K F Pro Sam elected to Ohio Hall of Fame

K F Pro Sam, a three-time Ohio Sire Stakes champion, has been selected to be the latest harness racing horse to be enshrined into the Ohio Hall of Fame by the members of the Ohio Chapter of the United State Harness Writers Association.

The gelding by Nobleland Sam and out of the mare, Pro Choice (Falcon Almahurst) was bred by Henry Kaufman of Baltimore, OH.

As a two-year-old, he went into training with co-owner Scott Mogan and went on to win freshman divisional honors, winning the Ohio Triple Crown – the Ohio State Fair, Ohio Sire Stakes Final and the Ohio Breeders Championship.

At three, he repeated his OSS Final title and earned the Ohio ‘Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year’ award. K F Pro Sam was also 5th in the final of the 2000 Little Brown Jug before heading east where he won the $100,000 Maryland Governor’s Cup, the $100,000 Freehold Cup and multiple Open events at the Meadowlands.

In 2001, he threepeated in the OSS Final and also picked up Ohio ‘Aged Pacer of the Year’ and Ohio ‘Horse of the Year’ awards under the ownership of Howard Schoor, John Fielding & Peter Heffering.

‘Sam’ retired in 2003 with 26 wins in 60 starts, earning $635,578.

In 2014, K F Pro Sam was sent to New Vocations and found his forever home as a riding horse with Caroyln Deer until his passing in December 2023 at the age of 26.

K F Pro Sam will be inducted at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association banquet on Saturday, January 18 at the Marriott Columbus Airport.

by Winnie Nemeth, for the USHWA Ohio Chapter