Spqrts ..Wehaltoncom Filion laims O'Brien Driver of Year award First Standardbred Canada titie for natve Quebec reinsman At the forefront of a prosperous n.ght for Quebec, Sylvain Fîlion laid claim to his first O'Brien award as Stan- dardbred Canada's Driver of the Year Saturday noght at the annfuai black tie gala at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel. The 43-year-oid Milton reinsman - a Lachute native, whose home province had connecions to, three (YBrien winners - beat out two-time nominee Scott Zeron of Oakville for the 2012 titie after putting together a 434-win season. He amassed a career-best $8.6 mil- lion in purse earnings last year and was the regular driver of undlefeated Wheeling N Dealin, voted Canadas Two-Year-old Trotting Colt of the Year following a perfect 9-for-9 sea- son that was highlighted with a vî"c- tory in the Breeders'Crown Final. But Wheeling N Dealin lost out in the Horse of the Vear votlng to, Three- Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Vear Mi- chaels Power, whose Little Brown Jug triumph highlighted a spectacu- lar 2012. Coming from a hughly accomplished harness racing famiiy, Filion was one of the dominant drivers at Hippo- drome de Montreali n its final years before relocating to, Ontario when the track closed in 2008. His 2012 campaign included wins in the Golden Girls with Rebeka Baya- ma. the Masters Stakes with Sparky Mark and numerous Ontario Sires Stakes events with Prestidigitator. byvain Fillon proudly poses with his first O'Brien award. PhMciafSwy fWbS Hors. OMWt The O'Brien award follows another memorable first for Filion. Closing a three-win gap on New Year's Eve at Woodbine, he tied feffow Miltonéan and 2011i O'Brien winnef iody Jamieson for thoe Woodbine Entertainment Group driving titie. Each collected 284 victories at Woodbine and Mo- hawk tracks, wîth Filion pulling even in the very last race, prevail- ing with Long Fioht Hanover. Registration Begins February i st 9am MCNS bas found a new home' We are rîow located at 19-50 Steeles Avenue - just east of Bromte. It*s a beautiful bright faciiity that has been renovated and is ready for the 201.3114 school year. If you've never heard of us. check out our web site for more information. We offer the hest nursery school programrs in Milton. Our teachers have been with us for over 10) years. We are continuing t0 accept registrations for the 2012/2013 school year. If ïnterestcd, please visît our website or contact our Registration Sýecretary at mcns-regsecretarYazhotmail.com. "Hands down the BEST start to your child's education!." MULJTON'S ORIGINAL NURSERY SCHOOL W. me a con-profit, co-opoeiv puiomésl due bu. =poeaildin MÙ i um 1964. Ovw 2M0 chko bue ba a pe« oM bue! IhqP - -.8.~ Mo&Wcd -à 0 1-u.y moI Eux - - &kpicgmca < wéb tâcu oeSl: me ýcli M M7 7»S7 Pre-registration forms available ai www.mikoncom.wfitymarierygchoos.ca We am kwaied ne 50 Steeles Ave Vast 1 Init 10 Mât- L IJ 1, îc- (:ý j1a s Lifil