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Outstanding Groom Award: Michelle Gibson Michelle learned everything she could about riding and horse care when she attended riding school in Caledon. She began to work with top circuit show jumpers and was soon travelling throughout the United States to major horse shows. When her son Devin was born in 2001, Michelle wanted to leave travelling behind and she checked in at Woodbine racetrack where she got her first job with Thoroughbreds. Michelle has worked for Hall of Fame trainer Robert Tiller for almost 10 years and she is the groom of Pink Lloyd, the 2017 Horse of the Year, a six-time Sovereign Award winner. Michelle, who likes to have lots of time to get her horses ready and is at the barn at 3:30 a.m. each morning, believes her strengths as a groom come from her meticulous work habits and ability to multi-task. Humbled by receiving the Sovereign Award, Michelle is grateful that she gets to work at what she loves. “The horses are my therapy, they keep me sound and ....
Fort Erie: Again Pushed Back By COVID, Prince Of Wales Stakes Set For Sept. 14 Sponsored by: Fort Erie Racetrack The 86th running of the Prince of Wales Stakes is set to take place on Tuesday, Sept. 14, first race post time 1:00 p.m. The $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes is Fort Erie Race Track s signature event, for Canada s finest 3-year-old thoroughbreds running 1 mile and 3/16 on Fort Erie s dirt track. The race is the second jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown, between the Queen s Plate (scheduled for Aug. 22), and the Breeders Stakes, both held at Woodbine Racetrack. For the second year in a row COVID-19 has pushed the race from its traditional date at the end of July to September. It is too early to predict if fans will be permitted to attend, or if COVID-19 will continue to impact attendance. ....