ASHA reveals annual award nominees

The Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) has revealed the annual award nominees based off of 2023 harness racing achievement.

The following are the categories and the related nominees:

Champion Aged Gelding

• Ernesto Delacruz
• Samba Beat
•  Shark Week

Champion Aged Mare

• Daisy Corvette
• Outlaw Sharktastic
• Stash The Cookies

Three-year-old Alberta-sired Colt

• Blue Star Mercury
• General Custard
• Mickie Mantle
• Virtual Horizon

Three-year-old Open Colt

• Blue Star Mercury
• General Custard
• Over The Horizon
• Virtual Horizon

Three-year-old Alberta Sired Filly

• Beep Bop A Lula
• G Ts Skyla
• Shesmyinspiration
• You Promyst

Three-year-old Open Filly

• Caviar N Crackers
• G Ts Skyla
• Iris Seelster
• Side Piece

Two-year-old Alberta-sired Colt

• Come On Santanna
• Grey Horizon
• Matteuse

Two-year-old Open Colt

• Come On Santanna
• Grey Horizon
• Sharkasaurus

Two-year-old Alberta-sired Filly

• Byby Baby Byby
• Delta Sunrise
• Outlaw Guns N Roses

Two-year-old Open Filly

• Born A Spy
• Long Gone Lover
• Lumby Dragon
• Outlaw Guns N Roses

Claimer of the Year – Girls

• Metaki
• Myomylookatmefly
• Outlaw Allie Oops

Claimer of the Year- Boys

• Captain Fireball
• Tajmania
• Wink N Win

Driver of the Year

• Brandon Campbell
• Phil Giesbrecht
• Mike Hennessy
• Dave Kelly

Trainer of the Year

• Brandon Campbell
• Rod Hennessy
• Kelly Hoerdt
• Dave Kelly
• Nathan Sobey

Driver of the Year (Under 150 starts)

• Chris Brown
• Tyson Jacoby

Trainer of the Year (Under 150 starts)

• JF Gagne
• Gerry Hudon
• Glen Lutz

Owner of the Year

• Brinsley Brooking-Lutz & Harvey Jaegar
• Lorne Duffield & Rod Hennessy
• Jodi Loftus, George Rogers & Raymond Henry
• Pick 6 Stables

Rising Star

• Shanisty Andres
• Scott McGinn

Breeder of the Year

• Meridian Farms/Bill & Denise Andrew
• Outlaw Stables
• Jim Rhodes

Breeder of the Year (Less then 6 mares) 

• Bryan Brook
• Meadowlark Farms
• Nancy Tamblyn

The Fastest Boy winner goes to Shark Week (Vertical Horizon) when he paced the record setting 1:49.2 on June 3. Daisy Corvette (Mystician) and Senga Nightmare (Vertical Horizon) share the Fastest Girl with a 1:51.4 mile time.

Awards Night 2024, will take place on March 9 at the Best Western Premier Calgary Hotel. For more details on the event and to purchase tickets, click here.

by Trey Colbeck, for Harnesslink