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industry loses longtime trainers and Owner
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The Ontario Thoroughbred Industry has lost three longtime trainers and a prominent owner this past month. Mr. Morgan Firestone, died peacefully at his home on
An avid trainer in Ontario for many years, some of his more notable trainees included Momigi and Trudie Tudor.
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January 13. He was the father of Amy (Goodrich), David, Jeff, Debbie and Cindy. Husband of Julie (nee Gibson).
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Born in Akron, Ohio, Mr. Firestone became a Canadian citizen in the 1970’s. A passionate sportsman and accomplished entrepreneur, Morgan continued his mother’s love and legacy of horse racing through Firestone Farms.
Trudie Tudor, a two-time Canadian champion in the pre- Sovereign Award era, won the Princess Elizabeth in 1973 and the Woodbine Oaks in 1974
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Morgan was the grandson of Harvey Firestone, founder of Firestone Tire.
John Morahan was the husband of wife Hazel, the
father of Anne Morahan, who works at Woodbine in the Bookkeepers Of ce, the Grandfather of Cody, Richard and Desmond and is Survived by his sisters Peggy and Babs in England.
His mother, Dorothy Galbreath, raced major stakes winner Summer Tan and married Darby Dan Farm
founder John W. Galbreath in 1955. Thirty years later, her homebred Proud Truth won the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) in the Darby Dan colours.
Longtime Ontario trainer Norm Bowles died of a heart attack on January 20 at age 69. He was a trainer for more than 40 years at Woodbine and Fort Erie.
Morgan began his own stable in 1984 and raced graded stakes winners Shiny Key, Jalaajel, and Alexis(IRE).
Alexis was the mare of Morgan’s 2007 Queen’s Plate winner, Mike Fox.
Bowles is survived by his wife, Laura, sons Kent and Leslie, and three grandchildren.
Morgan was also the owner of Canada’s Leading Freshman Sire of 2008, Tomahawk.
Former Fort Erie trainer Ronnie Broadhurst passed away January 26 after a battle with cancer. Ronnie was the trainer of Centre Stage Anne, the name of a former Stakes race at Fort Erie. A memorial is to be held in February.
Former Trainer John Morahan, 92, passed away peacefully on January 21 at Headwaters Health Care Centre, near his home in Orangeville.
two more catastrophic breakdowns
Two more horses have suffered catastrophic injuries during training hours at Fair Grounds, bringing the total to seven breakdowns since January 17.
Comments on Proposed rule Changes due February 9
You are invited to comment on the proposals for 2009 rules changes received and reviewed under the ORC’s Rules Amendment Process.
Proposals for changes to the Rules of Racing were received from the industry in mid September. Industry input on these proposals happens at two levels: rst, the proposals were reviewed by the Rules Amendment Working Groups, which were set up by the Executive Director to provide input and advice on the changes and, second, individuals and associations can provide their comments on the proposals through this current phase.
The Board of the ORC will be reviewing these proposals along with any input received through this comment phase. Any proposals that are approved by the ORC Board will be announced through the issuance of directives later in the spring.
Go to the ORC website at www.ontarioracingcommission. ca and access the proposed changes from the Featured Showcase on the Main Page, or by clicking 2009 Proposed Rule Changes.
Woodbine training
Woodbine Racetrack will open its sand ring for training on February 11 from 6 a.m. to noon EST. The training track will open on February 12 from 7 to 11 a.m., weather
Momigi won Sovereign Awards as Canada’s champion 3-year-old lly in 1975, champion older mare in 1976, and champion turf horse (when there was no separate award for females) in 1977. Her wins included the Nettie (now E.P. Taylor) and she beat males in the Niagara and Breeders’.
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at Fair Grounds
Pump Up, a four-year-old maiden winner for trainer Steve Margolis, sustained an open cannon bone fracture during
a workout and was euthanized. An unraced three-year-old lly trained by Mark Casse broke down with a shattered rear pastern the following morning and was euthanized.
“Again, it was horses who apparently had no problems going into the work,” said Tom David, D.V.M., equine medical director for the Louisiana State Racing Commission. “Both were back legs. We’ve seen several
that were back leg injuries. I wish I could tell you we were doing something [that would end the rash of injuries]. We’re looking at every possibility that we’re aware of. We’re talking to riders. I made the rounds this morning talking to several trainers, and people don’t seem to have that big of an issue with the track.
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