Lindy Dragonwater named Ohio 2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year

Grove City, OH – Ohio Sires Stakes champion Lindy Dragonwater has been named the 2025 Ohio 2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year.

In 10 starts this year, the Downbytheseaside gelding out of Imagine Dragon posted five wins and two thirds to go with $301,240 in earnings. Lindy Dragonwater scored victories in three legs of the OSS, posting a lifetime mark of 1:51 in the fourth leg at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Aug. 23. He also won the $300,000 OSS Scarlet Championship and the Ohio State Fair Stakes.

Lindy Dragonwater was bred by Lindy Farms of Connecticut and is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Knox Services, Beasty LLC, and Bradley Grant.

“We really thought he was the top colt all along, and he just got better as the year went,” said trainer Ron Burke. “I think he’ll really be a serious horse next year.”

Lindy Dragonwater will be honored at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association annual Awards Banquet on Jan. 10, 2026, at the Renaissance Columbus-Westerville in Westerville, Ohio. Seats are sold out.

The 2025 Ohio Horse of the Year will be announced at the awards banquet.

From Wes Mayberry for the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association