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arness racing fans get chance to seerecord breaking
HF Alice, owned by Bill Fleming of Clinton, set a Canadian record
at Flamboro Downs in Dundas last month. She will be racing in
front of a hometown crowd in Clinton on August 11. Above, HF Alice
makes her way around the Greenwood Raceway in Toronto with
driver Ray McLean driving.
By Anne Narejko
DUNDAS - Clinton's Bill Fleming's three-
year-old pacing filly has harness racing fans
sitting up and taking, notice after setting a
Canadian record for her age, sex and gait on
a half mile track.
"She was last at the half and was still last
going into the paddock turn. Then Ray
(driver Ray McLean) pulled her out down
the backstretch. She got cover so she had
the perfect mile cut out for her. But we cer- '
tainly didn't expect that kind of mile at this
• stage of the game," Mr. Fleming told a Lon-
don Free Press reporter.
HF (Huron Farms) Alice set the new
record of 1:57.4 at Flamboro Downs on July
13. The previous record was 1:58.2.
HF Alice, trained by George Elliott of
Clinton, is the daughter of Tarport Count
and Karina Hanover. Last year she had
three starts, winning two and taking second
place in the other race.
Some changes have been made to improve
HF Alice's racing performances. Last fall
she had an operation on her left front ankle
and this year she wears a hood and has her
ears plugged.
Mr. Fleming believes that plugging her
ears has made her relax.
"As a matter of fact, you even have to get
after her now. At Orangeville she almost
lost it because she was losing interest," he
said.
Before, HF Alice was very excitable and
was not a favorite with the drivers. But Ray
McLean took the reins in Leamington where
she took a bit of a jump vvarmiqg up. They
then put a hood on her, tore some bandages
and plugged her ears.
On July 7, HF Alice defeated five other
Ontario Sires Stakes competitors to win with
a time of 2:01.4. She finished a quarter
length ahead of Dee Dee Splurge and Arm-
bro Delight. She also won an Ontario Sires
Stakes race at Leamington with a time of
2:00.3.
HF Alice continued her winning ways on
July 22 at Greenwood Raceway. She won the
race in 1:59.6 and then competed again five
days later, winging with a time of 1:57.6.
With these two races, HF Alice's lifetime
earnings were boosted to $43,487.
keeps improving
"She was kind of impressive last year,"
said trainer George "Butch" Elliott. "But
we didn't expect her to set the record at
Flamboro."
Mr. Elliott has been training horses for 25
years and started training HF Alice when
she was a yearling. Over the two year period
he has seen steady improvement in the
horse.
"After the third or fourth start her times
get faster and faster. In Flamboro she hit
her peak and I think she's at her peak now,"
commented Mr. Elliott.
According to HF Alice's trainer, she per-
forms better when she's fresh.
"Every horse is different, and she's the
type of horse that doesn't like too much
heavy training. If she gets too much, she
won't race well," Mr. Elliott said.
Local support
Clinton harness racing fans have been
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