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20 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, October 31, 2000 tSPORTS 876-WIN Locall owned colt wins Breeders Crown 'Grant's Bettors Delight plays the spoiler Photss by GRAHAM PAINSE Hornby's John Grant <plctured aboya wlth wife Kay) was ail amile miter hie horse Bettors D.Ilght won the $871 ,475 Breeders Crown Two-Year-old Colt Pace at Mohawk Friday. Memnwhile (b.bow) driver Daniel Dube steered Gallo Blue Chlp to a thoroughly convlnclng wln In the $602,680 Three-Yeor-Old Colt Pace. It could have been a totally fruitless night for local horsemen at Mohawk Racetrack Friday. Fortunately, John Grant's capable colt stepped in to prevent the whitewash. Bettors Delight - owned by the Hornby native - confirmed that bis elimination win in national and track record time of 1:51.3 was no fluke as he and driver Mike Lachance upset undefeated favourite Real Desire (trained b.y Campbellville s Blair Burgess) to win the two- year-old colt pace as the l6th annual Breeders Crown. Great finish Trained by Cambridge's Trevor Ritei Scott McEnemy, Bettors three tîngers Delight hauled down Real of hlm Bree Desire and Pro Bono Best vîctories Frld in mid-stretch to, take the seven race - and alto the moat lucrative as $871,475 - in a sizzling 1:52.4. The one-and-one-quarter length victory was his fouris in eight starts. "This one was a big surprise," said Lachance. "I knew he waa very good record. "I waa expecting a good race out of hlm, but 1 juat didn't think he could get close to Real Desire." The best individual performance of the evening was saved for laat, as Gallo Blue Chip was simply awesome during race eight in win- nin8 the $602,680 Three-Year-Old Colt Pace - and by doing 50 stamped himseif nos only the divisional champion but quise >probably Horse of the Year. Decisive win With Daniel Dube in the bike, Gallo Blue hie holds Up Chip - the 1-2 choice one for each - simply cashiered the sders Crown field, taking charge past ay. the quarter and widen- ing to defeat fine rivais, winning by nearly eight lengths in 1:51.1. Longahot George Scooter out finished On Line Service for second spot. Overaîl, Trottin' Trevor Ritchie waa the standout - winning three events in the eîght-race, $5.7 milIlion extravaganza to tie John Campbell for moat single-season dri- ver wins as the Breeders Crown. The Ontario Jockey Club regular began the night by taking the two-year-old filly trot with Syrinx Hanover, who grabbed the lead midway through and held on for a Breeders Crown and Canadian record of 1:55.66. From there, Ritchie made a strong late charge with Banker Hall to win the Two- Year-Old Colt Trot - again establishing a Canadian and Crown benchmark of 1:56.2 - and then combined with longshot Aviano to win the Three-Year-Old Filly Trot inan even 1:56. Meanwhile, Milton's Chris Christoforou - arguably the most accomplished driver over the past two years - had six rides Friday but failed to reached the wînner's circle. He came close on two occassions, tak- ing shird-place honours in the Three-Year- Old Colt Pace and Two-Year-Old Filly pace with Victory Party and Electrical Art respectively. Next up at Mohawk is the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final next - for top two and three-year-olds - this Saturday. 200 ECH TIse Troyota Valune Sized M .n$1th o,4 MSRP $14,315 *8uoSe4m.wakmaWyWS. FW pepm. wu~