Weekly Review from January 12th to January 18th

McNair’s Rookie Season In TV, Internet Report

The precedent setting rookie season for driver Doug McNair has been chronicled in a London, Ontario television feature report which is now posted on the internet for worldwide viewing.

London’s A-TV team of Sports Director Norman James and reporter Brent Lale collaborated on the report which features footage and interviews taken during the New Year’s Eve program at Western Fair Raceway.

In 2008 while he was 18 years old, McNair’s first career win in the bike was marked last February 22 at Western Fair with pacing filly Eagle Kay. His career took another huge leap forward when he won the $300,000 Battle Of Waterloo at Grand River Raceway.

In the feature story which aired earlier this month on the London, Ontario TV station’s 6 p.m. newscast, Sports Director Norman James compares the upstart driver to London Knights junior hockey standout John Tavares who is expected to be the top pick in the 2009 NHL draft. McNair outlines his near term and longer term driving goals in the story and there are supporting interviews from Doug’s father Gregg and from Western Fair’s 2006 and 2008 driving champion, Brad Forward. The report also features Doug winning Western Fair’s Preferred-2 Pace with Cuban Seelster on the December 29 occasion of his 19th birthday.

To see the story on Doug McNair, and to visit the Western Fair internet page containing the TV station’s most recent feature stories from the London track, go to: www.youtube.com/user/westernfairraceway

The track’s youtube.com page is a creation of Western Fair’s race office assistant Courtney Yake, 18, who also assists with the press box teletimer and track photography operations.

One Month To Awards Night

It’s just a month until Western Fair Raceway will stage it’s 31st annual awards night in The Carousel Room on February 21 and a major incentive is being offered for early bookings of tables for eight.

The ticket price for the function is $35 per person, however tables for eight are offered at just $200 if booked by February 2.

The evening will include dinner, door prizes, DJ and dancing. Tickets and reservations can be made by calling Western Fair toll free at 1.800.619.4629 Extension 320. The local phone number for Western Fair is 519.438.7203.

This Could Be Big

One of the upcoming week’s most anticipated match-ups is set for the 12th race on the Tuesday afternoon program of January 20. Dan Megens sends out his promising four year old, Camythical, from post six in the $10,000 purse conditioned test. A top rival in the race is expected to be New York Sires Stakes graduate Professor Jeff in post seven, with Brad Forward named to drive by trainer Wayne Preszcator.

Through June, post time at Western Fair each Monday and Tuesday afternoon is 3:35 p.m. and every Friday night at 7:05 p.m.