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SECTION A THE Wednesday Million dollar dreams On a wing and a prayer a 3yearold colt named Pegasus beats the odds at Orangeville I have funny reeling he going to be a good racchorie Kevin Mitchell Horse racing Is a risky business at the best of times but when you invested in the sport because you love horses and arc looking for fun the rewards are not measured solely with dollar signs Thai might sum up how partners feci about their pacer Pegasus a threeyear old brown colt who reached a milestone recently Pegasus won his first race July at Orange Raceway netting his owners After spending nearly in purchasing training and board costs the partners t very well rejoice about a return on their invest But Pegasus proved he could beat the odds by a victory after only being on he racing from May 1383 For owners Andy Szlgcti of Toronto Dill McKeown and Kevin Mitchell of Georgetown the joys of owning their own pacer have been well worth their fears hard work and anxiety Pegasus may be ready in September for the A circuit tracks such as Mohawk Race way after his training experience at the B circuit level in places like Hanover and partners agree However the trio have beaten the odds by just getting their colt to the One of the lights for the owners happened back on May when Pegasus qualified for a race by clocking a 12 time for the standard mile long track Pega won his first race with a lime of The strategy express by the trio is not to rush the r horse along because Pegasus can race until he Is 14 years old There no use in pushing could eventually feel comfortable on the race- Mr Mitchell on a farm north of Acton during his child hood years had been active around the race track at London when he was at there While work ing for a bank In Wind sor he was able to purchase a low cost horse and train the colt in his spare time EARLY TRAIN The proud owners made their purchase leg who pace can beat trotters but trott crs earn more money because there are less trotters on the circuit than pacers R harder Oct 1981 Mr a itio before the horse ready thev BEAT THE ODDS On the track the horse is able to learn faster without having his spirit broken sus has a winner drive as most good racehorses do One race he was flicked with a p and this caused him lose furious and Mr Mitchell said The percentages of getting your horse to the are not good the owners say Disease Injury and a horse training aptitude and temperament are all considered as possible liabilities The owners had the opportunity to buy the celt from a local horse breeder for Kevin Mitchell took the initiative by becoming the active partner raising Pegasus In his first year that he Mitchell started the colt training during the first week by gelling h used o the bit The second week Pegasus became used to the harness as Mr Mitchell walked him around a Gradually Pegasus was eased Into a train harness called a Jogger which Is heavier than the racing harness Distance was built up gradually as the colt began raining at onequarter of a mile eventually reaching five miles some jog miles behind him Although Pegasus was trolling bred a natural gait where the left front and bock right legs move together the owners decided thai the coll reluctance lo trot might be solved if Ihey changed him into a Pegasus spent Hi years training as a trotter but Ihen he was eventually switched to a pacing gait the left front leg and the left KEVIN MITCHELL the percentages of getting your horse to the track are not good to get a young horse to trot Mr Mitchell says KNEE PROBLEMS The training for Pegs was going fine until February of 1832 when his knees were rayed Because the knees are the last part of the colt body lo develop the procedure Is important o a young horse to training The results indicated that Pegasus should be rested for two months The training was tut The horse liked It the time off He had more time to think about what he had been taught Mr Mitchell said It wasn until or that the owners decided to use hobbles to teach how pace proper ly The perils of a trainer are well known to Mr Mitchell who broke his foot on New Year Day Pegasus became startled by a rabbit landing on his foot breaking it in three places Around a farm track Pegasus was clocked at IB for the mile but he eventually qualified at in May A very fast pace for a top horse is Mr Mitchell says The current target for the owners Is to train Pegasus to pass other horses in the heat of the race something an experienced horse does with ease SETBACKS Often there are set backs in training though Pegasus was set lo qualify in March but he hit a soft spot on the record hi first victory July yea get so excited when your hone 1 racing hit yon feel like running along side of him track breaking his stride causing him to Jump on his front foot The Injury which required 10 stitches took two months away from his training sche dule In May Pegasus was ready lo qualify again Pegasus Is under the care of a trainer at the Racetrack where the horse Is boarded Their trainer Ken Parke can spend as much as hours with Pegasus in the course of his daily training Board for the bone costs around a per month while vitamins or a growing colt can reach a month Mr Mitchell says It not easy to forget about the added costs such as supplies brush es leg ligaments bandages and a mult I of other items included in the horse racing business However a hobby and an emotional attachment to the race track and their horse that makes the Invest ment worthwhile You gel so excited when your horse is rnc that you reel like running along side of him Mr says You run into some real characters the track it a fun atmo sphere he says Whatever the wlnn ings might eventually be the trio have had fun watching their colt grow I have a funny feeling he going to be a good racehorse Mr Mitchell says Richard learn a different way of life working for Larry of Norva Herald photo farmer trains big city student When Larry or Norval first set eyes on Oakvllle native Richard 17 he I sure how the lean city boy would handle nine weeks of farm But from his first day Richard proved to his employer that he wouldn be a touch even when it meant lifting hay bales all day Richard slept soundly that night and his point was made Richards a nice boy Its gratify to teach someone who wants to learn says Larry Mr Laldlaw is In charge of Ihe dairy operation on his Orchal aw Farm located on the Fifth Line His father looks after their huge apple crop as part of the entire acre opera tlon Mr Laldlaw heard about the Summer Experience program for students sponsored by the ministry of agrlcul lure and food through a friend He realized that more could be plished if he had some help for some of the smaller Jobs around ihe Before Richard Joined Farm he had lo take a safely course which taught him to be wary of such as tractors cattle and silo gas The grade eleven dent has been putting on weight pure muscle from his first week and learning a variety of new tasks He starts his day at 5 30 a m working on different chores such as feeding cattle filling silos fence work and driving the tractor The program takes a load off you If some one s willing to learn I m willing to teach Mr Laldlaw says Someone from Ihe city who works on the farm benefits from the expe rience by learning about farm life Mr Laldlaw says Richard is aware now that the myth about the laiy father is not true Only the strong survive the ones with a strong business sense Mr Laldluw says The young helper has been exposed to other facets of life on the farm He recently went to a twilight meeting where cows were being Judged at the Jim Kings farm nearby Richard In his Iwo remaining weeks might have a hand at the early apples before he leaves but more of the variety Orchalaw sells won be ready for harvesting for some time Mr Laldlaw says his grain crop Is down from four truckloads to trucktoads Shop Weekly Good Values 8 WOOD GARDEN SHED ready to assemble Reg GARAGE SALEPMCE 259 00 OARAGE 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