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Ontario Bred Juvenile First Cold Wave Named Ajax Downs’ 2021 Horse of the Year

First Cold Wave won the $115,000 Alex Picov Futurity in 2021 and was named Horse of the Year by the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario (Clive Cohen photo)
First Cold Wave won the $115,000 Alex Picov Futurity in 2021 and was named Horse of the Year by the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario (Clive Cohen photo)
AJAX DOWNS, APRIL 25, 2021- For only the third time in Ajax Downs history, a 2-year-old has been named the track’s Quarter Horse of the Year. FIRST COLD WAVE, who is Ontario bred and sired, was voted 2021’s top horse by the board of directors of the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario on April 22. 
 
Owned and bred by Robert Bailey of Oakwood, Ontario, First Cold Wave is the only provincially sired and bred juvenile Horse of the Year, following American bred Leanintoit (2011) and American sired/ Ont. bred One Kool Wave (2010).
 
The impressive-looking First Cold Wave earned 39 QROOI points in 2021, more than any other Ajax Downs starter. The sorrel-coloured gelding also collected the trophy for High Point 2-Year-Old Male horse. He is a son of young stallion Cold Hard Dash, whose first crop of foals raced in 2021. Cold Hard Dash is owned by a syndicate and stands at Iron Horse Reproduction in Port Perry.
 
Trained by Jason Pascoe, First Cold Wave made his Ajax Downs debut in July following a 10th place finish in his career debut at Remington Park in Oklahoma. He won his maiden in that first start locally under jockey Brian Bell and then finished a close second in the $61,000 Ontario Bred Futurity to Night Leader. First Cold Wave turned the tables on that rival, winning a Trial for the $65,000 Ontario Sires Futurity before taking the final. After a third-place finish in a Trial for the prestigious Alex Picov Futurity, First Cold Wave won a furious battle to the wire, taking the $115,000 Futurity final by a nose.
 
Produced from the mare Cassies Carver by Wave Carver, First Cold Wave completed his 2021 season with four wins in seven starts and earnings of $98,764 (Cdn.).
 
First Cold Wave recently returned to racing on April 15, finishing fourth in an allowance race at Remington Park. He is being pointed to that track’s Heritage Place Derby Trials on May 7 and should he qualify, would contest the $250,000 (US) final on May 28.
 
Ajax Downs racing fans will hopefully get to see the champ for the track’s big 3-year-old races this summer.
 
The 2022 Ajax Downs Quarter Horse season opens Wednesday, May 11 (first race post time at 1:30 p.m.). Racing will be conducted on Wednesdays, plus one Sunday a month, and there will be a special card on Thanksgiving Monday, October 10.
 
You can view the entire racing schedule with on-track events here. 
 
Follow Ajax Downs on social media @AjaxDowns (Twitter and Instagram), Facebook and at www.ajaxdowns.com. For more information on how to become an owner or partner in a Quarter Horse contact the QROOI at www.qrooi.com.
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Ontario-Bred First Cold Wave Wins Thrilling Alex Picov Futurity

The Ontario bred and sired 2-year-old FIRST COLD WAVE (purple) holds off American bred filly Eye Live for Candy in the 21st Picov Futurity. Photos by Clive Cohen/New Image Media

Richest Quarter Horse race in Canada

AJAX DOWNS, OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Ontario bred and sired 2-year-old FIRST COLD WAVE (purple) holds off American bred filly Eye Live for Candy in the 21st Picov Futurity. Photos by Clive Cohen/New Image Media
On a sparkling fall afternoon, the stakes action was hot at Ajax Downs on the biggest day of its 2021 Quarter Horse season. The marquee event of the exciting afternoon, which had a big crowd abuzz, was the $115,290 Alex Picov Memorial Futurity at 400-yards for 2-year-olds, the richest Quarter Horse race in Canada, won by Ontario-bred FIRST COLD WAVE.
 
Owned and bred by Robert Bailey of Oakwood, ON, First Cold Wave was the third choice in the nine-horse Futurity field, those that qualified in two Time Trials on Oct. 6. Trained by Ajax Downs’ leading trainer Jason Pascoe and ridden by Brian Bell, First Cold Wave was away well from post seven and chased longshot Blazin Magician before grabbing a short lead. In the final yards, owner Milena Kwiecien’s pair of Eye Live for Candy and SW The Redeemer closed fast but First Cold Wave held on to win by a nose. Eye Live For Candy, with Ismael Mosquiera up, hed second over SW The Redeemer with favoured Lethal Tres Seis, who broke slowly, grabbing fourth.
 
The time was 20.121 into a 17 mph headwind was good for a 93 speed index. First Cold Wave paid $12,30 to win.
On a sparkling fall afternoon, the stakes action was hot at Ajax Downs on the biggest day of its 2021 Quarter Horse season. The marquee event of the exciting afternoon, which had a big crowd abuzz, was the $115,290 Alex Picov Memorial Futurity at 400-yards for 2-year-olds, the richest Quarter Horse race in Canada, won by Ontario-bred FIRST COLD WAVE.
 
Owned and bred by Robert Bailey of Oakwood, ON, First Cold Wave was the third choice in the nine-horse Futurity field, those that qualified in two Time Trials on Oct. 6. Trained by Ajax Downs’ leading trainer Jason Pascoe and ridden by Brian Bell, First Cold Wave was away well from post seven and chased longshot Blazin Magician before grabbing a short lead. In the final yards, owner Milena Kwiecien’s pair of Eye Live for Candy and SW The Redeemer closed fast but First Cold Wave held on to win by a nose. Eye Live For Candy, with Ismael Mosquiera up, hed second over SW The Redeemer with favoured Lethal Tres Seis, who broke slowly, grabbing fourth.
 
The time was 20.121 into a 17 mph headwind was good for a 93 speed index. First Cold Wave paid $12,30 to win.
Facing champion Had to Be Ivory, Maryland Magic broke sharply and fended off Countrys Comin Bac and Had to Be Ivory to win by a neck in 21.824 for the 440-yards, a 103 speed index. He paid $21.10 as the second longest shot in the field.
It was the 13th win in 43 starts for Maryland Magic, who also doubles as a stud for owner Milena Kwiecien and his first foals raced this year.
 
Champion Woodbine Thoroughbred jockey Rafael Hernandez leaps from Championship winner Maryland Magic
 
*Marie Broadstock’s ALL OUTTA SUGAR, trained by Don Reid, won the $52,560 Ontario Sires Stakes Derby for 3-year-olds earlier in the day. Ridden by Ramiro Castillo, All Outta Sugar had a short lead throughout the 350-yard dash and won by half a length over James Bogar’s Bogie Wheels. A son of Sugarman Perry, All Outta Sugar ($11.50) was winning his first stakes race and his second race in his ninth career start. He raced the distance in 18.203 for an 83 speed index.
All Outta Sugar scores a sweet win in the Ontario Sires Stakes Derby
*The 2021 Ajax Downs season wraps up next Wednesday, November 3 with its final card beginning at 12:55 p.m. Fans can register to attend the final day of racing by visiting www.ajaxdowns.com. Follow Ajax Downs on social media for updates and news.
 
Video of the full day of racing, Oct. 27 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqO-skF1Q-0
 
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Alberta Closes it’s 2021 Racing Season with the Canada Quarter Horse Cup Series

Getit Foose, winner of the 2021 Canada Quarter Horse Cup Classic

Flight Club, winner of the 2021 Canada Quarter Horse Cup Derby

Wave Burner, winner of the 2021 Canada Quarter Horse Cup (RG3) Futurit

The final weekend of Quarter Horse racing for the Alberta Quarter Horse Racing Association’s 2021 season happened this past weekend, October 22 and 23. The 2021  Canada Quarter Horse Cup series was ran at Century Mile Race Track & Casino in Edmonton, AB.

Friday night saw Getit Foose prevail over the field of seven in the Cup Classic. Getit Foose, a California bred gelding by Foose out of the mare Getit Together, was ridden by Ricardo Moreno for owner Charles Stojan and trainer William Leech. Second was stable mate Stripsteak. Dead heat for third between Honor The Fast Man and Getit Hot. 
 
Saturday night was dreary and a sloppy track for the Canada Cup Derby and Futurity (RG3).
Race one saw Flight Club (Foose x Seperate Flight) win the Canada QH Cup Derby. He is owned by Charles Stojan, trained by William Leech and ridden by Ricardo Moreno. Royale Runaway was second and Bright Foo Fighter was third. 
 
The 25th running of the Canada QH Cup (RG3) Futurity was the second race on Saturday night. Wave Burner (Wave Carver x First Prize Sass) prevailed for the win. He is owned by Jeffrey R. W. Rath, trained by Wesley Oulton and ridden by Silvino Morales. Bringontherush was second and Our Storm Chaser third. 
 
Congratulations, to the horses, trainers, owners & jockey’s on their successes!
 
 
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