Grand River Raceway held its annual awards dinner on Thursday, November 13. The 15 award winners represented the top performers from the Elora, ON track’s 2008 race meet, which spanned 65 race dates from April through October.
The award recipients are listed below.
Horses
Condition - Claimer of the Year
• Courtside
Claimer of the Year (C&G)
• Brads Best
Claimer of the Year (F&M)
• Surprise Factor
Top Condition Pacer
• Toystar
Top Condition Trotter
• Danger Pay
Pacer of the Year
• Pacific Prince
Trotter of the Year
• Batal J Launcher
Rookie Horse of the Year
• Clear For Flight
Iron Horse of the Year
• Twin B Sporty
People
Top Dash Driver
• Brad Forward
Top UDR Driver
• Brad Forward
Top Dash Trainer
• Paul Taylor
Top UTR Trainer
• Bob McIntosh
Top Owner (presented by Standardbred Canada)
• William MacTavish
Rising Star
• Doug McNair
Photos from the event can be viewed by clicking here.
Video tributes for each of the recipients can be viewed by clicking here.
Live racing resumes at Grand River Raceway in April 2009.
(Grand River Raceway)