May 21, 2008
Jockey Race - Tight Early Battle

FORT ERIE, May 21...If the first 8 days are any indication, the battle for leading rider at Fort Erie Race Track this season may be a neck and neck drive to closing day.

Chris Griffith and Chad Beckon share the lead with eight wins each while Cory Clark made a late weekend rally to close to within one.

Clark rode three winners on Tuesday’s card, a total of five for the weekend and closed the gap on the leaders.

Beckon rode two winners over the weekend. Griffith was shut out.

Veteran female rider Regina Sealock kicked it into high gear the past few days. Sealock, who rode her first winner 23 years ago in Calgary, rode two winners on Sunday and followed up with a pair on Monday, giving her six on the season. Good for a fourth place tie with Rui Pimentel, each with six wins.

Don MacRae, on fire in the early stages, both at Fort Erie and Woodbine, leads the local trainer standings with six wins.

Jimmy Woods, long-time conditioner on the Ontario circuit, is enjoying early season success saddling four winners and is second behind MacRea.

Three trainers sit in a three-way tie for third, veteran conditioners John Simms and newcomer Alan Desruisseaux have each saddled three winners.

Live racing at Fort Erie every Sunday through Tuesday.
Post time for the first race each day is 1:05pm.

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