ASHA announces 2023 award winners

The Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) announced the harness racing winners of its 2023 ASHA Awards – Champions of 2022.

2023 ASHA Awards – Champions of 2022

Two-Year-Old AB-Sired Filly Winner

PROMISE KEPT (Custard The Dragon)

Two-Year-Old Open Filly Winner (Three-way-tie)

CORA CORA CORA  (Captive Audience)

DEAR JOHN IM GONE (Vertical Horizon)

PROMISE KEPT

Two-Year-Old AB-Sired Colt or Gelding

VIRTUAL HORIZON (Vertical Horizon)

 Two-Year-Old Open Winner

VIRTUAL HORIZON

Three-Year-Old AB-Sired Filly Winner

DIVINE ART (Outrageous Art)

Three-Year-Old Open Filly Winner

DIVINE ART

Three-Year-Old AB-Sired Colt or Gelding Winner

ERNESTO DELACRUZ (Vertical Horizon)

Three-Year-Old Open Colt or Gelding Winner

ERNESTO DELACRUZ

Champion Aged Mare

STASH THE COOKIES (Sunfire Blue Chip)

Champion Aged Horse

SHARK WEEK (Vertical Horizon)

Claimer (Fillies & Mares)

LOVETHATSIXPACK (Sixdaysontheroad)

Claimer (Colts & Geldings)

KOOTENAY LAGER (Vertical Horizon)

 Fastest Girl

STASH THE COOKIES

Fastest Boy (Two-way-tie)

CODENAME CIGAR BOX (Custard The Dragon)

SHARK WEEK

Rising Star of the Year

LOGAN GILLIS

 Caretaker of the Year (Two-way-tie)

JESSICA HENRIQUEZ

MIKE KLEINSASSER

Trainer of the Year – Under 150 Starts

J.F. GAGNE

 Trainer of the Year

NATE SOBEY

Driver of the Year – Under 150 Starts

TYSON JACOBY

Driver of the Year

BRANDON CAMPBELL

Owner of the Year

J.F. GAGNE – PETER VAN SEGGELEN

 Breeder of the Year (Six Mares or Less)

AL NEURAUTER – JAMES RHODES

Breeder of the Year

MERIDIAN FARMS – WILLIAM & DENISE ANDREW

Horseperson of the Year

NATE SOBEY

Horse of the Year

DIVINE ART

Breeders Award of Recognition

KATHLEEN & CLIFFORD COONFER

by Trey Colbeck, for Harnesslink