2018 O'Brien Award Nominations
Printer-friendly version2018 O’BRIEN AWARD FINALISTS
PACERS
TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACER
Prescient Beauty
Owned by James L. Avritt Sr., Lebanon, KY
Tall Drink Hanover
Owned by Alagna Racing LLC, Manalapan, NJ; Marvin Katz, Toronto, ON; Riverview Racing LLC, Boynton Beach FL.
TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT PACER
Bronx Seelster
Owned by Capers 3 Stable, Sydney, NS
Stag Party
Owned by John D. Fielding, Toronto, ON; Mac T. Nichol, Burlington, ON; McKinlay & Fielding, Toronto, ON; West Wins Stable, Cambridge, ON
THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACER
Kissin In The Sand
Owned by Marvin Katz, Toronto, ON; Hatfield Stables, Columbus, OH
Shower Play
Owned by Rene Dion-Susanne J. Kerwood, Rockwood, ON; Martin Leveillee, St-Blaise-Sur-Richelieu, QC
THREE-YEAR-OLD COLT PACER
Jimmy Freight
Owned by Adriano Sorella, Guelph, ON
Lather Up
Owned by Gary L. and Barbara N. Iles, Harrington, DE
OLDER PACING MARE
Caviart Ally
Owned by Caviart Farms, Vienna, VA
Exhilarated
Owned by Auciello Stables, Stouffville, ON
OLDER PACING HORSE
McWicked
Owned by S S G Stables, North Boston, NY
Nirvana Seelster
Owned by Bruce E. Davy, Brockville, ON
TROTTERS
TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY TROTTER
HP Titania Runner
Owned by Claude Hamel, Ayer’s Cliff, QC; Michel Damphousse, Louiseville, QC
The Ice Dutchess
Owned by Coyote Wynd Farms, Vancouver, BC
TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT TROTTER
Dream Nation
Les Ecuries Dorleans Inc., Repentigny, QC; Ecurie Csl, Sorel-Tracy- Gestion C. Levesque 2005inc, St-Hyacinthe, QC; Marc R. Camirand, Montreal QC
Forbidden Trade
Owned by Determination, Montreal, QC
THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY TROTTER
Illusioneesta (winner)
Owned by Harbor Racing Stable LLC, Aurora, ON; Asa Farm, Norwood, ON
THREE-YEAR-OLD COLT TROTTER
Run Director
Owned by Thomas A. Rankin & Elizabeth C. Rankin, St Catharines, ON
Stormont Ventnor
Owned by Eric Baker, Long Sault, ON
OLDER TROTTING MARE
Emoticon Hanover
Owned by Determination, Montreal, QC
Hannelore Hanover
Owned by Burke Racing Stable LLC, Fredericktown, PA; Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Canonsburg, PA; Frank Baldachino, Clarksburg, NJ; J And T Silva Stables LLC, Long Beach, NY
OLDER TROTTING HORSE
Dancer Hall
Owned by 1187422 Ontario Inc., Ottawa, ON
Will Take Charge
Owned by Mac T. Nichol, Burlington, ON; Jeffrey R. Gillis, Mississauga, ON
PEOPLE AWARDS
O’BRIEN AWARD OF HORSEMANSHIP
Guy Gagnon, Gatineau, QC (winner)
ARMSTRONG BREEDER OF THE YEAR
Seelster Farms, Lucan, ON
Warrawee Farm, Rockwood, ON
DRIVER OF THE YEAR
Bob McClure, Elora, ON
Louis-Philippe Roy, Guelph, ON
TRAINER OF THE YEAR
Casie Coleman, Cambridge, ON
Richard Moreau, Puslinch, ON
FUTURE STAR AWARD
Kyle Bossence, Arthur, ON
Chris Lancaster, Airdrie, AB
