August 24, 2009
Gonzalez Wins 8 in a Row, Needs One to Tie Record

FORT ERIE, August 24...Trainer Nick Gonzalez will be looking to tie a record for the most consecutive wins by a trainer at Fort Erie when he saddles Early Spring in Tuesday’s first race.

Gonzalez has saddled eight straight winners at the Border Track and is closing in on the record of 9 consecutive winners set by trainer Alex Bankuti in 1984.

The streak began on Monday when the veteran trainer won the final two races on the card, Make it Fo in the 8th and Amhara in the 9th. Gonzalez came back on Tuesday winning races 4 through 7 with Cappal Mor, Style Scene and Kilmoganny. Yesterday he recorded a double with Maria’s Girl in the 1st and Cacouna in the 4th. Today, he sent out A Mean Forester to win the 1st.

“This is for the crew,” said Gonzalez. “I have a great team and they are the ones who put in the time and effort to make something like this possible. It would be very rewarding.”

In tomorrow’s first race Early Spring will be making her first lifetime start in a $10,000 maiden claiming race for two-year-old fillies at a distance of 4 ½ furlongs.

“I’ve only had her for a couple of weeks,” he said. “She came from Mark Casse at Woodbine so I expect her to be ready to run.”

Post time for the first race is 1:45pm.

Daryl Wells
Media and Communications
1-800-295-3770 ext. 3204
e-mail: dwells@forterieracetrack.ca