Donato Hanover, who also received Dan Patch awards as Trotter of the Year and 3-Year-Old Colt Trotter of the Year, got 157 of 191 Horse of the Year votes. Undefeated 2-Year-Old Colt Trotter of the Year Deweycheatumnhowe finished second with 13 votes while 2-Year-Old Filly Trotter of the Year Snow White was third with 11. Nine horses got at least one vote. Tell All, a 3-year-old colt who won the North America Cup and Little Brown Jug, was named Pacer of the Year over 3-year-old filly Southwind Tempo, 95-36. Other pacers to earn divisional awards were 2-year-old colt Somebeachsomewhere, 2-year-old filly A And G’sconfusion, older male Mister Big and older female Moving Pictures. Other winners among trotters were 3-year-old filly Pampered Princess, older male Vivid Photo and older female Mystical Sunshine. Steve Elliott, who trained Donato Hanover and Southwind Tempo, was honored as Trainer of the Year for the second time in his career; he also received the award in 1988. Tim Tetrick, who set records with 1,188 wins and $18.3 million in earnings in 2007, was the Driver of the Year. Donato Hanover, driven by Ron Pierce, won 11 of 13 races, including the Hambletonian, World Trotting Derby and Canadian Trotting Classic. He set a single-season record for trotters with $2.3 million in purses and equaled the fastest trotting mile in history by winning the Kentucky Futurity in 1:50.1. Deweycheatumnhowe, named after a fictitious law firm in a comedy routine, won all 10 of his races. Snow White, who won 11 of 13 starts, became the fastest 2-year-old in history with her 1:52.4 stakes victory at Lexington’s Red Mile in October. Pampered Princess won the Elegantimage and Delvin Miller Memorial against the girls and then faced the boys in the Hambletonian, finishing sixth, and the Canadian Trotting Classic, where she was second. Mystical Sunshine set world records on five-eighths and half-mile tracks in addition to winning the Breeders Crown. Vivid Photo won the Trotting Classic and Titan Cup. Southwind Tempo set the world record for filly pacers on a five-eighths-mile track in winning the James Lynch Memorial in 1:49.3. Somebeachsomewhere won all six of his races, including a 1:49.3 victory in the Metro that made him history’s fastest 2-year-old pacer. A And G’sconfusion set the world record for 2-year-old fillies with her 1:50.3 stakes triumph at the Red Mile. Mister Big won the William Haughton and U.S. Pacing Championship while Moving Pictures won the Breeders Crown, Milton, and Roses Are Red in Canada. HORSE, TROTTER AND 3-YEAR OLD COLT TROTTER OF THE YEAR
Donato Hanover Andover Hall-D Train-Donerail Breeder : Hanover Shoe Farms. Owners: David Scharf, Golden Touch Stable, Steve Arnold, Donato Hanover Syndicate. Trainer : Steve Elliott.Driver : Ron Pierce. Races: 13-11-1-1. Purses : $2.33 million. Mark : 1:50.1 at Lexington (world record). Top wins : $1.5 million Hambletonian; $970,000 Canadian Trotting Classic; $742,000 Kentucky Futurity. PACER AND 3-YEAR-OLD COLT PACER OF THE YEAR Tell All Real Desire-Have No Secrets-Albatross Breeder : Tom Crouch. Owner: My Desire Stable. Trainer : Blair Burgess.Driver : Jody Jamieson. Races: 22-12-2-4. Purses : $1.5 million. Mark : 1:48.3 at Lexington. Top wins : $1.4 million North America Cup; $480,000 Little Brown Jug. 2-YEAR-OLD COLT TROTTER OF THE YEAR Deweycheatumnhowe Muscles Yankee-Trolley Square-Speedy Somolli Breeder : Steve Jones. Owners: Ray Schnittker, Ted Gewertz, Charles Iannazzo, Deweycheatumnhowe Stable. Trainer : Ray Schnittker.Driver : Ray Schnittker. Races: 10-10-0-0. Purses : $936,191. Mark : 1:54.2 at Lexington. Top wins : $692,692 Valley Victory; $650,000 Breeders Crown. 2-YEAR OLD FILLY TROTTER OF THE YEAR Snow White Self Possessed-Mom’s Millionaire-Pine Chip Breeder : Moni Market Breeders. Owners: North State Street Stable, Harness The Power, Jerry Silva. Trainer : Kevin Lare.Driver : John Campbell. Races: 13-11-0-1. Purses : $1.25 million. Mark : 1:52.4 at Lexington (world record). Top wins : $679,068 Goldsmith Maid; $650,000 Breeders Crown; $558,138 Oakville. 3-YEAR OLD FILLY TROTTER OF THE YEAR Pampered Princess Andover Hall-Bold Dreamer-Donerail Breeder : Valley High Stable. Owners: Bob Anderson, David Anderson. Trainer : Jimmy Takter.Driver : John Campbell. Races: 15-6-7-1. Purses : $1.02 million. Mark : 1:53.0 at the Meadowlands. Top wins : $499,892 Elegantimage; $350,000 Delvin Miller. OLDER MALE TROTTER OF THE YEAR Vivid Photo S J’s Photo-Miss Garland-Garland Lobell Breeder : Winbak Farm. Owners: Roger Hammer, Todd Schadel. Trainer : Roger Hammer.Driver : Roger Hammer. Races: 15-7-3-3. Purses : $738,769. Mark : 1:50.4 at Colonial (world record). Top wins : $250,000 Trotting Classic; $240,000 Titan Cup. OLDER FEMALE TROTTER OF THE YEAR Mystical Sunshine Yankee Glide-Aura Of Glory-Royal Prestige Breeder : Kentuckiana Farms General Partnership. Owners: Alvin Jacobson Estate, Sid Korn. Trainer : Chris Ryder.Driver : Dan Dube. Races: 19-8-4-2. Purses : $337,070. Mark : 1:50.3 at Lexington. Top wins : $250,000 Breeders Crown; $116,000 Miss Versatility. 2-YEAR-OLD COLT PACER OF THE YEAR Somebeachsomewhere Mach Three-Wheres The Beach-Beach Towel Breeder : Stephanie Smith-Rothaug. Owner: Schooner Stables. Trainer : Jean Louis Arsenault.Driver : Paul MacDonell. Races: 6-6-0-0. Purses : $773,296. Mark : 1:49.3 at Mohawk (world record). Top wins : $950,000 Metro Pace; $285,000 Battle of Waterloo. 2-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACER OF THE YEAR A And G’sconfusion Allamerican Native-Colorado Creek-Dexter Nukes Breeder : George Plyley. Owner: A & G Stables. Trainer : Mark Capone.Drivers : John Campbell/David Miller. Races: 10-5-4-0. Purses : $817,020. Mark : 1:50.3 at Lexington (world record). Top wins : $743,090 She’s A Great Lady; $686,608 Three Diamonds. 3-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACER OF THE YEAR Southwind Tempo Bettor’s Delight-Tsunami Hanover-Artsplace Breeder : Southwind Farm. Owners: Alton “Toby” Lynch, Wayne Chrebet. Trainer : Steve Elliott.Driver : Tim Tetrick. Races: 21-16-2-2. Purses : $863,604. Mark : 1:49.3 at Pocono (world record). Top wins : $250,632 James Lynch Memorial; $242,620 Lismore. OLDER MALE PACER OF THE YEAR Mister Big Grinfromeartoear-World’s Sweetheart-Jate Lobell Breeder : Kentuckiana Farms General Partnership. Owner: Joe Muscara. Trainer : Virgil Morgan Jr.Driver : David Miller. Races: 28-12-9-3. Purses : $1.31 million. Mark : 1:47.4 at the Meadowlands. Top wins : $650,000 William Haughton; $342,000 U.S. Pacing Championship. OLDER FEMALE PACER OF THE YEAR Moving Pictures D M Dilinger-Killer Queen-Peculiar Breeder : Tony DeBartolo. Owners: Steve Calhoun, Mike Lindley. Trainer : Casie Coleman.Driver : Mark MacDonald. Races: 17-9-2-2. Purses : $826,577. Mark : 1:49.3 at Mohawk. Top wins : $393,750 Milton; $363,000 Breeders Crown; $360,050 Roses Are Red.
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