Alberta Nominees Announced
The Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) will be hosting its annual awards banquet honouring the champions of 2015 on Friday, April 8 at the Radisson Hotel (Calgary Airport).
The Radisson is located at 6620 36th Street NE in Calgary. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m., with dinner to follow at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from ASHA for $50 each.
The nominees are listed below.
Two-Year-Old AB Stakes Filly
- Divas Dragonfly
- Jet Blue Burner
- Monstrous
Two-Year-Old Filly
- Credit The Shark
- Divas Dragonfly
- Jet Blue Burner
Two-Year-Old AB Stakes Colt/Gelding
- Blue Star Jet
- Outlaw Gettinrdone
- Wrangler Cash
Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding
- Blue Star Jet
- Outlaw Turn N Burn
- Wrangler Cash
Three-Year-Old AB Stakes Filly
- Blue Star Texas
- Fire Watch
- Take On Da Boys
Three-Year-Old Filly
- Blue Star Texas
- Fire Watch
- Thats Extra
Three-Year-Old AB Stakes Colt/Gelding
- Cool Cowboy
- Johnny Gun
- Pablos First
Three-Year-Old Colt/Gelding
- First Class Horse
- Have Not Read It
- Mysharona Bluechip
Champion Aged Mare
- Rummys Command
- Sing Like An Angel
- Tajmeallover
Champion Aged Horse
- Get Thereovernight
- Ghost Pine
- Who Doesnt
Claimer, Fillies/Mares
- Gottaluckydeal
- Phoenician Gal
- Runway Model
Claimer, Colts/Geldings
- Camblazer
- Make It So
- Raging Fingers
Rising Star
- Devann Crick
- David Kelly
- Preston Shaw
Groom of the Year
- Nominees to follow
Trainer, under 200 starts
- Brandon Campbell
- Majorie Dumont
- Ryan Grundy
Trainer of the Year
- Keith Clark
- Travis Cullen
- Kelly Hoerdt
Driver, under 200 starts
- Paul Davies
- J.F. Gagne
- David Kelly
Driver of the Year
- Brandon Campbell
- Travis Cullen
- Kelly Hoerdt
- Bill Tainsh Jr.
Horseperson of the Year
- Keith Clark
- Travis Cullen
- Kelly Hoerdt
Owner of the Year
- Gary Clark
- Kelly Hoerdt/Blair Corbeil
- Robert Jones/Doris McDougall
Breeder of the Year
- Meadowlark Farms
- Meridian Farms/Bill Andrew
- Outlaw Stable
Fastest Girl
- Feelin Flush
Fastest Boy
- Ghost Pine
Breeders Award of Recognition
- Pieter Besselink
Ron McLeod Award
- Nominee to follow
Horse of the Year
- To be announced
(Photos clockwise from top left: Alberta Super Final winners Divas Dragonfly, Wrangler Cash, Fire Watch and Cool Cowboy. Courtesy of Carys Richards/Coady Photo.)