Top Older Horses Prepare for Championship Wednesday at Ajax Downs

Some of the top older horses at AJAX DOWNS are in action this Wednesday, September 23, making their final start before a date in the prestigious Alex Picov Memorial Championship on Thanksgiving Monday, October 12.

A strong card of nine Quarter Horse races gets Wednesday underway at 12:55 p.m. (EDT).

The track's High Point Older Horse is Peighntmeadiamond, an Ontario-sired and bred 4-year-old who headlines the featured eighth race, a 350-yard allowance dash. The tall bay gelding is undefeated in four races this season, including wins in the Ontario Sires Stakes Maturity and Ontario Bred Maturity.

Owned by Richard Wincikaby and trained by Joe Tavares, Peighntmeadiamond and regular rider Brian Bell meet stakes winners Pretty Runaway, General Skywalker, and Runaway Fate, plus stakes-placed A Shades Of Cold in the feature.

In race 5, Championship nominees Snow Moose and Nadir square off in a 110-yard Gridiron Gallop. Snow Moose, the 2023 Horse of the Year trained by Jason Pascoe, comes off a victory on Sept. 16, while Nadir, from the Joe Tavares barn, was second by a head in the $102,000 Cherokee Overnight Stakes at 440 yards at Sandy Ridge Racetrack in Ashland, Kentucky, on Sept. 6.

Snow Moose's stablemate, the filly Kissin Ella and stakes winner The Batmann, trained by Scott Reid, compete in race 7, also a 110-yard test, and could make their way to the Championship.

Coming Up on Thanksgiving Monday, October 12, is Pumpkin Day, benefitting the United Way. The first 250 kids will receive a pumpkin to decorate, plus there will be giveaways, a Turkey vs. Chicken race with jockeys in costumes, and tons of family fun including a huge Quarter Horse racing card.

For more information on how you can become a Quarter Horse owner, contact the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario about the First Line Racing Syndicate at (905) 426-7050.

To read the latest news about racing at Ajax Downs, get the latest dates and events, or reserve a picnic table on one of our bigger days ($25), visit our website, www.ajaxdowns.com. You can watch and wager on Ajax Downs racing trackside and up close to the action or through www.HPIBet.com.

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