Page 23 - March 2017 Thoroughbred Highlight

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Tiz a Slam named Queen’s Plate Winterbook choice
Chiefswood Stable homebred Tiz a Slam, a three- time winner in four juvenile starts, was installed the early 3-1 favorite for the 158th edition of The Queen’s Plate.
Evergreen Park offers full Summer Schedule of Horse Racing
Plans are well underway for the 2017 The Horses At Evergreen Park.
It starts on Saturday, July 8 and wraps up on Sunday, August 27.
In between there is going to be lots of exciting racing and some great events.
Highlight of the season will be the Alberta Derby on Sunday, July 30. This will be the third year Evergreen Park hosts the Derby. It was rst held in 1931 and continued until 2008 in Calgary before nding its new home in Grande Prairie in 2015 at Evergreen Park. Purse for the Alberta Derby will be over $50,000.
Derby Day on August 30 will also include the Grande Prairie Derby.
Click here for complete schedule
The Park has also started a Racing Club that is purchasing two horses that will run at The Horses At Evergreen Park this summer.
There will be 200 shares sold at $250 each. You can purchase your share online.
Horsemanship Training back for a Second Season
After a successful inaugural season where 14 passionate individuals completed the Horsemanship Training Program at Woodbine Racetrack, Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and the Horsemen’s Benevolent Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA), along with partner Groom Elite (http://groomelite. com) are excited to launch a second season of the program.
The program offers development opportunities
for those who are currently working with horses in some capacity or those who wish to work alongside horses for the rst time. Due to the uniqueness of the program, both groups will be able to learn vital skills and develop a path to potential employment in Woodbine’s backstretch.
The program runs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 pm to 4:00pm beginning on April 24th (Introduction to Grooming 099) and May 15th (Groom Elite 101). Those interested are encouraged to apply online prior to the April 1st deadline.
In Case You Missed It
Should Tiz
a Slam reign
victorious in the
2017 Queen’s
Plate, which is set
for Sunday, July 2,
at Woodbine, he
would provide Hall
of Fame trainer
Roger Att eld with
a record ninth score in the Canadian classic.
Att eld is currently tied with Harry Giddings Jr. with eight Plate wins.
The hypothetical Winterbook, compiled by Ron Gierkink and Alex Campbell of the Daily Racing Form, and Keith McCalmont of Woodbine’s communications department, offers early odds on all 91 three-year- olds, 81 colts and geldings, as well as 10 llies, nominated to the 2017 Canadian Triple Crown.
Read the full Article here
Nominees Woodbine Oaks & Triple Crown Races
Fire Prevention & Emergency Rescue Training for Racing Industry & Fire Fighters
Equine Guelph is hosting two upcoming hands-
on clinics with internationally recognized instructor Dr. Rebecca Gimenez of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Inc. (TLAER). The rst offering, Tuesday April 25 and Wednesday April 26, 2017, at Mohawk Racetrack will be open to the general public and will be of particular interest to those involved in the racing industry including racetrack personnel. Then on April 28 – 30, a large animal rescue operational level course at Meaford Fire Department will be available for active re ghters.
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