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F-" Walc' hos aortefrNAiu ,,ValaeshrefvuiefrNA u Camotion 7-5 pick to win tomorrow at Woodbine By BRUCE MURRAY Special ta The Champion Ben Wallace has heard ail the comparisons, but for now he's keeping his own opinions well guarded. The Milton standardbred horse trairier certainly recog- nizes the vast potential of three-year-old pacer Camotion, one of 10 gifted contenders in the hunt for tomorrow evening's $1,000,000 North America Cup as Woodbine Racetrack. But putting the promising sophomore up with the likes of 1999 Triple Crown winner and Horse Df the Year Blissful Hall, he said, is a little premature. Not jumnping the gun "We're orlly in thse middle of June,"~ Wallace stressed, when asked about Camotion's chances for a breakthirough season. Nevertheless, Camotion (a son of Cambest) heada into, the North America Cup as one of the favouritea; - after holding off Thunder Bay and Aces'N'Sevens to win one of the two eliminations in a siz- zlîng 1:51.20. Taking his sixth victory in Il starts tbis year, he and driver Randaîl Waples of Milton took command before the haîf and gos the nod in a three-horse photo finish Saturday. Camotion was also a close second 10 Heifetz Hanover in a division of the Burlington Stakes last week. "First of aIl, I'm rcally happy we got in the big dance. Nothing's a given in this busi- ness. 1 thought the horse raced good. I don't think ihis horse's forte is to try to eut a mile. 1 thought they might swallow him at the wire.but he carried himsclf through and I'm proud of him for that." Hoping for good post Added Waples, "We got a lot better draw this week. Last weck, we had the rail and it's flot the easiest place at Woodbine. t hope the post position Gods are kind to us next week. "He was comfortable (at the end). 1 j ut don't think that he's the type of horse that his hest miles are going to be in front. But 1 wanted to get him in there sale and sound. - t waa hoping to get away a littie bit better but 1 didn't like the way it was setting up going mbt the firat turn. So 1 had to, go to plan B, hustling him to the front. But like 1 said, 1 don't think that's going to he his best miles. He's a better horse froro off the pace." Among Camotion's chief challenges tomorrow night will be fellow elimination winner Twin B Champ. Driven by John Campbell for tramner and co-owner Jack Darling of Windsor, the power- fuI pacer prevailed in his heat with an amazing finish of 1:51.1. The top tive finishers in each elimination advanced to, the Cup final, which-is slated to run at 7:40 p.m. tonight at Woodbine. Photo by MICHAEL BURNS Ben Wallace's Camotlon le one of two heavy favourltos In tomorrow nlght's North Amerlca Cup ut Woodblne. Mlilton skaters make the grade The Kelso Skating Academy recently held its annual testing day at Milton Memorial Arena. The following are skatems who made the grade: Freeskates junior Bronze Freestake: Debbie Aitken, Laura Vickery, Jennifer Roskam ' Senior Bronze Freeskate: Angela Schrempf, Jesseca Brake Junior Silver Freeskate: Laurie Kitchen Gold Freeskate: Sherylene Leslie Skating Skills Skating Sills Clas 1: Alida Finnie Skating Skiils Class 2: Launie Kitchen, Sabrina Moran-Grant, Tiffany Richmond Skating Skills Cîsas 5: Laura Vickery, Jennifer Roskam Skating Skills Class 6: Samantha Milîs, Laura Wilson, Sarah McDuffe Skating Skiils Class 7: Beather Grant, Emily Vickery Dances Dutch Waltz: Katelyn Kurpeweit, Jennifer McDonald, Natasha Krivec, Melissa McDonald Canasta: Kathryn Kennaley, Jennifer McDonald, Jessica Quinn, Cassandra Patterson, Natasha Krevic Baby Blues: Jennifer McDonald Swing: Amanda Austen, Sarah Goencz, Alison Sereda WiIlow: Emily Vickery 10 Fox: Jamie Carroll, Rehecca Tomlinson, Kaittyn Tauroda 14 Step: Aiden Stanley, Danielle Clarke European: Sarah McDuffe, Ashley Masters Foxtrot: Emma Williamson Tango: Angela Schrempf American: Sarah Sargent, Jenni fer Roskam, Bobbi-Lyn Forbes Rocker: Laura Vickery Kiliani: Jesseca Brake Westminster: Sherylene Leslie, Alida Finnie Dance Variation: Christel Peebles 1 _)ODUcT1ý LT[-)ý corile see, lis f(il a1ý ý'ùlf poul & spý1 ileeds, Si3ýe,,; - Sofvici, - 305B Steeles Ave. E. 876-2211