(Ajax Downs honoured Daryl Wells Jr. with this program cover)
The late
Daryl Wells Jr. was honoured at Ajax Downs on Monday, October 17 during its card of racing. A video montage featuring photos of the 56-year-old was shown on the infield tote board and some of his famous Thoroughbred race calls were played throughout the afternoon. Wells, the popular handicapper and analyst at Ajax Downs, passed away Oct. 13 following a brief illness.
The Monday card of racing was the penultimate of the 2016 Ajax season and there were plenty of exciting moments on the nine-race card.
Bubbles Cartel Gal, co-owned and trained by Pontypool, ON resident Jason Pascoe, was a popular winner of the one of the featured dashes. The 3-year-old filly was bet with enthusiasm by the Ajax fans in the $16,000 allowance race, going off at 3 to 5, and she honoured that with a hard-fought win over Magic of Corona, trained by Bowmanville resident Scott Reid.
Bubbles Cartel Gal sped the 350-yard distance in :18.190 under jockey Ramiro Castillo for an impressive 82 speed index.
The victory by Bubbles Cartel Gal, also owned by Bill Miller of Sullivan, IL was the 23rd win in a remarkable season for Pascoe, who owns GFR Racing Stable with partner Bryanne Langford. The 43-year-old former equestrian rider is the third leading trainer at Ajax Downs in 2016 and is amid his best season as a trainer.
Pascoe is currently readying his Ajax stakes winner Rpainted Pistol, owned by Milena Kwiecien, for the $150,000 John Deere Championship to be held at Los Alamitos racetrack in California on Oct. 29.
The day’s featured event, a $17,600 allowance race at 250-yards, went to
Ms Dashin Corona owned by Nestleton, ON resident Marie Broadstock and husband/trainer Bob Broadstock. Let go as a 17 to 1 longshot, Ms Dashin Corona was placed first through the disqualification of second favourite Sugarmans Delight who won an exciting finish by a neck over Ms Dashin Corona but was placed last of nine for interfering with rivals at the start.
It was the first victory in nine races for Ms Dashin Corona who was ridden by Cory Spataro. The mare’s earnings for this year total over $16,000.
The ifnal day of racing at Ajax for 2016 is Monday, Oct. 24 with a post time of 12:55 p.m.
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