Martin Scharf will present the 2014 Gallo Blue Chip Scholarships to two recipients in a winner's circle ceremony at The Meadowlands on Saturday, January 3.

Lyndhurst, New Jersey’s John McDermott is the recipient of the $15,000 Gallo Blue Chip Scholarship, which is funded by Scharf and administered by the Harness Horse Youth Foundation. McDermott is a freshman in Business Administration at the University of Florida.

Guadalupe Diaz, a resident of Middletown, New York, is a junior at Stony Brook University, studying Chemical and Molecular Engineering. She will receive a $5,000 stipend.

The Gallo Blue Chip Scholarship is sponsored by Martin Scharf to honour his Standardbred, who retired as the richest pacer in harness racing history.

For details on all HHYF scholarships and to obtain applications, click here.

(HHYF)