AJAX, ONT—JULY 15, 2018—Multiple stakes winner Country Boy 123 went wire-to-wire in the $30,656(US) All Canadian Classic Sunday afternoon at Ajax Downs to keep his 2018 season at a perfect 4-for-4.

Ridden by jockey Cory Spataro, Country Boy 123 completed the 350 yards in :17.340 seconds to win by one-length over a sloppy course into a 26 mph crosswind. The time equaled a 108 speed index.

"When I saw him bucking and playing in the walking ring I knew he was ready to roll," said Spataro, who has 20 victories to lead the Ajax jockey colony.

"He broke great out the gate and Countrys Comin Bac was right beside him but within two jumps he was on his way."

Trainer Bryn Robertson saddled the Country Chicks Man gelding to his second consecutive All Canadian Classic victory for owner Ruth Barbour. In 20017 the bay gelding posted a one-length win over One Famous Glass and Panther Hero. The $14,428(US) Canadian Classic 2018 winners' purse boosted the 5-year-olds earnings total to $219,876.

Bred in Michigan by Carolyn Bay, from the Dash Thru Traffic mare Very Dashin 123, Country Boy 123 also won the Picov Maturity two race back at Ajax. He has compiled a lifetime record of (22) 15-4-0.

Countrys Comin Bac, another 5-year-old son of champion Country Chicks Man, picked up $7,213(US) for his second-place effort. Ralph Pearson owns-and-trains the Ontario bred gelding from the Splash Bac mare Bac To Center.

Ramiro Castillo has the riding call. Bred by Marko Naterer, the multiple stakes-placed winner Countrys Comin Bac has lifetime earnings of $88,489.

Bryn Robertson also saddled third-place finisher One Famous Glass, a One Famous Eagle 8-year-old, who finished a neck back to earn $3.606(US) for the effort. Carol Robertson Jaime Robertson and Dr. Charles Hall own the multiple stakes winning Texas-bred gelding out of Quick Glass by Royal Quick Dash.

Bred by Burnett Ranches LLC, One Famous Glass has compiled a (41) 17-11-6 record and earned $280,279.

LS Prince and Fiesty Icon completed the field. Hickerson and Ms First Prize Peral were both scratched.

It was a big day for one of Ajax Downs' most popular riders, Tony Phillips, who rode three of the eight winners on the card, and Erik and Joyce Lehtinen of Uxbridge owned and bred two of the winners on the card. The Lehtinen's The Flash Drive, a homebred, won race 5 and their grey gelding Selective Memory won race 6.

Ajax Downs celebrates young racing fans next Sunday, July 29 on Junior Jockey Day.

All the Ajax Downs events can be found at ajaxdowns.com.