Two trotting standouts are expected to head to qualifiers in the near future.

Market Share, who earned honours in the United States as the top three-year-old male trotter in 2012 and the best older male trotter in 2013, is anticipated to qualify on April 26 and 2013 Horse of the Year Bee A Magician is targeted for the first weekend in May.

Bee A Magician was unbeaten in 17 races last season at age three and earned a divisional record $1.57 million. She became the first three-year-old filly trotter to receive the Horse of the Year Award since Continentalvictory in 1996.

Trained by Richard “Nifty” Norman and driven by Brian Sears for owners Mel Hartman, Herb Liverman, and David McDuffee, Bee A Magician’s wins included the Breeders Crown for three-year-old filly trotters, Hambletonian Oaks, Elegantimage Stakes, and Delvin Miller Memorial before ending her season in November at the Meadowlands with a win in the Moni Maker.

Her $1.57 million in purses were the most ever for a three-year-old filly trotter, breaking the record of $1.17 million set by Continentalvictory in 1996, and her winning time of 1:51 in the Miller Memorial at Meadowlands Racetrack is the fastest mile ever by a three-year-old filly trotter.

“She’s in good shape,” Norman said. “I’m very happy with her.”

Bee A Magician is expected to qualify twice and then head to Canada for the first round of the Miss Versatility Series in Ontario on May 19.

This story courtesy of Harness Racing Communications, a division of the U.S. Trotting Association. For more information, visit www.ustrotting.com.