Trotter honored in Jersey

Glidemaster, winner of the 2006 Trotting Triple Crown and $1,968,023 in purse money, has been named "New Jersey Standardbred of the Year" for 2006. This prestigious award to a New Jersey-sired Standardbred is presented annually by the Equine Advisory Board of the State Department of Agriculture upon the recommendation of Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, which registers all New Jersey stallions for breeding, and its Breeders Committee.

Glidemaster, sired by Yankee Glide, who stands at Kentuckiana Farms of New Jersey in New Egypt, is out of the mare, Cressida Hanover, was bred by Brittany Farms. He is owned by Robert Burgess, Karin Olsson Burgess, Marsha Cohen and Brittany Farms. He was trained by Blair Burgess and was driven by John Campbell and George Brennan.

A special presentation will be made by New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Charles Kuperus at the annual New Jersey Equine Breeder Awards dinner on Jan. 28 at the Freehold Gardens Hotel in Freehold.
Among his eight victories, Glidemaster won the $1,500,000 Hambletonian in 1:51.1, $526,000 Kentucky Futurity in straight heats in 1:53.1 and 1:51.3, and $728,930 Yonkers Trot in 1:554h. He was never worse than second in his 15 starts.

Previous winners of this award in recent years include: Mr. Muscleman (2005), Rainbow Blue (2004), No Pan Intended (2003), McArdle (2002), Bettor’s Delight (2001), Spellbound Hanover (2000), Grinfromeartoear (1999), Muscles Yankee (1998), Malabar Man (1997), Continentalvictory (1996), Jenna's Beach Boy (1995), Cam's Card Shark (1994), Presidential Ball (1993), Immortality (1992), Miss Easy (1990), Matt's Scooter (1989) Mack Lobell (1988 and 1987) and Jate Lobell (1986). (SBOA of NJ)

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