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4 The Game, February 2007 Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper
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From the Editor - Peter Gross
In the previous racing year, Emma-Jayne Wilson repeated as the leading rider in Canada. Josie Carroll trained Edenwold to the winner’s circle in the Queen’s Plate; and Arravale, a three year old filly, was voted Horse of the Year.
This estrogen-fueled triactor reinforces a major reason why horse racing (and Equestrian) has elevated itself above all other pro sports when it come to gender equality. Much has been made in the last couple of years about Anika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie and their ‘brave’ attempts to play golf against the men. Neither woman has demonstrated any capacity to outscore the boys. Many years ago, Manon Rheaume’s goaltending for the Tampa Bay Lightning was more
a publicity stunt than an equal puck-stopping opportunity.
The overwhelming truth about pro sports is that it is a male dominated and male orchestrated environment. The women cheer in cute outfits on the sidelines or appear in TV cutaways
as the concerned spouses.
But horse racing rises above the clatter with its stunning and
evident truth – not only can women compete against men, but much of the time, they can surpass the opposite sex.
This may be horse racing’s most appealing marketing tool. It’s the only major league sport that has women going head to head on a level playing field against men.
As jockeys, Wilson, Francine Villeneuve, Michelle Rainford, Julia Brimo, Cory Clark and many others probably had a tougher time making it than young men of equal ability; there
was always a wall of male chauvinism that had to be scaled. To be honest, if winning horse races was simply a function of muscle mass, then only men would hit the finish line first. But race riding is an unscientific mix of strength, guts, timing, balance, reflex and instinct and, clearly, many horses respond less to brute force than to gentle coercion. And perhaps, just as many of us might prefer to hear a softer, sweeter voice in our ears, a high-strung thoroughbred is more inclined to give her
best when a feminine voice chirps at the head of the stretch. The success of women in Canadian horse racing is, as Martha Stewart would observe, “a good thing.” Many young women are involved in the sport today because they saw the victories ground out by their gender in previous years. Now, the message
is clear – this is an endeavor with opportunities for women. Horse racing is a very sexy sport. With good reason, many women like the look of a tightly wound jockey in his colourful silks perched with confidence on a race horse. Likewise it could be argued that a confident, focused woman, sleek and athletic on
the back of a prospective winner, is worth a second look.
I actually had a date with a jockey once, and this is no kiss-and-tell. Her name was Dianne Zippi (great name for a rider, eh?) and she was riding for Frank Merrill Jr. in the early 80s. I interviewed her and subsequently, asked her out. We went to a Blue Jays game on a Saturday afternoon in May and, when the game dragged on, I noticed that she kept looking at her watch. Shortly after four o’clock, she insisted that she had to go.
“I need to watch the Preakness,” she announced.
She wasn’t the first woman to bolt on me in mid-date, but she is the only one who ever dumped me for a horse race.
Correction:
Obituary
DAVIES, Stewart Gordon (Doc) -
At Southlake Regional Health Centre,
Newmarket on Wednesday, November
22, 2006 after a courageous battle with
cancer at the age of 78 years. Doc
Davies of Sutton West, beloved
husband of Margaret (nee Young).
Dear father of Ronald Davies of
Crystal Beach, Ian Davies and his wife
Lori of Novar, Norman Davies and his
wife Candy of Sherkston and Nancy
Buzanko and her husband Buzz of Ridgeway, Loving grandfather of Jennifer, Amanda (Jamie), Tracey, Owen, Tara (Ian), Erik, Jessica, Jasmine and Jayson and great grandfather of Brody. Dear brother of Dorothy Gilbert (Ross) and Ruth Parrett all of Markham. Doc was an owner, trainer and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses which he greatly loved. He believed in hard work and perseverance, just two of his many attributes, that lived within him until the very end. A private celebration of Doc’s life took place with his family on December 16th. at the family farm.
There was an error in the article, 13-Race Card Ends Woodbine’s Season, which appeared on Page 6 of the January 2007 edition of The Game.
The sixth race winner on December 10, 2006, Lettherebejustice, is trained by Julia Carey, not Reade Baker as was stated in the article.
The Game apologizes to Julia Carey and her owing partners JMJ’s Stable, G. Borg & J. Breeze for the error.
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Page 3: Alberta Track/Woodbine Update Page 4: From the Editor/Obituary
Page 5: Florida Herpes Crisis Over
Page 6: Shelter/In Frank’s Honor
Page 8: Jim Reynolds on BC Racing Page 10: Adena Springs Top Breeder Page 12: Alberta Horse Conference Page 14: Beresford Lee
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Inside This Issue
HBPA of Ontario Update evenSteven/Horses & Cocaine Karen Briggs Equine Health Daily Racing Form Handicapping 101
LongRun Horses Need Homes Janet Harris
Hugh Moorhead
Page 25: Paddy Head
Page 26: Out of Town Recap
Page 27: Emma in New Orleans
Page 28: Breeders’ Cup/Keeneland January Page 29: Stallion Listings
Page 30: Professional Directory
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