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JULY 1, 2019
Ajax Downs • $42,390 330 yards • :16.630 • si 102
Mr Jess Perry
Sugarman Perry
FIESTY ICON, ‘12-g. Fiesty Spirit
Down Town Miss Special Effort
Go Dashing Nancy
Ontario Sires Stakes Maturity
FIESTY ICON
by Emily Blankenship
Fiesty Icon dueled his way to his third stakes victory in the $42,390 Ontario Sires Stakes at
Ajax Downs on July 1.
Under Ed Walton, Fiesty Icon
broke in second from the 6-post and steadily chased down Ghost Pines, catching her midway through the sprint. Fiesty Icon held on to cross the wire 1/2-length in front, completing the 330 yards in :16.630, which was good for a 102 speed index.
Owned and trained by Richard Kennedy, the gelding posted his 16th career score and third in stakes company. The $17,481 win- ner’s share boosted his total life- time earnings to $219,569.
Raced exclusively in Canada, all of Fiesty Icon’s stakes victories have come at Ajax Downs, includ- ing the 2015 Ontario Sires Stakes Derby and the 2016 Ontario Sires Stakes Maturity.
Picov Cattle Co. bred Fiesty Icon out of 2-time winner Fiesty Spirit, who is a half-sister to Firecracker Derby-G3 winner Dash N Sign. Fiesty Spirit has produced 100% winners from two starters. Fiesty Icon is her first stakes win- ner and top earner.His second dam is lightly raced Go Dashing Nancy, dam of West Texas Maturity-G3 runner-up Its Kasual.
Ghost Pines (Fire Finder-Quick Six Lady) and Brian Bell finished
in second place for owner James Bogar and trainer Barry Wood. The filly previously won the 2017 Ontario Sires Stakes Derby.
Under Cassandra Jeschke, Elenorr (Mr Jess Tex-Squincheyes) was third for owner/trainer Scott Reid. The filly won last year’s Ontario Sires Derby.
Perfect To Look At (Junos Back-Perfect Task), Arising Miracle (Black Moons Arising- Miracle Empress), Ice Witch
(Iced N Oak-The Witching Hour), Smoakn Gun (Iced N Oak-Jamies Gotta Gun) and Albertt (Mr Jess Tex-Squincheyes) completed the order
of finish.
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