His first race call might not have been his most memorable, but for the past 25 years, the man known as the voice of Canadian Thoroughbred racing has managed to make a lasting impression on thousands of people.
Profiles
There was just one plan for the filly Biofuel in 2010 and in horse racing, it is often a rare occasion when all plans come to fruition.
The Queen's Plate is Canada's most famous horse race and it carries a lot of weight in the year-end voting for the country's Sovereign Award winning three-year-old.
Wesley Ward has trained racehorses all over the United States and has made a name as a high percentage conditioner who excels with young horses. In 2010, he took one of his best young runners to Woodbine and guided him to a Canadian championship.
There certainly was something about Mary in 2010.
For four years on the Ontario racing circuit, Sand Cove has proven to be one of the most consistently good and versatile thoroughbreds and the grey horse is expected to come back for more in 2011.
Roger Attfield had a good feeling about Charles Fipke's homebred Impossible Time from the first few months the Hall of Fame trainer had her in his barn.
Hollywood Hit has been a smashing success for British Columbia's Peter Redekop, who purchased the Oklahoma-bred privately in May of 2009 from breeder C.R. Trout.
It has been 23 years since Frank DiGiulio Jr. and his late father Frank Sr. surged to the height of Canadian racing with their star colt Domasca Dan.
Grand Adventure most certainly lived up to his name in 2010, taking trainer Mark Frostad and owner Sam-Son Farm on a genuine thrill ride.
When it comes to preparing for her races, Miss Keller likes to get by with a little help from her friends.
Destroy, owned by the Jim Dandy Stable of Mel Lawson, won the Sovereign Award as outstanding broodmare.
Sam-Son Farms, a longstanding leader in Canadian horse racing, continued their excellence as leading money earners in 2010, in a season that included five stakes wins.
Frank Stronach and his Adena Springs proved to be a powerful force in Canada in 2010 with 72 winners from 144 starters and some $3,582,736 in earnings which was more than enough to earn the Aurora, Ontario outfit their fifth Sovereign in six years.
He has a record-tying eight Queen's Plate wins and now, Roger Attfield has the same number of Sovereign Awards as Canada's top trainer.
