Congratulations to Dan Newstead of London, Ont., the winner in the O’Brien Awards Online Handicapping Contest, sponsored by sponsored by Tara Hills Stud.

Two submissions tied with a score of 24 points from the hundreds of entries received and Newstead was declared the winner through a blind draw.

The contest challenged players to handicap the winners of select O’Brien Award categories and answer a few trivia questions.

Newstead managed to answer all but one question correctly and only missed selecting the Trainer of the Year.

Congratulations to Newstead for winning a $100 HPI gift card and $110 worth ofTrackIT credits!

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The questions and answers for the contest are listed below:

Q: Future Star Award

A: Kyle Bossence

Q: O’Brien Award of Horsemanship

A: Luc Blais

Q: Trainer of the Year

A: Richard Moreau

Q: Keith Waples Driver of the Year

A: James MacDonald

Q: Armstrong Breeder of the Year

A: Millar Farms

Q: Somebeachsomewhere Horse of the Year

A: Desperate Man

Q: Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt

A: Betterhavemymoney

Q: Three-Year-Old Trotting Filly

A: Up And Ready

Q: Outstanding Groom Award

A: Susie McNair

Q: Media Excellence Award - Outstanding Broadcast 

A: Jayson Baxter

Q: Media Excellence Award - Outstanding Written Work

A: Melissa Keith

Q: What is the theme of this year's O'Brien Awards?

A: Roarin’ 20s

Q: Who is the host for the Red Carpet Live Show? 

A: Kelly Spencer

INFORMATION FOR SILENT AUCTION WINNERS:

For anyone who was the successful purchaser of an item on the online Silent Auction, unpaid invoices will be processed on the card that you registered with on the auction website. You will also receive an email notification of when your item will be delivered (about two weeks).

Click here for the winners web note and list of winners.

To watch the O’Brien Awards broadcast video stream, which includes the video greetings reel, click here.