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NO JOKE, JESTERS JAZZ BEATS JORDAN FILLY
Gail Cox (formerly Casselman) has had a super spring. From just 10 runners, the trainer has scored 4 races and when her starters are boxcar numbers on the tote – look out.
Yesterday, JESTERS JAZZ, a hombred for Craig Camerin, won the restricted Lady Angela Stakes over a seemingly invincible OISTINS, a tough gal from the dangerous barn of trainer Terry Jordan. The winner was 13 to 1.
JESTERS JAZZ, from the first crop of young sire MR. JESTER, rallied in time under Tyler Pizarro and won the $125,000 event named for the mare who was just inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
The chestnut filly won her debut at 51 to 1 last Sept. 26 and then was 4th in her 2010 opener on April 28.
There were several trainers who won their first races of the meet on Monday’s card. TINO ATTARD, BRANDON GREER, LIZ CHARALAMBOUS and CATHERINE DAY PHILLIPS all won yesterday to get on the board.
CASSE/HUSBANDS FIND WAY TO TOP AGAIN
Close races early in meeting
TRAINERS
Mark E. Casse 111 15 13 15 $757,741
Steven M. Asmussen 54 13 7 8 $448,042
Robert P. Tiller 56 13 3 8 $531,296
Reade Baker 54 9 10 12 $610,972
Laurie Silvera 43 9 7 6 $400,605
Nicholas Gonzalez 61 9 4 7 $303,352
Sid C. Attard 53 8 11 4 $478,199
Roger L. Attfield 36 8 5 5 $486,133
Michael V. Pino 17 8 4 3 $229,039
Sam Di Pasquale 31 7 6 2 $168,512
Audre Cappuccitti 49 7 5 6 $340,809
David Cotey 38 6 4 8 $172,577
Gregory de Gannes 29 6 3 7 $214,094
JOCKEYS
Patrick Husbands 177 34 34 27 $1,676,575
Eurico Rosa Da Silva 145 34 16 25 $1,506,004
Emile Ramsammy 128 26 18 13 $1,070,641
Chantal Sutherland 139 25 10 17 $1,280,902
Omar Moreno 181 20 26 36 $871,444
Luis Contreras 70 16 9 10 $558,344
Emma-Jayne Wilson 142 15 21 17 $933,268
Tyler Pizarro 104 15 14 11 $677,325
David Clark 65 12 11 5 $423,397
James McAleney 93 10 14 4 $745,646
Jono C. Jones 76 9 9 7 $536,714
Justin Stein 112 8 13 10 $421,053
Richard Anthony Dos Ramos 60 8 3 4 $244,944
FAST AT THE FORT
Make that three records at the meet in 2010
BOYNE ING UP THE TRACK – TEACHER BOYNE beats long standing track record.
Norm Files photo from May 16
It was 1968, the year of Richard Nixon. MUZLEDICK was a top Canadian racehorse, a stakes winner who won 21 races. He set a track reecord at Fort Erie at 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:15 4/5, a record that stood until it was tied four years ago by mid-level runner FREZACON.
Well, the record has now been broken.
Over a sizzling fast Fort Erie surface, Muzle Dick’s 6 1/2 furlong record tumbled Sunday when TEACHER BOYNE (Perigee Moon) won a starter allowance ($8,000 claiming) in 1:15.43.
It was the Teacher Boyne’s third straight win at Fort Erie this year and jockey Melanie Pinto is now 6 for 6 when riding the veteran runner.
“He’s a treat to ride,” said Pinto. “I knew if I could get the lead and get him to relax we would get the job done and it worked out perfectly.”
Teacher Boyne is owned by Herbert Chambers and trained by Lyle Morden.
In Monday’s first race Mike Mehak guided Ghostly Concerto to a 2 ½ length victory, covering the 4 ½ furlong distance in 51.35 knocking 11/100th of a second off the mark set by Cacouna on opening day of the season.
Ghostly Concerto, who is owned by Leah Ann Ouellette and trained by Chris Jolin was making his first start of the season. It was the five-year-olds fifth win in 29 lifetime starts.
NORM FILES CATCHES ACROBATICS AT AJAX
Speedin Locomotive wanted to get going in the last race at Ajax on Sunday.
He broke through the gate but was held on to by jockey Jeff McLaren. The horse was later scratched.
NORM FILES shoots at Woodbine, Fort Erie, Ajax and harness venues. Check out his site over at flckr.com.
FASTER THAN A SPEEDIN LOCOMOTIVE….
