Ontario Quarter Horse racing at Ajax Downs switches to Mondays for the fall season beginning Labour Day, September 7 with eight fast and furious races beginning at 12:55 p.m.
The Labour Day card of racing features the popular GRIDIRON GALLOP, a 110-yard dash (named for the distance of a football field) that starts virtually in front of the track apron and brings together older, talented horses who have significant gate experience. The start of the Gridiron Gallop remains important, but it is more about the speed with which a horse can leave the gate; Quarter Horses can go from standing in the gate to 60 km/hr in a matter of strides.
Monday's Gridiron Gallop has a field of seven including 2013 Horse of the Year ONE FAMOUS GLASS, who won his 10-year-old debut July 15 after 21 month layoff. This will be the first time the multiple stakes winner will tackle the short distance. He is owned by Carol and Jaime Robertson and trained by Bryn Robertson of Hillsburgh, ON. Tony Phillips rides.
For more on the story of One Famous Glass and the Robertson's 13-year-old grandson who rides him, visit
ontarioracing.com/picks-results-and-news/top-racing-headlines/2020/one-famous-glass-and-cody-sabila-the-comeback.
You can keep up to date on Ajax Downs news and watch races live at
www.ajaxdowns.com. While fans are not yet permitted at the track, you can wager and watch on the races by opening an account at Horseplayer Interactive,
www.hpibet.com, giving you access to all the information you need to know about betting on a horse race.
If you want to learn more about getting into Quarter Horse ownership, contact the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario, Inc. at
www.qrooi.com. Its successful First Line Racing Syndicate has provided many thrills for its shareholders.
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Photo by Katina Milns
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