The United States’ 2018 Horse of the Year will be announced during the Dan Patch Awards dinner on Sunday, February 24. For those that won’t be in attendance, you will be able to watch the announcement live online.

The awards ceremony will be streamed on USHWA’s Facebook page.

After a cocktail hour and open bar sponsored by McWicked, the awards ceremony will get underway at 7 p.m. and will be available via the Facebook page, sponsored by Crawford Farms and Crazy Wow. At approximately 10 p.m., emcees Roger Huston and Jason Settlemoir will announce the winner of the E. Roland Harriman Horse of the Year trophy, which follows the revealing of the names of the Pacer of the Year and Trotter of the Year.

To access USHWA’s Facebook page, please click here. The entire video will also be available on the U.S. Trotting Association’s YouTube page the following day (Monday, Feb. 25).

Dinner tickets are still available, but must be ordered by Monday, February 18, by contacting Judy Wilson via email at [email protected] or by phone at 302-359-3630. Tickets for the filet mignon-featured meal are $175 each.

‘Post time’ for the evening will be at 6 p.m., as there will be a one-hour red carpet cocktail reception, sponsored by the Southwind Frank Partners. Also starring on the red carpet will be Heather Vitale and Heather Wilder, with the two ‘Heathers’ broadcasting live on their individual Facebook pages. It’s your guarantee to see who’s wearing what and what the attendees have to say about the festivities.

Heather Vitale’s Facebook page can be found here. Heather Wilder’s Facebook page can be found here.

(With files from USHWA)