Here are the results of the Central Canada Zone Prince Philip/Masters Games Championships, held at Durward Farm north of Port Perry in the Central Ontario Region on July 21. This year, each of the three competing Regions was invited to send two teams at each level.

At the A level, the team from the Mill Ridge Pony Club, representing the Western Ontario Region, took top spot. The members of the Mill Ridge team are Nikki Cote, Julia Elgie, Terry McKersie, Alexis Ramage and Kendra Taylor. Finishing in second place was a mixed team from the Temperance Lake, Appleton and United Counties Pony Clubs, all from the St. Lawrence-Ottawa Valley Region, comprising Alex Ross, Jordan Dunklin, Chelsea Magladry, Jessica Hobin and Kyla MacTaggart. Third place went to the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club's "Hot Tamales" team from the Central Ontario Region, whose members are Samantha MacDonald, Mori Cruikshanks, Laura Parliament, Darlene Smith and Kaylin Nauta. The Mill Ridge team now advances to the National Championship, to be played at the Southlands Riding Club in Vancouver on September 12, where it will compete against other Zone Champions for the Canadian Prince Philip Games crown.

At the Masters level, for older riders, the Uxbridge-Scugog "Cowboys" of the Central Ontario Region were again Zone Champions, successfully defending the title they first won in 2002. The members of the Cowboys are Brent Couch, Mike Durward, Allison Pascoe, Jade Stalk (sitting in for the injured Lisa Pascoe) and Lorraine Smith. Central Ontario also took second spot, with a mixed Temiskaming/Durham Pony Clubs team calling itself the "Rowdies," comprising Eliza Gravel, Candace McMahon, Kyle Chester, Mallory Durling and Katie Murray. Third place went to a team from the Grand River Pony Club of the Western Ontario Region, calling itself "Kitti and the Sugar Mamas," made up of Carly Buck, Jess Ralston, Emily Jay, Kate Ascher and Kitti Restivo. The first and second place teams are now eligible to play for the National Masters Championship, which will now be hosted by the Alberta North Region August 28-29 (availability of all team members to be confirmed).

At the National Championship level, all teams ride borrowed ponies, since transporting ponies across the country is impractical. Mounts are normally contributed by the host Region - BC Lower Mainland for the A's and Alberta North for the Masters this year - but if a team from the host Region represents its Zone, its members would not be allowed to ride their own ponies in competition, as this would give them an unfair advantage over the other teams. In fact, all teams generally switch ponies after a certain number of games, often several times.

Here are scoring summaries:

A Level

Place	Team	Region	Score
1	Mill Ridge	WOR	90.0
2	Temperance Lake/Appleton/United Counties	SLOV	77.5
3	Uxbridge-Scugog "Hot Tamales"	COR	71.0
4	Durham/Pine Ridge/Northwoods/Temiskaming/Uxbridge-Scugog "Left Over Riff-Raff"	COR	69.5
5	Guelph	WOR	57.5
6	Ottawa Valley Hunt	SLOV	55.5

Masters Level

Place	Team	Region	Score
1	Uxbridge-Scugog "Cowboys"	COR	59
2	Temiskaming/Durham "Rowdies"	COR	44
3	Grand River "Kitti and the Sugar Mamas"	WOR	37

For more details e-mail Bob Inglis, Central Ontario Regional Communications Chair, or call him at 416-493-1223 (office) or 416-491-4230 (home).