Page 7 - The Game May 2006

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Did You Know....
That new rules which will allow horses to be nominated to the Breeders’ Cup at any point during their racing careers, has been approved by the Board of Directors of Breeders’ Cup Limited.
The nomination rule change was implemented in an effort by the Board to provide a more inclusive program and improve the racing product.
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It was a scary start for jockey Ricky Walcott as he is about to be separated from his mount Shootin for Gold in the 5th race on April 8 at Stampede Park in Calgary. Both horse and rider were okay after the incident.
Photo Andy Scott.
Handing over the reins at Fort Erie
The voice of Fort Erie Racetrack 29 years, race caller, Daryl Wells Jr. is the microphone in 2006 as he shifts his focus at the track for a change of pace.
Daryl Wells Jr. will remain at the racetrack in the capacity of Director of Media and Communications, a job which he has been doing for a number of years now.
“It’s been a great ride for a long time,” said Wells. “I don’t think I could have asked for a better job, but I’m really looking forward to the change.”
Taking over the track announcer position will be
local Fort Erie
trainer Daryl Ezra
who is no stranger to the business of race calling.
Ezra who has been training thor- oughbreds at Fort Erie for the past eleven years, won a call-a-race contest at Woodbine when he was sixteen and in 1988 began calling races at various Ontario harness tracks. He spent four years calling harness races and during that period announced Steeplechase races and also had the chance to fill in for Ross Morton call- ing thoroughbreds at Finger Lakes. He began his training career in 1992.
for the past handing over
looking forward to calling the races at Fort Erie,” said Daryl Ezra. This is a great opportunity for me, it’s a premiere track and it will be fun calling at a track where I have so many
friends.”
The 2006 live racing season at Fort
Erie Racetrack runs through to October 31. Post time each racing day is 1:05pm.
“I’m really
Daryl Ezra
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