Longshot is Ohio’s three-year-old trotting colt of the year

Grove City, Ohio – As a 2-year-old, Longshot (Long Tom) made eight starts on the Ohio fair harness racing circuit, winning three races.  One would think winning the Ohio Sires Stakes final as a 3-year-old would be a long shot, but that’s what the gelding did on the way to being named the Ohio 3-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year.

Trained by Scott Cox and owned by Wayne Mast Jr. and Callam Racing, Longshot won nine of 16 races and earned $306,974.  He was bred by Perry Coblentz.

Cox credited Wes Hershberger, Longshot’s trainer as a 2-year-old, for laying the foundation.  “I’ve been very blessed to get this horse after his 2-year-old year campaign and be in the finals with him as a 3-year-old. It’s great because you can see them grow and mature.“

Cox said they took their time with Longshot at the beginning of the year.  He finished fourth in the first leg of the Ohio Sires Stakes but got on a roll after that, hitting the board in eight of the next nine race with six wins.

Longshot won three legs of the Ohio Sires Stakes, the Ohio Breeders Championship, and the Ohio Sires Stakes finals.

Longshot will be honored at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association Annual Awards Banquet January 14, 2023, at the Hilton Columbus-Polaris in Columbus, Ohio.

The 2022 Ohio Horse of the Year will be announced at the annual awards banquet.

by Frank Fraas, for the OHHA