Merton and Sowers are tops at Monticello

Monticello, N.Y. – Harness racing driver Mike Merton and trainer Bo Sowers took top honors for 2021 at Monticello Raceway for leading dash winning driver and trainer.

Merton outdistanced his rivals by almost 43 wins, finishing the year with 251 wins. Finishing second was former multiple top dash winner Bruce Aldrich, Jr., with 208 wins, followed by Cory Stratton with 206. Jim Taggart, Jr. was fourth with 205, and Brandon Parker took home fifth place honors with 127 wins.

Top Trainer: Shawn Wiles (L), McKenzie Sowers (C), McGwire Sowers (R)
It is the second consecutive year that Sowers took home top training honors.

This season, his stable had 112 winners ahead of last year’s top trainer, Gary Messenger, who had 92.

In a hotly contested race to the wire, Laura Perino took third place, with 84 wins over newcomer Christopher Petrelli, who had 80. Danny Gill finished fifth with 51 trips to the winner circle.

by Kimberly Winston, for Monticello Raceway