Charlie May becomes first horse in two decades to complete award threepeat

Grove City, Ohio – Another chapter in the amazing harness racing story of Charlie May was written in 2022.  The 2021 Ohio Horse of the Year became the first Ohio horse in 20 years to win divisional titles as a 2-year-old, a 3-year-old and aged pacer, as he was named the 2022 Ohio Aged Pacer of the Year.

The last to accomplish the feat was Noble Cam who was first honored as the Ohio 2-Year-Old Pacer of the Year in 2001.

Owned and bred by Don Tiger and trained by Steve Carter, Charlie May hit the board in 12 of 18 starts, winning seven including the Ohio Sires Stakes Veteran Championship Pace.  He also won the Myron Charna President’s Pace, the Jim Ewart Memorial, and the Ohio Breeders Championship.  Charlie May earned $350,018 in 2002.

“It’s been an unbelievable three-year ride,” said Don Tiger.  “It means everything to have a horse overcome what he has including a couple of bumps and bruises and stay that consistent.”

Charlie May will be honored at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association Annual Awards Banquet January 14, 2023, at the Hilton Columbus-Polaris in Columbus, Ohio.

The 2022 Ohio Horse of the Year will be announced at the annual awards banquet.

by Frank Fraas, for the OHHA