Reverend Hanover was a star on the track during his racing career but he’s even busier these days representing the Standardbred breed as one of the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society’s ambassadors.

Now 13, the son of Sportswriter’s most recent promotion was an appearance on Breakfast Television on September 18. OSAS’s Joanne Colville brought Reverend Hanover to Woodbine Mohawk Park to provide CityTV’s Rick Campanelli with a guided tour of the Campbellville oval along with leading driver Bob McClure.

Outfitted in Louis-Philippe Roy’s colours, Campanelli and McClure discussed the upcoming incredible night of racing on Saturday night which features two $1 million races — the Mohawk Million for two-year-old trotters and Metro Pace for rookie pacing colt along with the rich Elegantimage, Shes A Great Lady and Canadian Trotting Classic finals.

“As always Rev was a rockstar,” Colville noted. “He’s always such a professional and today was no different. Part of OSAS’s mandate is to showcase the Standardbred breed and he’s perfect for that role.”

A couple of weeks ago, Reverend Hanover and fellow OSAS ambassador The Painted Pony participated in Mohawk’s Community Day which encouraged patrons to bring their family to the track and get a close up look at a harness horse. Many of the visitors were able to sit beside a driver and ride behind Reverend as he took guests around the racetrack.

Giving folks a new perspective of racing — from the actual driver’s view — is nothing new for Reverend Hanover. For several years now he has served as OSAS’s Drive With Us horse. Throughout the summer he is on hand at the Campbellville track pulling double duty. At the start of the evening he serves as the Meet & Greet horse and then gives folks rides around the oval in between races.

During his career Reverend Hanover was a top performer in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. In total he made 27 lifetime starts and earned $551,213. He last raced in 2017 but he still makes lots of trips around the racetrack in his ambassador role.

(with files from OSAS)