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22 - The Canadien Champion, Fniday, September 29, 2000 Awesome Light leaves his mark on Gold Eliminations By SANDFrA SNYDER who went wire-to-wire around the Dundas haîf-mile Special to The Champion in 1:58. Awesome Light made his presence felt in the two- Owned by Edward Smith of Mississauga, Dr' year-old pacing colt division with the quickest of three Michael Wilson of Rockwood, Sam Ross of North Gold Elimination wins at Flamnboro Downs Sunday. York and Gerald Ross of Downsview, Warrawee In just his third start the Albert Albert colt tossed off Caesar boosted his season bankroll to $232,594 with a 1:56.2 mile and jumped head first into one of the the win, his fifth. In Il starts the Dexter Nukes son most competitive divisions in Ibis year's Ontario Sires bas finiabed no worse than third. Stakes program. Ton 0f Diamonds and Whispers Domo rounded out Owned by Toronto's KarI Scbmed and Dr. Peter the top three spots in the fourth race. Schoppel of Midburst, Awesome Light earned his Twin B Hotshot proved his performance in the last way into Sunday's contest with a 1:56.3 qualifying Gold Series was no accident with a 1:58.1 score in the win on September 19. Pat Hudon drove the colt in bis sixth race. Sires Stakes debut and the duo benefited from a red The Run The Table colt and driver Randy Waples hot earty pace set by Armbro Vaganious. of Milton took conîmol of the lead fromn R.J.'s Dexter Leaving fromn post seven Hudon and Awesome at the top of the stretch and held off a cbarging Tyler Light sat easily on the outside while Armbro A and Whole Lotta Class to score the balf-length vic- Vagatious mocked thmough a :27. 1 first quarter and fol- tory. lowed it up with a :56.3 haîf. Rolling îoward the three- The Ted Jacobs trainee captured his OSS debut at quarter mark Hudon sent bis charge after the lead and Hiawatha Horse Park on September 2 and finished the pair neyer looked back, coasting home a lengîh third in the September 9 Final. Sunday's win boosted and tbree-quarters abead of White Star Jo Jo and the colt's record to two wins and two thirds in six Rickards Ed. Favourite C.T. Rocket and Carl starts for abank balance of $38,357. r Jamieson had to settle for third. St. Catharines reaident Jacobs abares ownership on After sweeping the two-year-old filly pace Gold the colt with Scarbomougb's John Fielding. Eliminations st Friday, Jamieson bad 10 seuîle for Top tbree finishers fmmi each elimination will oeturn jusI one appearance in the Flamboro Downs winner's to Flamboro Downs on Sunday, October 1 for their circle on Sunday. The Jarvis resident bit in the firsî second last $1 00,000 (Jold Final and the last OSS elimination with division leader Warrawee Caesar, event on the Dundas oval'a 2000 scbedule. French Panicure captures Stakes By BRUCE MURRAY Special ta The Champion Three stakes finals for the ladies were beld at Mohawk Racetrack Saturday evening. The $239,500 headliner was the 39th Milton Stakes for filly and mare pacers. An incredible early pace was set by Pan Yankees (Paul MacDonell), who along with French Panicure and Galleria were a three-horse entry of Bob Glazer's Peter Pan Stables. Pan Yankees paced 10 the opening split in :25.4, but despite the bot pace Miltonian Chris Christoforou had world champion Galleria up and cballenging bard appmoacbing Use balf-way mark and clcared it in a tor- turous :53. She led pasî three quartera in 1:22.2, but midway down the stretcb tired badly. Driver Eric Ledford sent favourite French Panicure attacking at the top of the stretch, and when be arked the Life Sign four-year-old daughter, she responded and out-dueled classy veteran Sanabelle Island to win in 1:52. 1. "I was s far off Use pace in the early going I wasn't sure what war going on up front," said Ledford. 'Then t landed fourtb over whicb warn'î the place to be, but she overcame the trip. The time doesn't shot it, but it was a big effort fromt ber tonigbî. "She bad to pace a pretty good last quarter 10 win the race." The I 7th victory of ber csreer put French Panicure aI $997,902 in lifetime earnings for Glazer and tramner Chris Marino. Sanabelle Island was second best with Steve Warrington driving, Longsbot Lifetime Member in rein 10, Mario Baillargeon, rallied laIe to pick up the third prize. Galleria finished seventh, marking Use firat lime abe basrrmissed a cheque since late Febnsaey. French Panicure paid $3.50 and became the eigbth mare 10 win both tbe Roses Are Red and Milton Stakes in the samne year. She alto became Uhc firat femnale pacer to, break the 1:50 bamrer in Canada, winning the Roses Are Red in 1:49.4 in later Auguat aI Woodbine. Canes open Irn #recognit 1ion Of injine style Halton's AAA minor atomas have sbown OCT stmongly tbrougb the initial stages of their 2000/01 season - in botb toumnament and The Halton E league play. would like ti The Hurricanes opened the year with a higbly impressive effort aI the annual Ajax/Pickering Tournament. There tbey PU LII reached the championship finals, but were doubled up by Brantford 4-2. Halton goals came from Josh Brittain E and Brseden Tale.fo urcm En moute to the tille match the rink rats foyurcm went unheaten witb convincimg wins over inpeprn Quinte (4-0), Brantford (5-2) and Wbitby becomze (8-0) as well as s 1-I tic againat the boat Your club, influence Ryan Williams and Lucas Reid eacb earned a shutout at the toumnament. Halton Dist Then Halton engineered a t0-0 blowouî D.L Paoke over the unsuspecîing Grey Bruce Dîrec:or of Edura Highlanders Sunday. 2050 Guelph Lis Delivering the shutout in Ibis one was w (905) 33-6 Reid. Fas: 335-9802 0OBER 5, 2000 Iistrict School Board ,commend Halton's : SCioi CHNERS îftment and dedication Stoday 's students to morrow 's leaders! contributions the lives of many. :rict Scbool Board Ethel Gardiner lion Chair o! the Board c, Burlisgton ON L7R 3Z2 .3 842-3014 878-8451 www.haliondsb.on.ca Vince aims for better Pe>rformance this time * from SHOW en pffl 21 againat teas fros France, Sweden and the United Statea. "Wc dîdn'I do so bot last year, ao we're boping for a big improvement" said tbe local equesiian, whosc car= bigbligbta include an appeasance at Ibis past spting's World Cup Final as well as earning aktenate staua for thse 1999 Pan American Ganes. While honourcd to be namned to Use teans for Waabington, Vince bas ber eye on another Nations' Cup event - naînely, Use osne at tse Toronto Royal Horse Show in arly Novemsber. She debuteti there st year and sbowed stmongly in Iser cossntay's gold inedal victory - delivering two near flawlesa rounds wlsicb both eounted towaNl thse decisive wýin. fse promsising asowjusnper hopes an impressive effort amatis of tise border wîll convince Use se1ection comnnltee to grasither a retun to, he Royal. Rensawked Visace, 'Ansyuimn you get 10 represent your country it's a great tbing. but comipeîisg in front of the hometown crowd just can.'t bc replacýed Howlever, pl ayîng tise bometown favourite can'î always guarantee suc- ceas - and tise young equestrian knows this only too, well. Back tin July, Vince lsad s disattous sbowing during one of tbe Olympic Selection Trials at neaeby Hendervae. And while she was a bit of a long shot 10 qualify even before this, thse poor performance cruslsed ber outside Isopes for going to Sydney. Tsat lseartbrcaking effort was one of several isiccupa 6se's gosse IIaiugh tsis ycar, wbicb by and large isasn't mea- sured up lobher 1999 campaign. "Thinga just havenst gosse as well as last season. That's why l'in eally look- ing ta finish strongly in Washinsgton antd iopefully in Torono," said Vince. Tise Washsingtons Natons' dtp is siat- ed for October 29, with the Toronto Nations' Cup set for Noveniber 11. 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