Tony Chiaravalle will be laughing all the way to the bank.
After watching his horse, Laughing Art, win Confederation Cup XXXI
this afternoon (Sunday) at Flamboro Downs, the Hamilton, Ontario,
owner said the only thing that could make the win any better would
be to have former Flamboro Downs owner, Charlie Juravinski, write
the cheque.
After a tough battle to win his $50,000 elimination race, Laughing
Art electrified a crowd of over eleven thousand shooting up the rail
down the homestretch to win the $548,500 final in 1:53.3. Mark
MacDonald drove the early pacesetter, Domitian Hanover, to a second
place finish while Forensic Z Tam, with Pat Lachance at the reins,
eagerly hung in for third.
Local boy, Jody Jamieson, got the winning drive for trainer, Bill
Elliott. For Jamieson, who started his illustrious career at
Flamboro Downs, it was his first Confederation Cup win and “an
unbelievable dream come true.”
The thirty-first edition of the Confederation Cup offered a record
purse of $698,500 for the Flamboro Downs signature event.
LAUGHING
ART WINS CONFEDERATION CUP XXXI
