Egyptian Colt Stakes honors

The Egyptian Colt Stakes in Southern Illinois will honor the top horsemen and horses during the annual banquet at the Village Garden restaurant in Anna, Ill. A total of 30 owners, trainers, and drivers will be recognized with year end honors.

Heading the list of recipients is 91-year-old Leo Burns of Albion, Ill. Burns guided his 2-year-old filly, Winsome Wyoming, to seven wins in nine outings. Burns also recorded two track records with the Wilson Wyoming chestnut freshman at the Edwards County Fair in Albion, Ill. and the White County Fair in Carmi, Ill. His quickest trip around the track was in a time of 2:04.4 in the very first start at the Du Quoin Summer Preview. Burns will receive top driver awards for the Class A competition in the 2-year-old trot.

Other award winners include 19-year-old Brian Cotton of Fairfield, Ill. Cotton was the top driver in both the 2-year-old pace and 3-year-old pacing divisions. Other top drivers include Tom D. Tetrick, Jamaica Patton, Kelsey Perrymond, Mike Cox and Trenton Watson. (Egyptian Colt Stakes)

Top owners for the year were members of the Tetrick family from Geff, Ill. Mary Alice, Tom, Trace, and Tom T. earned the most points in the 3-year-old filly trotting category with Tidy Ellen in the Class AA division. Their 3-year-old trotting filly, Vel’s Finest, earned top honors in the Class A division.

Other owners receiving recognition include Clay Simpson, Brian, Sherry, and Philip Cotton, and Brenda and Trenton Watson, all of Fairfield, Ill. Carol and Shelly Graham of Salem, Ill. will also be recognized along with James Collier, Patrick Gafford, Anne Schneider, Rick Barbre, James Hepp, Freddie Patton Jr., Charles Lee, Jerry Graham, J.D. Graham, Dane May, Ernest Smith, James Johnson, Brandi Melloy and Ryan Hallam.

The Egyptian Colt Stakes is held at seven different county fair locations in Southern Illinois. The circuit includes stops at Pinckneyville, Fairfield, Albion, Salem, Carmi, Marion, and Anna.

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