Xtreme Trotting Under Saddle

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Published: August 26, 2011 09:45 am EDT

Top trainer/driver Riina Rekila, trainer Anette Lorentzon, and Taylor Burgess, the son of trainer Blair Burgess, will be among a field of nine riders for the Xtreme Trotting Under Saddle race Saturday at Georgian

Downs.

The exhibition race will be featured at Xtreme Horsepower following the first race on Saturday night at Georgian Downs, which starts at 6:00 pm. The event will also include some top trotting talent, including $480,000 earner Friendly Amigo, and $300,000 earner Jimmy Shin.

A field of 9 horses and riders will compete in a one mile non wagering event for a purse of $ 4,500. The field will start behind the starting gate car.

The event, which is presented by the Milton Equine Hospital, in support of the Racetrack Chaplaincy of Canada, is being staged to show fans the versatility of the standardbred with this type of racing being a potential second career for older or retired horses. The Trot Under Saddle is very popular in some of the European countries, including France and many of the Scandinavian countries.

The field for The Xtreme Trotting Under Saddle Exhibition Race appears below.

PP - Horse - Rider
1 - Bertorilo - Mette Pokelmann
2 - Jimmy Shin - Marielle Enberg
3 - Pegasus Blue Chip - Linnea Lindstrom
4 - Payment Plan - Julie Walker
5 - Armbro Aficionado - Gro Formia
6 - Its On My Tab - Anita Valstad
7 - Sailaway Dream - Anette Lorentzon
8 - Friendly Amigo - Riina Rekila
9 - Future Talent - Taylor Burgess

Xtreme Horsepower 2011, sponsored by Great Canadian Gaming and Standardbred Canada, will showcase the best events from earlier editions of Xtreme Horsepower and several new events. This year's event will feature 18-horse dashes, ranging in distance from one mile to two and a half miles. The always-popular Xtreme Sprint and Xtreme Battle return at distances of one-eighth of a mile and five-eighths of a mile, respectively. Add in the Xtreme Rewind, raced clockwise, the Xtreme Shotgun, raced from a walking start, and the Xtreme Dash for the Cash, a winner-take-all sprint, and you’ve got one extraordinary race card.

The year, the Xtreme Guaranteed $10,000 Pick 4 will also be featured, starting in race four.

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