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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 24 May 2002, p. 27

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Red River Hanover prevails in North American Cup eligible Red River Hanover was brilliant in victory aI Mobawk Racetrack Saîurday. The $300,000) yearling is blossoming mbt a top colt after an up and down season aI îwo, wben il took bîm four starts 10 earn a win. He tben wenî on 10 win a total of six races and $142.231 in purses as a rookie. His victory on Saturday was is second in three stars Iis year. H-e recenîly set a îrack record in a stakes event aI The Meadows April 27- winning in a career besl 1:52. 1. Owned by Jeffrey Snyder and Loîblorien Equestrian Centre, Red River Hanover was racing in an ovemight conditioned race wiîb Tony Kerwood aIt thebelm. -We got a perfect second over trip and wben 1 asked hîm. 0e was full of pace,- said Kerwood of is 1:53.2 triumph. "He finisbed up real srong.' Red River Hanover is rained by Bill ~~Hoof 4 ~Bet Robinson. Kerwood and Robnson also hooked up to win the $60000 Free For Ail Pace with False Alarm. The five-year-old Malts Scooter son lèound laie racing room 10 pre- vail in 1:51.4. Owned by Pennsylvanias Samipson Street Stables and Floridas Norm Smiley. the 17 tinie \Ninner bas $178,000lin earn ngs this season, and is nearing $536,000 litetime. Race favourite Electric Stena rallied late 10 place second with Multons Steve Condren while E Dees Cami - mnaking bts first-ever stant in Canada - was third in rein to fellow Miltonian Mike Saftic. Donven Promise was a handy winner n the $42000 Mares Open Trot Saturday ai Mohawk. Tramner Tom Strauss reined the four- year-old Promising Catch daugbter Io vic- tory for Lee and Linda Devisser in a career best 1:55.1 in wire-to-wire fashion. It was career victory 13 f'or the career winner of $544.000. "She feit good tonigbt. She fcît as good îonigbt as sbe did last flu, wben she was on top of ber game" said Strauss. Strauss inted that Donven Promise will be entered 010o the next leg of the Classic Series -the Classic Oaks- ai the Meadowlands June 1, but would like 10 gel another race imb ber prior 10 Ibai. Off as ibe beavy favourîle. sbe paid $370 to win. outdistancing Dresden Dolly and EarI Dl My Dream. Spartans, 'Stangs fall in first round Bisbop Reding basebaîl coach Joe Jurus saîd last month Ibat at leasi one of Miltons tbree îeams sias likely Io make Hilion's final four. As of yesîerday, is Royals isere tOc only ones leit in the riinning- as botb E.C. Drury and Milton District werc knocked off durîng irsî-round play n )akvile Wednesd.ay. Drury's loss was particularly beartbreak- ing. since tbey eld an0 early thrce-run cushion againsitbe Iroqunois Ridge Trailblazers but ssound up losing 4-3. Fatigue played as miRO a role in tOe toss as silff competition. since tOc Slxioans badl plaved a doubhle-header tOc prcvious day'. E.C. mus IS vere scoied by Es an Jeans. Andreis Kirklind anîd Brian Mccomb. A lack ol' cluich iîîîng provcd IoibeLa maJ01 stumbling blîck asls \el - ith1 Drury stranding four runriers on base oser tOe last tsi o iînings. Meanwbile. MDs upcîlîg-round loss wstnearly as close. Perbaps equally tired lroi a hectic scbcîlule. tbe Mustangs had litîle ti conl tribuneeecuber on the mounid or ait tcePlatc and sscre hammercd by QE. Park lit-2. -l'le Roy.ils l3inished second in lalton' s Volpe D)is sio with an inmpressýis c6-2 record -igbhligbted by last Friday's s'on over- top-sceated Loyola t o carru a first- round bye. They bostcd Iroquois Ridge yestcrday ateiion. look ing t o reaclb thc senufdinals lor- thec rs imenin tbc schuîol'.s history. Springers ~ ~ Jk solid at the provincials ~ ~ eJ ~t _ Milton gymnasts recenily \Nrappcd up ibeir competitis c seas(o n 10 solid shosi - ngs at thc provincial champonsbips n Sudbury. Two Springers- Jairni Felo\s a :nd Julie Gagnon- attended as part of' tOe Ccntral Region îeam \vhile tOc other tbiee competed as independents. Fello\is s contributcd to bei Junior I team's second-place finishb n lb a fourth- place effort on the balance beami delis - ering a score of" 9. 15. Younger teammrale Gagnon was part of' the tbîrd place Pie- Junior squad. Independents Eleanor Pineau-Levmnan IPre-Novice Il , Stephanie Deumer (Junior 1) and Cbristina Chimonides (Junior Il) al gained valuable experience over thc week end. Pineau-Levman cracked tbe top-l10 on vauît. Deumer was Il lb on bars and Chimonides finisbed 19th on vaults. This marked the local clubs biggest provincial contingent in recent memory Plenase fax ail of your team reports and sports story ideas to Steve LeBlanc at (905) 878-49,43. It's what it does that COU nts. Ae 905878m927313 45 S'eeles v The Canadian Champion, Friday, May 24, 2002-27 See you on thie Green! Green Fee & Codt Specials Singles add $5.00 MON*FRI before ... 8:OOam $4500O EVERYDAY fr.... .3:OOpm SAlI SUN & HOLIDAY $Q99 before ........ 7:Oam 5 9 TOURNMENT DATES AVAILABIE Golf, Cod and Steak from $75. * itn iaRori go Jutweto GephIn IL OW V II. L El PRICES SUBJECI 70 CHANG ;E WITH ou OI GE WITHOUT NOTICE

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