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Big fields for Halfway Mark of Ajax Downs Season, July 26

Big fields for Halfway Mark of Ajax Downs Season, July 26

Posted in Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-racing

AJAX DOWNS, JULY 25, 2023 - The 2023 Ajax Downs Quarter Horse racing season reaches the halfway mark this Wednesday, July 26, the 12th card of the 25-day meeting. And if the second half of the season is anything like the first, there is a lot more exciting racing on the way.

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Realty With Ruth July 2023

Realty With Ruth July 2023

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The unthinkable… lets be prepared! Top Tips for getting Top Dollar for your home with Ruth Armstrong a Multi sales award winner and the top realtor with RE/MAX Real Estate Centre.

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Team Announced For FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Canada At Bromont CCI

Team Announced For FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Canada At Bromont CCI

Posted in Equestrian Canada, Equestrian News, Home Page articles

Ottawa, ON, July 21, 2023 – Equestrian Canada and the EC High Performance Advisory Group, Eventing (HPAG) is pleased to announce the team that will represent Canada at the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) Eventing Nations Cup™ in Bromont, Quebec from August 11 – 12, 2023.

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Equestrian Athlete Suspended for the Presence of D-Amfetamine

Equestrian Athlete Suspended for the Presence of D-Amfetamine

Posted in English riding, Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-shows-clinics

Ottawa – July 20, 2023 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Ben Asselin, an equestrian athlete, received a 14-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during an in-competition sample collection session on June 18, 2022, revealed the presence of d-amfetamine, a prohibited stimulant.

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Best Friends In Retirement

Best Friends In Retirement

Posted in Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-racing

Easy Lover Hanover and Imacutelilmonkey have a few things in common. They are both retired pacers with superstar Somebeachsomewhere figuring prominently in their bloodlines who have found the same wonderful, forever home through the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society.

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Amy Millar Dominates the $50,000 Brookstreet Grand Prix at Wesley Clover Parks

Amy Millar Dominates the $50,000 Brookstreet Grand Prix at Wesley Clover Parks

Posted in English riding, Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-shows-clinics

Ottawa, Ontario – For the second week in a row, Canadian Olympian Amy Millar of Perth, ON, led the victory gallop at Wesley Clover Parks after winning the $50,000 Brookstreet Grand Prix on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Ottawa, ON.

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Had to Be Ivory Romps in Ontario Bred Maturity for 8th Straight Victory

Had to Be Ivory Romps in Ontario Bred Maturity for 8th Straight Victory

Posted in Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-racing

AJAX DOWNS, JULY 16, 2023 -  Fans flocked to Ajax Downs on Sunday, July 16 for a special Sunday afternoon of Quarter Horse racing on Craft Brewery Day, which highlighted the many outstanding local brewers. On a warm and humid afternoon, visitors to the track took part in T-shirt giveaways and draws for outstanding prizes while enjoying a super card of racing.

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'Sugar' is Sweet in Ontario Bred Futurity Trials

'Sugar' is Sweet in Ontario Bred Futurity Trials

Posted in Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-racing

AJAX DOWNS, JULY 12, 2023 - Longshot SUGAR N PRIDE, making the first start of his career for owner George Coleman, sped to victory in the fastest of two Trials for the upcoming $55,000 Ontario Bred Futurity on a perfect summer's afternoon at Ajax Downs on July 12.

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It Takes A Village! Outpouring Of Support For Dressage Team

It Takes A Village! Outpouring Of Support For Dressage Team

Posted in Dressage, Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-shows-clinics

Ottawa, ON July 14, 2023 – Donors are stepping up to help the Canadian Dressage team get to the Pan American Games in October 2023. The community has risen to the challenge that was posed publicly just last week to help close the gap of $60,000 that is needed to send a full team to the Games in Santiago, Chile this fall.

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CRAFT BREWERY DAY and Champion HAD TO BE IVORY this Sunday!

CRAFT BREWERY DAY and Champion HAD TO BE IVORY this Sunday!

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AJAX DOWNS, JULY 14, 2023 - Don't miss Ajax Downs' popular CRAFT BREWERY DAY this Sunday, July 16 on a special Sunday racing day.

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