The former was a $450,000 yearling who was lightly raced at two but managed to win the Hambletonion as well as the Dancer at three, while Chucky was a precocious freshman, showing wins in the Valley Victory, Matron, ISS and Bluegrass. He was the 3/2 favorite in the Hambletonion and appeared on his way to victory when 6/1 Muscle Massive, piloted by Ron Pierce, ruined his day. Regardless, Chucky did win the Canadian Trotting Classic and Colonial at three, and he earned more money than Muscle Massive both years. Both sold close to seventy yearlings last year, with Chucky's brood averaging quite a bit more. Both have seen their stud fees fluctuate before their first crops hit the track. Muscle Massive started at $10,000, only to have his fee cut to $7,500 and $6,000 in successive years. Cantab Hall, Donato Hanover, Andover Hall and Explosive Matter all command higher fees than their younger stablemate at Hanover. Chucky, on the other hand, started at $7,500 in New York, was dropped to $5,000 during a year spent in Pennsylvania, and came back up to $7,500 when he returned to Winbak, where nineteen-year-old Muscles Yankee stands for $2,500 more. Muscle Massive has benefited from the success of his older brother, Muscle Mass, sire of O'Brien winner Riveting Rosie and the successful OSS colt Muscle Matters. Thus far Muscle Massive has given us some outstanding fillies. Gatka Hanover, a big rugged gal out of the Conway Hall mare Girlie Tough, from the Ron Burke barn, has left many wondering where her ceiling is. Gatka rolled through a couple of baby races and has now chalked up three wins in the PA Sire Stakes, one each at The Meadows, Pocono and Harrah's. Matt Kakaley steered her to an effortless four length win in 1:57 in her latest. She leaves from the five for Matt K in Friday's first Merrie Annabelle elimination. Gatka takes on Lucky Chucky's daughter, Lock Down Lindy, who drew plenty of attention with a very strong first over win in a Merrie Annabelle Prep at the Meadowlands Friday for Scott Zeron and Tony Alagna. Another Muscle Massive star in the making is Jimmy Takter's Speak To Me, an $80,000 Harness Breeders purchase by Myron Bell. She is also three-for three in the PA Sire Stakes and has trotted in 1:55. Last time out, in a $57,000 sire stakes division at Harrah's, Speak To Me gapped the field by ten on her way to an easy win at a stingy 1/5 price. Unfortunately this filly was not staked to the Merrie Annabelle and will be missing from the fray on Friday night. Blessings Counted is another talented filly by Muscle Massive. She was second to Speak To Me in a PASS race at The Meadows a couple of weeks ago and won a $57,000 race at Harrah's in her latest start. She is not eligible to the Merrie Annabelle but is entered in a split of the Arden at The Meadows on Friday. Missive and Youth Gone Wild, both winners in the Stallion Series, will also race in the Arden. Jersey Strong, a talented filly with a win in the PA All Stars and a second in the PASS, isn't entered at The Meadowlands or The Meadows on Friday. The top colt by Muscle Massive is Ake Svanstedt's Lima Pride, who beat Jimmy Takter's 1/9 favorite The Bank in a split of the Hickory Pride when The Bank went on a run at the three-quarters. Lima Pride, a $25,000 yearling purchase, was not nominated to the Peter Haughton. The priciest freshman trotter by any first crop stallion is Mr Lucky Luke, a $450,000 Lucky Chucky half- brother to Muscle Massive, Muscle Mass and 2010 Merrie Annabelle winner, Thatsnotmyname. The Cancelliere brothers, of Detour Hanover fame, purchased him at Lexington in the fall. He has yet to make a pari-mutuel start; let's hope he generates a better ROI than Detour has. As for the Lucky Chucky colts and fillies that have raced, there is no eye popping Gatka Hanover out there, but there are plenty of good ones. I already mentioned Merrie Annabelle candidate Lock Down Lindy, who possesses the same rugged demeanor as Gatka. She is a half-sister to 2006 HOY in Canada, Majestic Son. He has sired Harper Blue Chip, Murmur Hanover and Charmed Life. Ray Schnittker has Gabe The Bear Dean, a $105,000 Harness Breeders buy, who has an impressive wire-to wire five length win in the NYSS at Buffalo. Jonas Czernyson has a few Lucky Chucky youngsters in his barn and he's high on all of them. At the end of June Hot Start, a half-sister to Religulous, won a $27,000 NYSS split at Vernon Downs for Corey Callahan. Next time out, at Tioga, she cut most of the mile from the outside post only to lose to paternal sister My Twisted Sister, from the Paul Kelley barn. Hot Start is entered in the second Merrie Annabelle elimination on Friday. Nunkeri is another very promising Lucky Chucky filly from the Czernyson barn. She finished second to the Muscle Hill filly Josie's Joy at the Meadowlands the other night, race timed in 1:57.2 as the second choice. Nunkeri won her start previous to that one, a $28,000 NYSS division at Tioga. George Ducharme's sharp looking Conway Hall filly, Concentration, pressured her all the way home in a 1:59.3 mile. On the male side Mal and Janet Burroughs' Mambo Blue Chip, a $40,000 Harness Breeders buy, won a $28,000 split of the NYSS in 1:57.2 at Tioga last time out. Holiday Road, a $115,000 yearling who is a full brother to Ken Warkentin, was lightly raced, making only ten lifetime stars. While staying on the track was an issue, speed wasn't; he won the Peter Haughton at two and a split of the Dancer at three. He opened his stallion career for $4,500 at Seelster Farms and now stands for $3,500. This week the Holiday Roads started to turn heads and earn respect at Mohawk as they performed admirably on the various OSS platforms. John Bax's Hemi Seelster was long and tough winning a Grassroots division in 1:58.4 at 2/1. It was noteworthy that the gelding engaged in a head to head battle the length of the stretch with Pilgrim's Joy, a son of first crop stallion Pilgrim's Taj. Tony Alagna's filly Gee O'Keeffe logged a very strong second in a $53,000 OSS Gold leg at Mohawk for Jody Jamieson, losing a length to the highly regarded Kadabra filly Juanita's Fury. And Keith Jones' gelding, It's Huw You Know, was an upset Grassroots winner in 2:00.3 on Monday at 75/1, paying $159.60. And Ontheroad De Vie made a very impressive brush on the back as he came from the 10 post to finish second for Rick Zeron in a Grassroots leg. The Holiday Roads are looking good. Rock N Roll Heaven and Sportswriter are lighting it up in the freshman pacing division, but it's expected that the trotters will take a little longer to get their bearings and hit their stride. Muscle Massive, Lucky Chucky and Holiday Road will all be prospering when they do. by Joe FitzGerald, for http://viewfromthegrandstand.blogspot.com/
ELORA, ON — Casie Coleman is just 33, but she has already been voted Canada's harness racing trainer of the year five times and won many of the sport's biggest races. Yet, the Cambridge, ON resident says she nearly walked away from the game at the height of her career. Despite all her success, her stable was too big, her health was suffering and she says she was absolutely miserable. "There were times I would say 'I've had enough, I want to get out. I don't like it.' I didn't like going to the barn," she said July 15, a day before she swept all three $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold events at Grand River Raceway for two-year-old pacing colts — all three sons of her former stakes star Sportswriter driven to victory by Chris Christoforou. On July 18, at Grand River, Coleman will try to repeat the hat trick when she sends out a trio of Sportswriter fillies to compete in OSS Gold events the same night the track celebrates the 40thanniversary of the sires stakes program. Saturday, her world champion McWicked will race in eliminations for the $600,000 Adios at The Meadows near Pittsburgh. In June, McWicked set a 1:47.3 world record on a five-eighths mile track when he won the $500,000 Max Hempt Memorial at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Regardless of what happens on the track, Coleman says her biggest victory came this winter when she lost 57 pounds and worked herself into peak shape in Florida as part of a number of major life changes. "I hired a personal trainer. I worked with him all winter. Basically, I was doing anywhere from two to four hours every single day. I never took a day off," she said. "The diet thing was a huge. All I drink is water and green tea now, whereas before I would drink about four coffees a day (double-doubles), Grey Goose and Sprite, probably three or four Starbucks frappuccinos, Pepsi. You name it. I was drinking about 3,000 calories a day, I figured out. Now, all I have is 1,000 calories a day on the diet I'm on." In recent years, Coleman was more of a barn manager overseeing 120 horses. Today she's cut back to 41 — 20 in Ontario and 21 at her New Jersey stable. She is also back on the track training many of her horses herself. "I couldn't be any happier. I'm glad I've finally seen how out of shape I was and I wasn't training my own horses and a million different things that I was doing wrong. I got them all corrected and back on the right path now," Coleman said. "I feel awesome now. I used to always be tired and just not really feel that good all the time and always in a (bad) mood," she said. When she returned to Ontario this spring after five months of training horses in Florida, Coleman said many people have done double takes. "You'll hear them say, 'Is that Casie?' They don't even recognize me. Everyone says I look 10 years younger," she said. "I had some people tell me, 'You've trained a lot of good horses, but the best training job you've ever done is on yourself.'" To hear our conversation with Casie Coleman — including wild tales of O'Brien Award parties, driving her new Maserati and what music she thinks is playing on repeat in hell — check out our weekly podcast, the Harness Racing Report, produced for Grand River Raceway by award-winning journalist Dave Briggs, at https://soundcloud.com/grandriverraceway By Dave Briggs, for Grand River Raceway
Elora, ON --- It was a banner night for trainer Casie Coleman and driver Chris Christoforou as they teamed up to sweep the trio of C$70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series events for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers on Wednesday (July 16) at Grand River Raceway. All three winning colts – Bob Ben And John, Southwind Indy, and Rollwiththepunches – are from the first crop of Sportswriter, who Coleman also trained throughout his career, including his victory in the 2010 North America Cup. In the first Gold Series test Bob Ben And John and Christoforou moved from third to first before the :56.3 half-mile marker. From there, he would go on to reach three-quarters in 1:26.2 before he closed with a :28.2 final kicker to win by a length and three-quarters in 1:54.4, which was the fastest of the three divisions. Go Daddy Go (Randy Waples) challenged Bob Ben And John first-over in the final half but had to settle for second and early leader Moonwards Hanover (Paul MacDonell) checked in third. West Wins Stable of Cambridge and Adriano Sorella of Milton, Ontario, own Bob Ben And John, who is a perfect two-for-two in his career, with both victories coming in Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series events. Bob Ben And John, who was bred by Frank Coleman and sold for $17,000 at last year's Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, is the fifth foal out of the Cambest mare My Best Girl, making him a half-brother to the likes of Ohmybelle ($223,097). Odds-on favorite Sporting The Look (Jody Jamieson) was in control through stations of :28, :58.1, and 1:27.1 in the second section, but he would make a break in stride and leave the course just past three-quarters. With Sporting The Look out of contention, Southwind Indy and Christoforou inherited the lead from the pocket, and Southwind Indy would go on to win by a length and a quarter in 1:56.3. Sports Bettor (Randy Waples) was the runner-up and Windsong Lightning (Eddie Green) grabbed third. It was the first win in two tries for Southwind Indy, who is owned by West Wins Stable, Steve Calhoun of Chatham, Ontario, and Southwind Farms LLC. of Pennington, New Jersey. Southwind Farms also bred Southwind Indy, who was purchased for $45,000 out of the 2013 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. Southwind Indy is the first foal out of the Rocknroll Hanover mare Its Only Rocknroll. Its Only Rocknroll's dam is Armbro Wallflower (Village Jasper), a multiple-time OSS winner at two and three, including the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final for 3-year-olds in 2002. Deetzy (Randy Waples) showed the way through fractions of :29, :58, and 1:26.4 in the OSS Gold Series nightcap, but Christoforou fanned Rollwiththepunches wide for the drive following an off-the-pace trip, and Rollwiththepunches would take the lead at the top of the stretch. Once he was in control, Rollwiththepunches drew away to score by 2-1/2 lengths in 1:56.2. Win One Soon (Phil Hudon) finished second, followed by Lyons Jimmydean (James MacDonald). Like Bob Ben And John, Rollwiththepunches improved his record to two-for-two in his career and in OSS competition for owner West Wins Stable. Bred by Concord Stud Farm LLC., Paul Stromick, and Birnam Wood Farms, Rollwiththepunches was taken out of last year's Standardbred Horse Sale in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for $17,000. Rollwiththepunches is the first foal out of the Western Terror mare Terroronthebeach, a half-sister to Guestimate ($656,546) and Dinner Guest ($554,867). Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series action for the rookie colt and gelding pacers will resume on August 10 at Georgian Downs. For full results and charts from Wednesday night's events, please click - http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/racing/results/data/r0716grvrn.dat From the Ontario Sire Stakes
ELORA, ON - Grand River Raceway is celebrating the 40th birthday of the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program with an OSS themed Fun & Frivolity Friday night. On Friday, July 18, visitors to the Elora, ON track will enjoy birthday cupcakes, OSS themed trivia games, OSS betting contests, and OSS merchandise giveaways. Fans will also vie for a shot at a $40 betting voucher to be wagered on one of the four OSS Gold divisions of two-year-old pacing fillies featured that night. The prize wheel and birthday cake giveaway begins at 6:00 p.m. at the OSS table in the Main Lobby at the front entrance of the Grandstand. Post time for the 11-race card is 6:30 p.m. Other Fun & Frivolity Friday night activities include the ever-popular Bouncy Pony Stakes, the NEIGHbourhood program for kids, 107.5 DAVE FM's live broadcast from the Tarmac Tent, plus an extended Tarmac Show with more games and prizes. The Standardbred Ontario Sires Stakes program was established in 1974. The objective of the program is to improve the breed and provide viable incentives for breeders, owners and trainers to breed, buy and race horses in Ontario. To be eligible to the Ontario Sires Stakes program, foals must be sired by a stallion registered and standing in Ontario. The program has exceeded all expectations and has evolved into the leading sires stakes program in all of North America. by Kelly Spencer, for Grand River Raceway
Two-year-old trotting fillies sparred in four OSS Gold Series divisions Monday evening at Mohawk Racetrack, and it was a night dominated by the favourites. Youre Majestic, who was sent off at odds of 1-2 in her $52,500 division, was a going away winner in 1:57.4 for driver Doug McNair. The daughter of Majestic Son-Youre Adorable rallied for her second win in as many tries. Allerage Star was next best, with third prize earned by Desis Dream. Tony O'Sullivan took over the training on the youngster following a private purchase by F Bellino And Sons LLC of Bronxville, New York. The rookie won her debut over Northfield Park's half-mile oval in 1:58.1 for former trainer Ladarrius Whittaker. To view the rest of this story click here.


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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) (www.crowncork.com), today announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, CROWN Embalagens S.A., plans to build a new $60 million beverage can plant in Brazil. The new facility is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2011 and will have an initial annual capacity of 700 million cans.
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We have a number of innovative recycling projects ongoing and ideas for recycling.
We have teamed with IGK Equestrian, a leading equestrian turf provide, to produce equestrian arena turf based on ground tennis balls. So far there are two ball-based turfs in use. The Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts, purchased and installed a ball-based turf to replace its old equestrian arena turf. A second turf containing over 45,000 tennis balls was installed at EquiCenter, Inc., a therapeutic riding program in Honeoye Falls, NY.
Wilson Sporting Goods has gotten behind Project Green Ball and supported the shipment of over 51,000 balls. USTA New England, local clubs, camps, schools and individuals have also supported us with over 185,000 balls. We are collecting additional balls from high school and college tennis teams and tennis clubs to make this a community sustainability solution.
We also are working with a developer in Kansas on an innovative construction use for tennis balls and a playground provider to explore ground tennis ball based play surfaces. And we are inspired by the French Tennis Federation's Operation Balle Jaune which this year will collect over 1,600,000 balls and has created over 13 rubberized sports surfaces made from tennis ball rubber for kids in need.
Social Action
In exchange for delivery of 200,000 balls to our equestrian turf provider, IGK Equestrian has agreed to donate a ball-based equestrian surface to a therapeutic riding center servicing people with disabilities or suffering from life threatening diseases.
As of August 29, 2014, we collected over 200,000 balls! Stay tuned for information about donation of a turf!
That said, we are still collecting balls. So if have balls to donate, you can send them to:
North Brook Farms
89 York St.
Auburn, NY 13021
Attn: Peter Kyle
If you send your balls, please let us know so that we can include them in our tally.
How You Fit In
As Project Green Ball is a community sustainability initiative, we need your help. Specifically, we need your used tennis balls and your ideas as to how to recycle balls.
In addition, we are looking for sponsorships and financial support for Project Green Ball. We are interested in establishing relationships with logistics providers and box manufacturers (so the program can be rolled out to tennis clubs), as well as academies, teams, tennis clubs and others interested in promoting this sustainability initiative.
If you want to help, please reach out to us at email@example.com and we can discuss opportunities. We look forward to working with you to make the world a cleaner and better place to live! And to turning our collection efforts into tangible results for people with disabilities and life threatening diseases.
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The Norwich-New London area, which has been trailing the rest of the state in job growth for most of the past four years, finally saw a ray of sunshine Thursday.
While the rest of Connecticut recorded job losses totaling 800 last month, the region gained 1,300 positions in June, according to figures released Thursday by the state Department of Labor.
"The Norwich-New London labor market ... finally added jobs in June," the Connecticut Business & Industry Association said in a release.
The local jobs increase was the largest monthly rise in at least a year. It comes on the heels of the reported loss of 2,200 jobs in the Norwich-New London region in May.
Despite the upbeat report, the region had 1,700 fewer jobs this June than it had in the same month last year.
Statewide, only 500 jobs were added in June, according to preliminary estimates. The report also included a revision of May data showing Connecticut gaining only 600 jobs that month, versus the 1,000 previously reported.
"The second wettest June on record in the state may have dampened job growth in some sectors," Andy Condon, director of the Labor Department's Office of Research, said in a statement.
Condon added that the extended school year, thanks to this year's blizzard and last year's hurricane, "may have some influence on summer hiring patterns going forward."
The Labor Department pointed out that June's job growth represented the fourth month in a row of employment increases statewide. And the pace of growth this year, averaging 1,800 jobs a month, is significantly above levels seen in the previous four years of recovery since the Great Recession ended.
The state has now recovered nearly 59,000 of the 121,200 jobs lost during the recession, the report said.
"What we're seeing right now is sustainable job growth but at a slow rate," CBIA economist Pete Gioia said in a statement.
Despite the job gains, Connecticut's unemployment rate inched up a tenth of a point to 8.1 percent.
Don Klepper-Smith, a leading state economist with DataCore Partners LLC in New Haven, called the latest report "below expectations." In a note to clients Thursday, he added that Connecticut's economy is making "modest progress" but that consumer spending power is still far below the rate of growth seen in previous recoveries.
Klepper-Smith also pointed out that Connecticut continues to be hit by an almost unprecedented decline in the labor force of about 31,000 workers over the past year.
"The present Connecticut economy is more 'flat' than anything else," he said.
Monthly job losses or gains in the Norwich-New London Region*
June +1,300
May -2,200
April -200
March -400
February +100
January +200
December -400
November +500
October -600
September +1,000
August -1,900
July NO CHANGE
June +900
Source: Connecticut Department
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Cloudface is a hand-animated 2D platformer with graphics and humour inspired by games like Earthworm Jim & Warioland. You control a cheerful business-cloud on a quest to save his important documents. Use weather-based powerups & manipulate enemy abilities to solve puzzles.
Some new animations and an update on how things are going.
Posted by oatsbarley on Oct 9th, 2013
It's been a while since the last post. The level editor is finished, and you can see it working here:
It's so nice being able to put together a level without manually adjusting values and constantly having to start the game up to see if things fit properly.
Everything is going pretty smoothly, if a bit slowly. We've got some awesome new animations ingame:
We're also working on a cool power-up that I'll probably post about sometime soonish, once we've got it figured out! And I'm working on the physics for walking up slopes...
...it's a, uh, work in progress.
Just a quick update to let you know we've not run off to the Bahamas with our millions just yet!
Awesome animations! Love the death animation. LOL
"[...] with our millions just yet!"
Love the animations in that second GIF.
Nice animations ... for your wacky character!
May be color set is too pastel?
What are you using to build the game?


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A New Year … A New Way
Here are a few 'new ways' to try some of your favorite [or not] fruits and veggies …
Brussels Sprouts
Try shredding Brussels sprouts and cooking in a skillet over medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Top with pine nuts and crumbled turkey bacon or pecans and currants.
Sweet Potatoes
Two new recipes I plan to try this winter are Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili and Sweet Potato-Peanut Bisque.
Have you ever had a turkey sandwich with Granny Smith apples, sliced brie cheese and cranberry mustard?
I love mushrooms and I'm working on a recipe for Oat Mushroom Patties.
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fishbat Explains Why Twitter's Profile Redesign Might Attract More Users
In response to an article published by Mashable, fishbat, one of the leading Long Island advertising agencies, reveals how Twitter's new design could change the future of the social network.
Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) February 15, 2014
fishbat, one of the many Long Island advertising agencies, discusses Twitter's potential new website redesigns and how they might attract more users.
According to a February 12th article from Mashable titled "Twitter Still Testing and Changing Profile Redesign," Twitter has been working on making changes to its profile design, testing out possible layouts on a small group of users. The article says some users reported seeing a scattered timeline layout, larger photos, and a card design theme in the "followers" and "following" sections. The article also says Twitter attempted to move away from the vertical timeline. However, the decision was blasted by many users. They voiced that Twitter was beginning to look too similar to other social media platforms, like Facebook, Instagram, and Google Plus.
Justin Maas, vice president of client relations at fishbat, a leader in Long Island advertising agencies, says Twitter was in need of a new redesign, but new concepts might deter users. "Twitter has seen a stagnant user growth for some time," he says.
"While a fresh, new redesign could attract new users, the current concepts might actually deter them. Twitter is about simplicity, that's why it's defining characteristic is its short tweet length. Why say something in three sentences when you can say it in 140 characters? These new concepts look more like Facebook and Google Plus. Twitter is a refuge from content heavy platforms like that. Modeling a new site off of their layouts might actually deter people."
Instead, Maas says Twitter should take some tips from its mobile app. "More Twitter users browse the mobile app, than the desktop version," he says. "If Twitter really wants to redesign its website, perhaps it should make it more like the mobile version."
fishbat is a full-service digital marketing firm and social media agency dedicated to connecting all types of businesses with their target audiences in the most effective and efficient way. Through innovative strategies in social media management, search engine optimization (SEO), branding, web design, reputation management and public relations, fishbat promotes a consistent and professional online voice for all of its clients.
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15.08.05 - By Izyaslav Slava Koza: Yesterday I had the good fortune of renting the movie Fighting Tommy Riley, from my neighborhood Video Store. After watching it I must say it is probably the best boxing movie I have ever seen. I know I probably said that about a few other films after watching them for the first time, but in this instance its something that cannot be helped, the story, acting, directing, and action of this movie made me a huge fan.
In fact the movie inspired me so much so that I decided to do a write-up on the men behind the men so to speak. Whenever a world-class fighter, a champion, a legend gets his due, rarely do we take the time to appreciate what their trainer actually did for them. Yea there is the occasional pat on the back or nice word, but I just have this feeling that, there is not enough respect paid to the people who dedicate themselves completely to a fighter. While there are 5, 10 articles going up daily on the Hopkins and Mayweathers, of todays boxing, what about the men who dedicated themselves to these fighters, the same way that the fighters dedicated themselves to the sport? Is that also not admirable? Would you live your life behind the scenes in dedication to somebody else?
Now it is important to differentiate between the good and the bad trainers in boxing. You see bad trainers in boxing almost every single time there is a show on TV. The guys who try to provide empty motivation instead of actual advice. These are the guys who scream, rip his head off the loudest, or who smack their fighter for no good reason. These are the trainers who dont care about their fighter, these are the guys who are really saying, I have nothing better to say so I will say something that sounds inspiring to my own ears. I dont name any names because frankly there are probably too many names to name. Its no coincidence that the best and most elite fighters in the world all flock to the same 5,6 guys we see on TV most often.
There are people out there who think, a good trainer is not a necessity. Theoretically, they may be right. If anybody remembers Mr. Ts famous words of, I train alone and I win the title alone, from Rocky 3, then they know what I mean. It's possible for us to imagine a guy who studies the tapes by himself, who trains by himself, who thinks by himself in a corner between rounds as to what he should do to win. However, just like child prodigies who can do Rocket Science in diapers, those people are few and far between.
It is true that eventually there is simply no more that a trainer can teach a fighter in the gym. It is a simple fact of life that humanity reaches the limits of available knowledge, eventually, and then there is nothing more to learn. However, I am willing to bet a fighter cannot simply remember all of this in the time he has between rounds. As soon as that bell rings a good trainer must be ready to repeat anything that needs to be repeated just in case. A fighter may know that you shouldnt break out of a clinch with your hands down, ala Zab Judah vs Cory Spinks 1, but subconsciously they can do it anyway. There is only so much that you can build into instinct in the gym. A good trainer will be there to tell his fighter what he is doing wrong in the ring, or will see what his opponent is doing wrong and be Johnny on the spot with the right advice. Furthermore, its not just an issue of can a fighter get all the knowledge himself. Yes, like we said that is possible but a trainer with a wealth of that knowledge, can teach that fighter faster then that fighter can learn it on his own.
Then you take into account the crooked aspect of boxing, and a trainer becomes an even bigger necessity. If a fighter complains to the referee that complaining usually falls on death ears, but if there is a good trainer in their with his fighter, he can influence the referee to some degree and allow for a more even or more beneficial fight for his protégé. What about instances when the referee is about to step in, or the doctor is about to stop it? A bad trainer can say f*ck it, because he gets paid either way. A good trainer will do what it takes to get you the round or two to see if you can pull it off.
What if your Arturo Gatti taking a pasting from Floyd Mayweather? A bad trainer will let it go on, because he doesnt know what to do. A trainer like Buddy Mcgirt will not only do the right thing and stop it, but he will tell his fighter, what he needs to hear in order to save face. Everyone who heard Mcgirt say I know you can fight on but your eye is too badly swollen, must have understood it was a lie, in my opinion. We all saw 6 completely 1 sided rounds, and knew that the eye was actually the least of Arturos problems on that night. However, what would Gatti have left if Mcgirt said you're about to get knocked out, my Man; its f*ckin over. That is a prime example of what it means to be a good trainer.
It's not even an issue of how much you know that affects how well your fighter fights. There are more then those 5 guys I mentioned before, that know everything there is to know about boxing. However, not all of them know how to deal with the fighter. Take Teddy Atlas, for example. The man obviously has as much boxing knowledge as any other top trainer today, yet how many top fighters does he have? I was watching Legendary fights yesterday, and the title, Atlas wills Moorer to victory, or whatever that newspaper headline was they flashed, when Moorer defeated Holyfield, annoyed me to no end. I saw the clips of Atlas willing Moorer to victory and I got to tell you, Atlas was probably hindering Moorer more so than helping him, in my opinion. Moorer won because he was a better fighter. If Emanuel Steward, or Joe Goosen, were there with Moorer instead of Atlas, I have a feeling that victory might have been more convincing. However, you can argue that this was just one example and the fact that Moorer got knocked out by Foreman, doesnt say anything of Atlas as a trainer, but rather of Moorer as a fighter, yet again I ask how many top fighters does this guy have?
Look at a trainer like Emanuel Steward. After the second round of the Lewis-Klitschko fight, did Steward panic, did he yell at Lewis for getting caught like that? No, he remained his usual calm self. What would the result have been if Atlas was in Lewiss corner? Would he have made a bigger deal about that shot then Steward? Would he have conveyed that panic to his fighter, that Steward must have been feeling but didnt show?
In fact, let's remember the Maussa-Harris fight, where the same Steward was Harriss trainer. There were fans on our board who blamed Steward for Harris getting knocked out, and I didnt agree because I thought Harris completely ignored his corners instruction and did his own thing and that is why he lost. However, that doesnt mean Steward didnt make his own mistake. The round prior to Harris getting dropped and stopped with one shot, Steward was completely riled up in the corner. So much so, that even though he was giving him the right advice, the panic in his voice and the fact that he wound up slapping Harris by accident, had a detrimental affect on Harris, who probably panicked himself.
I have a hard time imagining that somebody like Bouie Fisher would do something like that in Hopkins corner. I havent seen Taylor-Hopkins, but reading about Fishers character in an article awhile ago, that toothpick of his takes the brunt of any frustration he may feel during the fight or in his life. In fact, if Bernard ever wanted to know how worried Fisher is in between rounds, he could most likely take a gander at the tooth marks on his trainers constant companion.
Veering back on topic though, the point I wanted to make is, even though Steward is one of the best trainers in boxing, even those guys make mistakes. However the amount of good he has done for his fighters separates him from the trainers who do this on a consistent basis.
Another prime example of a great trainer is Joe Goosen. Forget the fact that Diego Corrales became a cosmically better fighter under him, and remember the moments of the tenth round of Corrales-Castillo. This is a classic example of a great trainer. First of all, a lot of people make an issue out of the fact that it took Goosen so long to replace Corraless mouthpiece in between rounds. Well, maybe from the standpoint of objectivity that seems unfair, or wrong, but from the standpoint of knowing to buy your fighter extra time, that was an excellent example of a great trainer. What would a bad trainer have done in that instance? Push the mouthpiece back in and go sit down? Its not just an issue of having the right advice, its knowing what your fighter needs at the right moment. It didnt even matter what Goosen said about getting f*cking inside of him before he sent Corrales out to stop Castillo in the very same round, it was the way he said it. He wasnt yelling, he wasnt panicking, he was simply conveying the point to his fighter. The way I understood that line was, Goosen saying if you still want this fight, its a matter of will, and not how much you know about boxing. Verbally it was basically the same thing as what a trainer like Atlas would say, except that in Goosens words you also heard the echo of even if you dont do it, nobody can take away the man you are and what you have already accomplished. If Corrales would have lost that fight, Goosen would have acted the same exact way towards his fighter, because he would know Corrales left it all in the ring. Perhaps another trainer would do the same thing, but when he says it during the fight, you get the feeling that if his fighter loses, he will drop him and stop being his trainer.
The last trainer that I want to mention in this article is the one I feel exemplifies the very essence of what I am trying to convey. Although there are trainers who I am confident can give the same advice, and be there the same way for their fighter, with this man in a fighters corner, nothing but his opponent and his skill, can cost this trainers fighter the match. This man is Freddie Roach.
A former fighter, himself, Roach is the absolute best that any fighter can have in boxing today. Roach will always know what to say to his fighter, and if it so happens he loses, it wont be because of Roachs bad advice. Roach is also one of the few that doesnt do this because he wants to make money. When he chose to work with Lucia Rijker (arguably, the best female fighter in the world today) it's because he saw potential, not a multi million dollar contract, something that over the years Rijker has not come close to earning.
James Toneys accomplishments speak for themselves, and while its obviously a matter of his unorthodox skill as a fighter, if it was only based on that, Toneys people would be paying Trinidad Sr. to do the honors instead of Roach. Fans can talk about Kassim Ouma not being himself that night, but for the majority of us who saw that fight, it was obvious Roman Karmazin took the fight out of Ouma, rather then Ouma taking it out of himself. Its no coincidence that Roach was there with Karmazin, and its no coincidence that Karmazin praised Roach in interviews following the bout.
Some fans think that because Manny Pacquio lost to Erik Morales, it somehow speaks worse of Roach or Pacquio. However, how does that take away from the fact that Pacquio dominated Marco Antonio Barrera and stopped him in the 11th, something Morales has not been able to do for 36 rounds in 3 total fights? Morales is one of the best p4p fighters in the world today, and losing to him doesnt mean Pacquio was not on top of his game or that Roach was not on top of his. In fact, that actually made Moraless victory all the more special seeing as there were no actual excuses (I dont pay mind to the whole glove thing).
The tragedy that is Mike Tysons post prison career, did have spots in it, where fans were actually justified in believing in Mike again. I know that when I saw Tyson-Ettiene, I had renewed belief in the hype. Roach was the man behind that, even if Tyson didnt train well, had injuries, and other problems, with Roach there he wouldnt have lost because of bad advice. If Roach would have been there for the Mcbride fight, instead of Fenech, I really think things wouldnt have ended up that way, in my opinion. Yes, Mike might have lost, but at least there wouldnt be questions of the, choice of opponents, was Fenech a good trainer variety.
Although its a bit trivial but every time I see Roach as the trainer or second in somebodys corner, I always either get excited if its a fighter I am rooting for, or upset if it is a fighter I am cheering against.
Bonus Thoughts on Fighting Tommy Riley: A lot of the reviews on this movie made it seem like while great, the film was not all about boxing. I personally think that is not exactly true. While I agree that perhaps the main idea (i.e. Love) was not boxing related and was more abstract then that, the instances that involve boxing are simply brilliant. Take the first scene where Riley flattens his sparring partner after the guy tries to show Riley up in sparring, hit him low, and knock him out (to add to which Rileys opponents corner is verbally taunting him). The instance was eerily similar to Emanuel Augustuss explanation of what it means to be a professional sparring partner, in reference to the insults thrown at him from Ebo Elders corner during their sparring session. A lot of these fighters and their trainers think that the sparring partner is there to be beaten up and abused, and they can do what they like. What they dont understand is sparring partners are there to help their fighter, help him get better, and treating them like garbage means good fighters wont want to work as sparring partners for them.
Everything else in this movie regarding the sport was captured extremely well, in that the typical aspects were very accurate, rather then aspects that are perceived as realistic, by people who dont watch boxing. Take Max Baers character in Cinderella Man, the perception of a killer is what I imagine is typical from those people who dont watch boxing. After all, it's not possible that Baer was actually very distraught over the death at of two of his opponents, right? Its impossible that his character was similar to Ray Mancinis and other fighters who have inadvertently killed or seriously hurt opponents in the ring, and were devasted about it? This movie, at least in my mind, didnt use boxing for the sake of stereotypes and to sell their story. I suggest everybody see it. In my mind, it is overall a better film than "Million Dollar Baby," and that one won a bunch of Oscars, and a movie I really enjoyed as well.
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Digital Photo Technician Career Info
Digital photo technicians reformat and manipulate the color and size of digital images using specialized computer software. Read on for more information about education and training requirements, employment prospects and earnings for digital photo technicians.
Career Definition
Digital photo technicians use computers to retouch negatives, prints, and digital images to emphasize or correct specific features. They scan prints or transfer digital images into computer systems and then use image manipulation software to reformat them and adjust their color, contrast, and size. Digital photo technicians may also alter or remove photographs' backgrounds or integrate features from different photographs. Other duties of digital photo technicians may include archiving and cataloging images.
How to Become a Digital Photo Technician
Required Education
Education requirements for digital photo technicians include a high school diploma and short-term, on-the-job training. However, completion of a certificate or associate's degree program in image manipulation or photography might be beneficial. Classes may include training in the use of Adobe Photoshop software, computer graphics, and digital prepress technology.
Skills Required
Digital photo technicians need to be visually aware and have excellent computer skills. They should also be familiar with photo editing software, like Adobe Photoshop, Apple Aperture, or HeliconFocus. Good math skills and a basic understanding of geometric ratios can be helpful.
Career and Salary Outlook
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has predicted little or no change in job growth for photographic process workers and process machine operators, including digital photo technicians, from 2012 to 2022. This may be partially due to the increased use of photo editing software by consumers and photographers. According to BLS figures, the median annual wage for photographic process workers and process machine operators was $23,120 in May 2012. Many digital photo technicians are employed by hospital photo-imaging laboratories, scientific research establishments, or mini-printing labs (www.bls.gov).
Alternate Career Options
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Technicians who fine-tune and repair cameras or commercial film and video equipment usually need an associate's degree in a relevant area to enter the field. They may also receive on-the-job training that takes place over an extended period of time. The BLS has projected a 3%, or slower-than-average, growth in job opportunities for professionals employed in the field between 2012 and 2022. As of May 2012, camera and photographic equipment repairers were paid median annual wages of $37,980 (www.bls.gov).
Prepress Technicians and Workers
Prepress technicians and workers, who are sometimes referred to as preflight technicians, use computer technology to format images and text and create print-ready pages. They may also use photographic procedures to produce offset, water-repellant printing plates. An associate degree or other postsecondary credential is usually needed to enter the field, where employment opportunities nationwide are expected to decline by 5% from 2012 to 2022, according to the BLS. Mitigating factors include a decreasing demand for printed materials and an increased interest in digital publications. The BLS also reports that, as of May 2012, prepress technicians earned median annual wages of $37,260 (www.bls.gov).
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