Tennessee Tom earns back-to-back Ohio divisional honors

Grove City, Ohio— Repeat divisional award winner, Tennessee Tom (Long Tom) won six of 11 starts on his way to being named Ohio’s 3-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year.

Owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi, Hatfield Stables, and Knox Services, Tennessee Tom hit the board nine times this season, making $294,530. He won the James K. Hackett Memorial at Miami Valley Raceway, three legs of the Ohio Sires Stakes, and the $142,000 Ohio State Fair Stakes.

Tennessee Tom was named the Ohio 2-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year in 2023. He claims a record of 11-4-2 in 20 career starts, banking $750,880 in lifetime earnings.

Ron Burke trains Tennessee Tom. Albert Miller bred the trotter.

Tennessee Tom will be honored at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association Annual Awards Banquet on January 18, 2025, at the Marriott Columbus Airport in Columbus, Ohio. Seats are sold out.

The 2024 Ohio Horse of the Year will be announced at the awards banquet.

by Ashley Dailey, for the OHHA