With the 2010 O'Brien Awards in the books, fan balloting on the awards showed agreement with virtually every category
, differing only once with the results.
A total of 1,461 people voted on the web survey posted prior to the January 29 awards celebrating the best in Canadian harness racing and the breakdown follows.
One of the biggest fans of the O'Briens is Woodbine Entertainment's Nick Pimenoff, who hosts "The Long And The Short Of It" for Bet Night Live. His video feature on the O'Briens is posted below.
1. Two-Year-Old Pacing Filly Of The Year:
Idyllic 79.7% (1165)
Modern Connection 20.3% (296)
2. Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year:
Big Jim 89.7% (1310)
Mystician 10.3% (151)
3. Three-Year-Old Pacing Filly Of The Year:
Western Silk 70.1% (1024)
Put On A Show 29.9% (437)
4. Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt Of The Year:
Rock N Roll Heaven 77.5% (1133)
Sportswriter 22.5% (328)
5. Older Pacing Mare:
Dreamfair Eternal 89.7% (1311)
A Ps Money Maker 10.3% (150)
6. Older Pacing Horse:
Won The West 53.5% (781)
Bigtime Ball 46.5% (680)
7. Two-Year-Old Trotting Filly Of The Year:
Crys Dream 54.1% (791)
Peach Martini 45.9% (670)
8. Two-Year-Old Trotting Colt Of The Year:
Blue Porsche 56.5% (826)
Pastor Stephen 43.5% (635)
9. Three-Year-Old Trotting Filly Of The Year:
Random Destiny 72.9% (1065)
Ultimate Cameron 27.1% (396)
10. Three-Year-Old Trotting Colt Of The Year:
Text Me 67.8% (990)
Break The Bank K 32.2% (471)
11. Older Trotting Mare:
Windsong Soprano 71.0% (1037)
Kandor Hanover 29.0% (424)
12. Older Trotting Horse:
San Pail 92.6% (1353)
Armbro Chronicle 7.4% (108)
13. Armstrong Breeder Of The Year:
Robert McIntosh Stable 73.0% (1067)
Reve Avec Moi Dreamwithme 27.0% (394)
14. O’Brien Award of Horsemanship:
Trainer-Driver Rick Zeron 53.7% (784)
Trainer-Driver Riina Rekila 46.3% (677)
15. Trainer Of The Year:
Casie Coleman 64.3% (940)
Robert McIntosh 35.7% (521)
16. Driver Of The Year:
Randy Waples 73.0% (1066)
Scott Zeron 27.0% (395)
17. Horse of the Year - Top 5 Listed
San Pail 30.4% (445)
Rock N Roll Heaven 26.1% (381)
Dreamfair Eternal 10.8% (158)
Big Jim 10.1% (147)
Sportswriter 4% (59)
Western Silk 4% (59)
Don Robinson It's great to
Don Robinson It's great to see the ballot comparisons. It was a great event, wish I could have been there. So many excellent candidates. Pleased to see how well Riina Rekila did! Congrats to all of the winners, candidates and those who put the Obrien's on Well done!!
WOW !!! SC poll .... horse
WOW !!! SC poll .... horse of the year...San Pail...thanks to the fan voters.....this shows what the "horse people" think !!!
San Pail is a Horse of a Lifetime , he has given us lots of fun and excitement !!