The votes are in and the overall winner of the six-month ZOOM Contest has been determined.
The winner is Chelsea Chase of DeWinton, Alberta. The shot of herself and Cinnamon Cracker that was taken by Bjorn Kirby and submitted for the September Zoom Challenge which featured the theme, “Meet My Horse,” received the most number of votes from the six Zoom winners.
Chelsea, who helps her parents (who work for Keith Clark) out every weekend at the track in Lacombe, has owned Cinnamon Cracker for two years, and she’s breaking him to the saddle so she can start using him for gymkhanas. Chelsea and ‘Cracker’ went to the ‘Mane Event’ this past April as the driving horse for the Performance Standardbreds Demo. Cinnamon Cracker is also currently racing at Alberta Downs.
“Bjorn (Bjorn Kirby, who took the winning photo) comes every once in a while with us to the races,” Chelsea explained. “When I'm busy paddocking a horse he'll take my camera and snap some pics.”
Chelsea has won a $50 gift card to the racetrack of her choice and a framed enlargement of her winning photo!
The ILCHR Fan Club would like to thank everyone who submitted photos to the ZOOM Challenge. Watch for an announcement on the 2015 Heart of Harness Racing Calendar later this week.