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The Canadian Champion, Friday, August 8, 2003 - 23 -Locally-trained colt captures Hlambletonian Amigo Hall tops at Meadowlands Locally trained and owned Amnigo Hall delivered a huge upset win in the $1-million Hambletonian Trot at New Jersey's Meadowlands Racetrack Saturday aftemnoon, becommng the sec ond Ontanio-sired colt to capture the histonec event this decade. A 27-to- I shot, the Balanced Image son received a bnllant steer trom Michel Ldchance to score a I:54 victory over Sugar Trader and Mac's Crown K. Leaving from post sîx, Lachance fired Amnigo Hall to the front. Reaching the opening quarter in the rather sedate :28.2, the pair yielded to heavy favourite Power To Charm, who pushed the pace to a :55.4 haîf. Easing off on the pace through Ithe 1:25 three-quartcr mark, Power To Charm came under heavy pres- sure on the outside fromn Sugar Trader while Amigo Hall sat com- fortably in the pocket behind him. As Power To Charm faded through the stretch, Lachance was able to carve out an opening and Amigo Hall powered his way to victory. Blair Burgess -I wasn't going to leave with him, but the horse was good scoring down. He was right on the gate and sharp, so I let him trot out there and the rest is history," said J Lachance. Mîlton's Blair Burgess trains Amigo Hall for his wife Karmn Qîsson Burgess, father Bob Burgess of Campbellville and breed- crs Walnut Hall Limited of Lexington, KY. Prior to fimishing third in bis Hambletonian elimination as the Meadowlands July 26, Amigo Hall was a third-place fmnisher in a Photos by July 6 Gold Final at Windsor Raceway, causing co-owner Bob GRAHAM PAINE Burgess to lament the fact that somte of the colt's peers had not tried their hand in the rich event. 1i have no idea why other people who have Ontario-sired hors- Arpm es don 't nomninate themr to races like the Hambletonian," he wL o c s u c. id s f S eel ch «o le n CUW remarked. "If they did more of that we'd get more recognition for Seturday's Inaugural Igds of Steel Milton fTstWhlon drew 176 compettoris Including nlnir-ol Bronyn Yankee Paco, also a son of Balanced Image, was the first Kllboum of Campb.IMle, who runs out of th. transItion wa after completlng th. swim portion of the triathlon Ontario-sired trotter to win the Hamnbletonian, scormng a 1:53.2 chllnge. Inset above, lûjma-olds Michle St Pierre (loft) and Alanna Hsrrlgsn race each othe toward the fin- victory in 2000. lsh line, whlie (above) eight-yeer-old Heether Sadier of Milton shows good form durlng the bike portion of the race. Amnigo Hall boosted bis lifetime eamnings from $1 25,349 to $625,349 with the win. F R E: EALT!a (Fîve 801b. bags) and FREEP INSTLLATIN When you buy a Cullgan Water Softener (a $200 value) 01 623 MAIN STI EAST, MILTON (905) 878m2474