Lt Loverboy named Ohio 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year

Grove City, Ohio— Repeat divisional award winner Lt Loverboy (Long Tom) won five of 11 harness racing starts on his way to being named Ohio’s 3-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year for 2025.

Bred by Midland Acres, Lt Loverboy is owned by Wayne Mast Jr. and Callam Racing. The Daren Harvey trainee added one second-place and two thirds to his five victories this season, earning $314,879. He recorded six wins and earned $304,855 in 10 starts as the Ohio 2-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year in 2024.

“Midland Acres would like to congratulate all of the connections to Lt Loverboy for the second year in a row being the 2-Year-Old and 3-Year-Old Colt Trotter of the Year in Ohio,” said Midland Acres corresponding officer Dr. John Mossbarger. “Lt Loverboy has a great trait that all champion horses have — it’s one who refuses to lose.”

Lt Loverboy opened his 2025 campaign with a victory in the $75,000 James K. Hackett Memorial at Miami Valley Raceway. The Long Tom gelding out of Fortheloveoflindy added wins in three legs of the 2025 Ohio Sires Stakes, recording a lifetime mark of 1:52.1 in the third leg at Eldorado Scioto Downs on July 5, and was victorious in the $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Scarlet Championship.

“He was definitely a pleasure to work with all year,” Mast Jr. said. “Daren Harvey did a phenomenal job of having him ready for big races. He’s really been a blessing to us, and it’s always amazing to have a Horse of the Year. It’s a very nice compliment to get at the end of the year.”

In two seasons, Lt Loverboy has a record of 11-4-3 with $619,734 in earnings in 21 lifetime starts.

Lt Loverboy will be honored at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association Annual Awards Banquet on Jan. 10 at the Renaissance Columbus-Westerville in Westerville, Ohio.

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

From Wes Mayberry for the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association