MB~~~~~~ . The Caada Camin-rda1cmbr 2 20 SHOPPN PESU Burgess Up for O'Brien award Winter 2007: Stores open Mon - Sa! 1Oam -6 pm, Snday2 -5:30 WWW.Stjacobs.com 1-800-265-3 35 3 North of Ktchener-Waterloo T HE VILLAGE off Hwy 85 Local trainer among nominees for Standardbred Canada hardware Blair Burgess wil hc ch îsing down onc last accolade belote hîbinging the 2006 barness racing season to a close. Mitons,,seasoned horseinan wili he vyîng 1f.or tbe eoveted OBrien Award as Standardbred Canadas Traîner of the Year - heing officialiy nominateci for tbe hono uscrEesday. Up against Carnbridgc's (asie C oleman -wbo becarte tbe first woman ever b ecarn an O'Brien last y'ear 45 year- oid Burgess has enjoyed a thsrougbiy successi-ui season, thanks iargely to the efforts of twcs borses. Tise sosi proiîîineîit ai ioîig îbem is G lidernaster, whss retenti>' compieteci bis sweepi of thee Fnpie Crown - becorn- InIgS cthe tiseeghîb bhrse nis bstisry to do so - and ts now up or- C anadas tisp sophomuire trotting cosit awatd. Burgess also enjoyec Inbgb stakes prosperil> wîcb Arrnhrcs Dcîce, wbsî prevaîlec itn the C onfecleraîisn Cucp. anci to date has, attsasseci an overal$2 9 million bankrcîil from 19 wîn- tiers this season. EXPERIENCE OSCAR'S 905-286-9250 'iur c q 1- Parn pm ai. !amn pm, Sn osed 2850 Arqentia Road Missoisauga (Glidenaster bias stiff compettîlon for bis O'Brien Award, wîîb feliow nommne(, Majeetît Scon tuming in ant ineredîble 2006 campaign tbat inciuded 14 wîns in 19 starîs and a triumpbant $1-million Canadian Trotting Classic performance. Co-owned ancd driven by Mltonian Steve C ondren, Pure Ivory bas seeured ber second straîgbî OBrien Award - as tbe Blai Buress unaninous seleetion in Canada's cbree- Bli Bres 'ar-csfd trcttng fil' ranks. Tbe caugbîer of Striking Sabbra bad a bigbiy proctieîve s ear, wvtnîng i12 of 19 races and banking $914,893. Soîne csf ber stakes victo- ries ineluded the Canadian Breeders Cbampicsnsbip, tbe [legantîmage Consolatiosn and the Sirncoe Siakes, in wbîtb sbe trotted ici a career and (anadian record csf1i 53.1. Oiber OBrien Award ncsminees are as fcsiicws: Driver csf tbe Year. jcîdv Jamieson (Cambnidge), Mark MacDonald (Cambridge) Breeder osf tise Year. Robert Murpby (White Rock, B.C.), 'Secister Farmns (Lucan, Ontario) Iicrseiansbip Award; Gerry Huduin (Edmonton)' Cari Jansiesoîs (PrincetcmnCOntariu) Pacers lwo-Year C)iti 1ilix Pacer: Cabana Fever, Luck osf Micbelle i'ws-Year-Old Ccsi Pacer: Arîzina, Domîttan [-fanover i bree-'tear-Oid Filvy Pacci: Darlins Deiîghi, In Trepici P bree-'ieat'-Oid Colii Pater Dccnbeg, lotal rcttb Older Pacîng Mare' Burning Point, Giowîng Report Older Pactng Horse: Lis Mara, Prîmetime Bobeat Trotters Twcs-Year-cfd [illy Trotter: Pampered Princess, Possess Tbe Magie l-wts-'ear-Oid Ccoit Trotter: Laddie, Val Taurus Clder Trcotting Mare: Peaceful Way Snazzy Millite Older Trcoting Horse: Pianiagenet, Stletto - Eacb nomînaîed borse is aiso a fînalîsi for Canadian Hlorse of the Year OBrien winners wiil be annocînced ai an awards banquet in Mîssîssauga Februars' 3. 1 - - -, - - 1 . - , - - -mi