For the seventh consecutive year, the United States Harness Writers Association, in conjunction with the United States Trotting Association, will be looking for fans of harness racing to express their opinions by voting for their favourite horseperson and racing moment of the year in the 2015 Railbird Recognition Awards.
The Railbird Recognition Awards is the opportunity for every fan to indicate who they felt were the best in harness racing during the past year.
Voting is available by clicking here.
The nominees for each award were compiled by members of USHWA for being the most impactful to the sport in 2015. Fans can make their selections by clicking one choice from those listed and then submitting their vote.
Voting for the ‘Racing Moment of the Year’ will run from Tuesday, December 1 through Tuesday, December 15, while the balloting for the ‘Horseperson of the Year’ will be conducted from Wednesday, December 16 until Thursday, December 31 at midnight. Fans may only vote once per IP address.
The nine nominees for Racing Moment for 2015 are:
• Always B Miki winning the Breeders Crown after a year off
• Bee A Magician becoming the first mare to win the Cutler final
• Freaky Feet Pete winning the Breeders Crown
• JL Cruze winning in 1:49.4 at the Meadowlands Racetrack
• International Trot returning to Yonkers Raceway after 20 years
• David Miller driving five winners on Breeders Crown night
• Pinkman defeating Mission Brief in the Hambletonian
• Jimmy Takter training six winners on Breeders Crown night
• Wiggle It Jiggleit defeating Lost For Words in the second Little Brown Jug heat
Nominees for Horseperson of the Year will be revealed in mid-December.
All the winners of the Railbird Fan Voting will be announced on Thursday, January 7 and they will be presented their awards during the Dan Patch Banquet, which will be held this year at the Hyatt Pier 66 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Sunday, March 6. Information on tickets and accommodations for that event can be found at ushwa.org.
(USHWA)