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Sisters to square off Itonight at Woodbine Ontario's top two-year-old trotting lillies retum to Woodbine Racetrack tonîght f'or their tii-st $ 100,000 Gold Final and a pair of Mr. Lavec daughters, wiII be looking to repeat the success they achieved in the elimination round last week. John Bax trainee Pepi L-avec starts froro Post 3 in the fourtb race of Woodbine's 7:40 p.m. program and wilI be looking tor the third win of ber brief career. A $40,000 yeailing purchase ati ast fal's Forest City Yearling Sale, Pepi Lavec has already ietumed $36,003 to Peterborough resident Bax and is partners Glengate Farros of Camphellville. The talented filly scored her ii-st win in a Trillium Series event at Rideau Carleton Raceway June 26 and was an easy 2:01.1 victor in her Gold Elimination ai Woodbine last week. Paul Macdonell drove Pepi Levac to her elimination win and will be back in the race hi ke for tonight's $ 100,(XXi test. Bax also sends oui Natashas Kiss trom Post 9 in the Gold Final. Owned by AI Libfeld of Pickering and Mai-vin Katz and Sam Goldband of Toronto, the Balanced Image illy and Dave Wall finisbed second to stablemate Pepi Lavec in the elimina- tion. Matches sister's success The other Gold Elimination went to Mi- Lavec daugbter Crown Lavec in 2:03.3. The Bob Mclntosh trainee and Milton driver Steve Condren surprised the Woodbine t'ans with the win, retuming $136 l'o- a two dollar wager. New Yorker Martin Sternberg and Alvin Katz own Crown Lavec, who will starn t'rom Post 4. Promising Catch daughter Catch This , Hoof Beat vvt ADR S i ER and co-owner Pierre Bovay of Norval fin- ished third, just one length hehind Crown Lavec, in the elimination and Fred Brunner hopes the illy can repeàt or improve on that performance tonght. Aller being interfered with at the start, Catch This regained her composure fast enough to hit the irst quarter on the front end and Brunner hopes that level ol matu- rity will benelit bis filly in the field of' novice trotters. Didn't expect to, win -We were surprised by her in the elimi- nation," said Brunner. "h isn't easy loi- a two-year-old with lit- tIe race experience to go the front, espe- cially since she got interlered with blfre the star." The Etobicoke resident credits Bovay with keeping the filly's mind locused on the race and l'or getting such a gxod per- fonmance out ol her. "Pierre kept her level and she came out of' the race beautitùlly." he said. "The 10 post will be dilicuit, but we arc looking lorward to the Final. Once she gets going, she can practically race herselt." Catch This will lace elimination winners Pepi Lavec and Crown Laveccin the lourth race tonight, along with seven other illies who would like to take home the lions share ot the $l()1)0 purse. The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, July 10, 2001-21 --LocaI golfer qualifies for international competition By STEVE LeBLANO even come close last year. I've gotten a lot better. The Champion My putting was good and 1 got myseif out of trou- Miltonian Brian Felstein was rigbt on par witli a hie when 1 need to." oecent bid for international competiion. A polisbed game - complete witis reliable The I 6-year-old was a model of con- approach shots - helped the local golfer sistency throughout a Optîmist upstage nearly two dozen opponents, International Junior Golf including fellow Miltonian Jef Cbampionship (OIJGC quali- Thomas. fying tournament at Currently leading his age Brampton's Castlemore June. class on the Kiwi Goîfcene 28 - delivering a 75-shot Tour, Thomas shot a 78 at performance to place tird Castlemooe to, narrowly miss among his age group and qualifying for the OIJGC. make it to the main event. Felstein- who enjoyed With only the top four fin- some solid performances on ishers froru each division the GoîfScene Tour last summer advancing to this weekend's inter- - tnisbed just tbree strokes back national sbowease in Florida, compe- :. of the 16 to I 8-year-old boys division tition was - 10 say the veiy least - BinFlti winnei- at Castlemore. tierce. BlnFiti He and Thomas have both qualified But the vast improvements Felstein loi- the provincial and national junior bas made over the past year came 10 the forefront championsbips, wbich will be held next month in and eventually equaled a successful qualifying Niagara Falls and Ingersol respectively. campaign. TMe OIJGC will i-un Tbursday through Satui-day "I'm really happy about this," he said. "I didn't in Palm Beach. Be sure to read Up on ail your local sports teams every Tuesday and Friday in The Canadian Champion. For the air we breathe >nintoning Check-up khoe calbi for both 134A system5 10) il -8 lié! 1(151iNRCOK