Luke Hanners to receive the renamed Hunter Myers Memorial Award

The Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association recently voted to rename its Peter Haughton Memorial Award to the Hunter Myers Memorial Award.

The Ohio Chapter is also pleased to announce that driver Luke Hanners has been selected at the 2025 recipient of the newly renamed award.

Hanners, 25, secured his first win at the Champaign County (Urbana) Fair on August 9, 2017 with Save Me A Place in 1:59.4.

In 2025, Luke amassed a career high 249 wins and over $3.3 million in earnings.

On October 4, he recorded his 1,000th career win with Travel Nurse in the $75,000 Buckeye Stallion Series Final at MGM Northfield Park.

He ranked 5th in the Eldorado Scioto Downs and Holly Gaming at Dayton Raceway driver’s standings.

Hanners is the son of Alicia and the late Brad Hanners.

He will be honored at the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association banquet on January 10, 2026.

By Jay Wolf for United States Harness Writers Association