from Sandra Snyder www.ontariosiresstakes.com
Wayne Henry captures trio of Grassroots trophies
HANOVER, SEPT. 5, 2009 Arthur resident Wayne Henry enjoyed a successful evening at Hanover Raceway on Saturday, piloting three of his five freshman trotting filly contenders to Grassroots glory.
Henry posted his first victory of the evening in the second $24,000 Grassroots division, cruising along on the front end with Velten Ladolcevita to a 2:02.2 score. Dry Tears finished two and one-quarter lengths back of the leader, with The Anointed One 11 lengths to the rear in third.
Velten Ladolcevita started her two-year-old campaign in the Gold Series program at Grand River Raceway, but has found her niche in the Grassroots. She posted her first Grassroots victory at Hiawatha Horse Park on Aug. 13, and made it two in a row with Saturdays victory. The Henry Stable of Arthur owns the talented Ken Warkentin daughter.
Henry was back in the winners circle after the sixth race, engineering a perfect pocket trip for Charming Way, who stepped out around the final turn and sprinted home to a four length victory over fan favourite Pondo Mazey and Onehallofawoman. The Angus Hall daughters 2:01 clocking was the quickest of the eight Grassroots divisions.
Like her stablemate, Charming Way made her debut in the Gold Series program at Grand River and then moved into the Grassroots in time for the Aug. 13 event at Hiawatha Horse Park where she finished fifth. Saturdays victory was the fillys first in three starts, and boosted her lifetime earnings to $18,972 for owners James Laverty of Sauble Beach and the Henry Stable.
A front end tour of the Hanover oval behind Daylon Mission in the ninth race completed Henrys hat trick. The two-time Gold Series starter captured her first lifetime victory with a 2:04.2 effort, finishing two lengths ahead of runner-up Bertos Angel. Orillia Barbie was nine lengths back in third.
Dan McCann of Parkhill shares ownership with the Henry Stable on Daylon Mission, who finished second in her July 13 Gold Elimination at Grand River, but failed to crack the top three in the July 20 Gold Final or the Aug. 3 Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack. The Amigo Hall lass now has one win and one second in five starts for earnings of $24,000.
Three other multi-tasking trainers also piloted their young charges to Grassroots victory on Saturday. Mark Steacy and J M Annie were 2:02.3 winners in the fourth race, which saw the Angus Hall miss deliver a gritty effort up the outside to best Tymal Tiara and Northern Kitti. Steacy trains the filly for Landmark II Racing Stable of Elginburg, David Reid of Glenburnie, George Judson of Athens and David McDonald of Cornwall.
Hall of Fame horseman Ron Waples of Guelph engineered a 2:05.1 victory for Photogenic Filly in Race 8, sailing under the wire two lengths ahead of Too Fast For Math and Tortes Finale. The win was the second in Grassroots action for the Waples Stable Inc. homebred, a daughter of Malabar Maple and Putin On The Ritz.
Finally, trainer Lyle MacArthur wrapped up the Grassroots program with a 2:01.4 victory aboard Taco, who got a nose in front of fan favourite Canada Cool at the wire. Third-place finisher Daria Hall was only a neck back of the leaders in the thrilling finish. MacArthur trains Amigo Hall daughter Taco for Anne Shunock of Dorchester.
The other Grassroots divisions went to Striking Bella in 2:03.4 and Habanero Honey in 2:05. The two-year-old trotting fillies make the fourth stop on their Grassroots tour at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sept. 18.
Saturdays contest wrapped up Hanover Raceways 2009 Ontario Sires Stakes season, which also saw exceptional performances from the two and three-year-old pacing fillies.
RESULTS (Including Post, Horse, (Sire), Driver/Trainer, Pay Outs, Race Fractions):
(Races detailed below are only those featuring locally owned horses. For complete results please go to: http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/racing/results/data/r0905hnvrn.dat.)
RACE 1 $24,000
2 – Striking Bella (Striking Sahbra) R. Battin/M. Keeling $5.30 $3.70 $3.00
7 – Our Angel Flight (Ken Warkentin) T. Jacobs/T. Jacobs $4.70 $2.70
1 – Rumor Seelster (Angus Hall) S. Byron/J. Bax $4.10
Zorgwijk Katrina, owned by Paul Walker, Owen Sound; and Malcolm and Robert MacPhail, Dover Centre, finished seventh.
Exactor 2 – 7: $28.40
Triactor 2 – 7 – 1: $73.40
Race Fractions: :29.1, 1:01.4, 1:32.4 and 2:03.4
RACE 2 $24,000
4 – Velten Ladolcevita (Ken Warkentin) W. Henry/W. Henry $4.90 $3.30 $2.50
Owned by Henry Stable, Arthur.
5 – Dry Tears (Oaklea Julian) R. Battin/R. Griffiths $5.10 $3.00
7 – The Anointed One (E L Stewart) D. Fritz/G. Henry $5.50
Exactor 4 – 5: $53.60
Triactor 4 – 5 – 7: $183.50
Race Fractions: :29, 1:00.1, 1:31 and 2:02.2
RACE 4 $24,000
1 – J M Annie (Angus Hall) M. Steacy/M. Steacy $5.30 $2.70 $2.60
3 – Tymal Tiara (Angus Hall) D. Brown/F. OReilly $5.10 $4.80
5 – Northern Kitti (Kadabra) Br. Richardson/D. Creighton $3.70
J M Gold Digger, owned by Henry Stable, Arthur and James Laverty, Sauble Beach, finished fourth. Go Far, owned by 1035840 Ontario Inc., Arthur, finished fifth. Ahallofasupertime, owned by Northorn Stable, Allenford; Stake Your Claim Stable, Secaucus, NJ; and David Reid, Briarcliff Manor, NY, finished eighth.
Exactor 1 – 3: $25.30
Triactor 1 – 3 – 5: $145.50
Race Fractions: :30.4, 1:01.4, 1:32 and 2:02.3
RACE 5 $24,000
7 – Habanero Honey (Angus Hall) B. Watt/T. Alexander $8.00 $6.80 $6.50
1 – So Precious K (Macs Crown K) D. Boughton/J. Arledge $22.60 $6.70
2 – Northern Fragrance (Striking Sahbra) S. Byron/J. Bax $4.00
J CS Vision, owned by Brian Newman, Chatsworth, finished fifth. Tymal Amour, owned by Henry Stable, Arthur and Ron and Liz Waples, Guelph, finished sixth.
Exactor 7 – 1: $156.60
Triactor 7 – 1 – ALL: $766.20
Superfecta 7 – ALL – ALL – ALL: $8.10
Race Fractions: :30.3, 1:02.1, 1:32.3 and 2:05
RACE 6 $24,000
3 – Charming Way (Angus Hall) W. Henry/W. Henry $13.50 $6.40 $4.10
Owned by Henry Stable, Arthur and James Laverty, Sauble Beach.
4 – Pondo Mazey (Thunder Road) R. Battin/R. Young $2.90 $2.10
1 – Onehallofawoman (Angus Hall) T. Henry/R. Laarman $2.10
Exactor 3 – 4: $75.10
Triactor 3 – 4 – 1: $147.80
Race Fractions: :29, 1:00.2, 1:30.4 and 2:01
RACE 9 $24,000
8 – Daylon Mission (Amigo Hall) W. Henry/W. Henry $5.70 $2.90 $2.20
Owned by Henry Stable, Arthur and Daniel McCann, Parkhill.
4 – Bertos Angel (Ken Warkentin) D. Brown/R. Fellows $2.60 $2.40
6 – Orillia Barbie (Ken Warkentin) K. Jones/K. Jones $3.80
Carrland Hannah, owned by Bruce Richardson, Arthur, finished sixth.
Scratched: Desi Seelster
Exactor 8 – 4: $10.20
Triactor 8 – 4 – 6: $78.70
Superfecta 8 – 4 – 6 – 1: $618.90
Race Fractions: :31.2, 1:03.4, 1:35 and 2:04.2