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The Canadian Champion, Friday June 21, 2002-31 Merchants at tournament Merchant hopefuls will continue audi- tioning l'or a spot on the 2002/03 rosier Milton begins the prospects show case being held ai the Uinversity o) (Juelph ihis year againsi Kitchener and lias gaines againsi Cambridge and Waterloo Ssinday andl Mnday night respectively. The Merchants* round robin games ail start ai 8 p.m. Consolation and champi- onship games will bc played Tuesday \0115)Il suit Up itis 55cck]iid are Roh Sgarbossa and Ryan Wildlang- both ot whoni showed strongly during the club'S rookie camp in Etobîcoke. Milton secured the consolation crown ast year afier taking championship bon- ours n 1999 and 20(X). Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Hefty hardware haut Milton School of Jiu-Jitsu students (from left) Tyla Campbell, Ben Seguin, Alex Sereda, Michael Giles and Shannon Laing display the first-place trophies they captured during recent competition at their club. Second-place finishers included Kaylee Coverdale, Dante Duncan, Daniel Kelsh, Luke MacKenzie, Katriona McNeilly, Stephanie Rathy, Jason Switzer and Mitchel Weisner while taking third were Josh Bridge, Andrew Gauvreau, Heather Gray, Gary Laing, Daniel McMullen, Mark Steinhauser, Sean Tascone and Isaac White. Cup hopefuls deliver solid tune-up efforts Witb the Pepsi Nortb American Cup elimiriations set for tomorrow nigbî, many of the hopefuls l'or Canadas richesi bar- ness race took to the track for their final preparations in three $ 100,000 divisions of the Burlingion Stakes June 8 evenirig ai Woodbine. There was one very notable scratcb how- ever, as top coniender Macb Tbree was taken out of the entry box on race day moming by tramner Bill Robinson due 10 sickness. In the first $100,000 division, Million Dollar Cam sbowed some million dollar form in blazing to a two-and-a-half length win over Monsoon Hall and Pacifie Titan in a superb 1:50.3 mile. Randy Waples bad tbe three-year-old son of Cams Card Sbark in top flight hafway down tbe stretch to overtake Monsoon Hall. Said Waples, "He sprung off the gate real fast. Woodbine suits im 10 a tee. He got a realiy lucky trip. 1 didn't race him as hard as 1 îhought I was gomng to have to. Il was more of a sprint kind of race for him and when il comes down to that, he's as good as there is." Million Dollar Cam, trained by Bill Robinson for owner Jeffrey Snyder, paid $9.90, $450, $340 across the board j cornbining with Monsoon Hall for a $4 1. 10 exactor. Pacifie Titan paid $890 to show and rounded ont the $818 tniactor. Waples and Robinson were back in the spotlight again in division two as heavily- favoured Red River Hanover was a well- rated winner in 1:50.4. The handsome dark son of Western Hanover was relaxed away from the starting gate sixth as Silver D Moon sprinted to tbe top. Tbe Run The 'Fable colt - a recent Ontario Sires Sifes Gold chsampionit showed is autboritv tbroLigb tractions o)' :26, :54.3 and 1:23.1. Red River Hanover confidently measured the leader uintil drawing alongside im as they straîgbi- ened out for home. The pair sprinted away froni their pur- suers, but by the sire il was A Red River Hanover- a four-and-a-half length victo- ry. Dragondotcomn eamned the show ticket. It would have been nice Io have had some rover, but being first over was okay,' said Waples, who a week earlier in Monireal guided tbe colt 10 a sharp win in the $500.000 final of the Prix de Montreal. "Hes a great horse. He's getting better each week. He should be in great shape for next week's action. 1 really think this horse will be the best when the year is over." Red River Hanover combined with Silver D Moon for an $810 exactor and with Dragondotcom for a $3740 triactor. The third division was a wire-to-wire affair for Up Front Westemn and reinsman Mario Baillargeon. Another son of Western Hanover, the Mark Ford trainee lined up the field behind him with limes of :26. 1, :55.2 and 1:24. 1. That middle-half breather left him with plenty in reserve as he coast- ed home to a handy win in 1:5 1. 1. Daylon Frontier won a three-horse photo finish over Camystic and a losing Three Olives for second. Up Front Western paid $840 10 win. with longshot Daylon Frontier completing the $26350 exactor and Camystic round- ing out a whopping $1, 125.90 triactor. SPRLNG RATES! e Completely redesigned layout e AStrPubicweoe0yad e Stretfcng oe 50 ad e Personal and corporate memberships available Early Bird Sunrise to 8:Oam $ AM Special 8:Oam to 1:Oamn$ Prime-time 1O:Oam to 2:OOpm PM Special 2:Opm to Dark$ (Weeýkends &Hldy Prime-time PM Spedial 9 Holes Sunrise tII 2:OOpm 2:0Opm to Dark OnIy after 4:OOpm ;30 +gst ;40 -.gst ;45 +gst ;40 +gst $50 +gst $40 +gst $28 +gst To reserve your tee tines, please cail Just north f rom Peter's (905)628-2877I Corners on Westover Road kanieffgolf.com I a