AJAX, ONT—SEPTEMBER 16, 2019—The weather promises to be sunny and warm and the nine-race card of Quarter Horse racing is superb, perfect reasons to take the day off and come to Ajax Downs Monday (Sep 16).

Seventeen 2-year-olds, the stars of the future, will contest two Trials for the prestigious Alex Picov Memorial Futurity on a nine-race card which features plenty of big fields.

Will it be another easy race for the exciting juvenile Eazy Street in the second Trial, race 3? The unbeaten Ontario bred won the Ontario-Bred Futurity in July for his second straight win for owners Carol and Jaime Robertson and trainer Bryn Robertson. The copper-coloured son of multiple stakes sire Mighty B Valiant meets eight rivals at a testing 400 yards and Tony Phillips has the mount.

Race 2 is the first Trial and is led by A Lone Hand, owned by Cameron, ON's James Bogar, who also bred the handsome Ontario-sired gelding. A Lone Hand won his first two starts and was second by a neck in the Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity on Aug. 25. Brian Bell rides for the son of Azure Down Three for trainer Barry Wood.

The fastest 10 times by the 2-year-olds will advance to the $50,000-added final on Oct. 7.

There are just six cards of racing remaining in the 50th Anniversary season of Quarter Horse racing at Ajax Downs but plenty of opportunities to enjoy trackside fun, food and racing. Post time Monday is 12:55 p.m. (EDT).

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