Tie for Ohio Aged Pacer of the Year

Grove City, Ohio – For the first time, a tie has co-named Charlie May (Mcardle) and Dunkin’ (Pet Rock) as the Ohio 2024 Aged Pacer of the Year.

Owned and bred by Don Tiger, Charlie May hit the board in 13 of 20 starts last year. The six-year-old gelding won the $85,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Veterans Championship, upping his seasonal earnings to $224,230. Charlie May claims a lifetime record of 30-22-10 in 83 starts with $2,276,365 in the bank. Steve Carter conditions the pacer.

Charlie May received divisional honors in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Additionally, he was named Ohio Horse of the Year in 2021.

Dunkin’ won the $315,000 Dan Patch, lowering his lifetime mark to 1:49.1 on his way to being named Ohio’s Co-Aged Pacer of the Year. The four-year-old gelding hit the board 20 of 35 starts in 2024, winning nine and bankrolling $419,228. Scott DiDomenico trains for owner Betty Clegg. Stonegate Standardbred Farms bred Dunkin’.

Charlie May and Dunkin’ will be honored at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association Annual Awards Banquet on January 18, 2025, at the Marriott Columbus Airport in Columbus, Ohio. Seats are sold out.

The 2024 Ohio Horse of the Year will be announced at the awards banquet.

by Ashley Dailey, for the OHHA