Our Ontario racing community was shocked to hear of the passing of one of the good ones DEREK BALL, who passed away on Dec. 12 in his 65th year. A lawyer, Derek was a partner in the Dominion Bloodstock racehorses for many years. H was passionate about the game and he was friendly and always interesting to talk to. He was fun to hang out with after the races when he visited the press box on occasion. This is very sad news, Derek’s presence at the track will be missed, his horses will miss him, we will miss him.
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THOROUGHBLOG also sends it condolences to horse racing historian and author LOU CAUZ for the loss of his wife Deb, an awesome lady who loved the sport as much as anyone.
Andrea Magee has shared with us this wonderful write-up about Deb:
Deborah was a highly motivated business entrepreneur in the world of corporate communications, social media, marketing, public relations and promotions. She was president of Deborah Cauz & Associates. Her major clients were Neighbourhood Toy Stores of Canada (NETS), acting as its Administrator of Public Relations and Marketing; Sherway, Oakville, Burlington and Fairview Farmers’ Markets, dealing with vendors and media; Marketing Director of Thornbrook Home Care; Manager of Support Group Programs for Willow Breast Cancer. She travelled across Canada arranging seminars for caregivers and women with cancer for almost 20 years. Deborah graduated from Carleton University, Ottawa. She was associate editor of Canadian Travel News for Southam, writing articles on Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean. She was also marketing consultant for Etobicoke Life Newspaper. Her passions, besides her flower gardens, swimming pool and the cottage in Haliburton, Nobigdeal Manor, included visits to racetracks in Europe, Barbados and Argentina. Deborah had a modest internet horse betting account at Woodbine and often visited its slot machines. Golfing every Wednesday night with her best friend Tierney was a ritual until her health declined this past summer. In October she “willed” herself into one more vacation, travelling to a city she had always dreamt of but had never visited, Venice and an Adriatic cruise to Croatia, Turkey, Greece and Santorini, an island she had visited and written about thirty years earlier.
CANADIAN-BRED ICE FESTIVAL wins at Gulfstream
Stronach Stables’ homebred 2yo filly ICE FESTIVAL won a maiden allowance at Gulfstream on the grass on Tuesday, posting a 72 Beyer Figure. The $60,000 buy-back is by Awesome Again out of Phil’s Pill and she is trained by Brian Lynch., It was the 3rd career start for the grey filly.
INFOGRAPHIC – HORSE RACING 2014 by Tom Melby
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