Standardbred Canada has released the breakdown of the voting for the 2013 O'Brien Awards. The ceremony took place Saturday, February 8 at the Delta Prince Edward Hotel and PEI Convention Centre in Charlottetown, PEI.
The complete breakdown of the official voting appears below. Voters voted for a first and second selection in each category, except for Horse of the Year. First place votes were worth 2 points and second place votes were worth 1 point. A perfect score was 84 points.
Pacers
Two-Year-Old Filly Pacer
Precocious Beauty – 78
Shes Da Bomb – 17
Lady Shadow - 8
Performing Art - 8
Saulsbrook Alana – 8
Beach Gal - 2
Momara – 2
Somethinincredible – 1
Two-Year-Old Colt Pacer
Arthur Blue Chip – 45
Luck Be Withyou – 36
Boomboom Ballykeel – 25
Bugger Bruiser – 8
Western Vintage – 4
Play It Again Sam – 3
National Debt – 1
Three-Year-Old Filly Pacer
I Luv The Nitelife – 78
Love Canal – 28
Regil Elektra – 8
Belle Boyd - 3
Betit To Getit – 3
Crackers Hot Shot – 2
Jan It Jackson – 1
Rambling Lily - 1
Three-Year-Old Colt Pacer
Vegas Vacation – 60
Sunshine Beach – 45
Mach It So – 10
Fool Me Once – 5
Lucan Hanover – 3
Windsong Jack - 1
Older Pacing Mare
Anndrovette – 69
Rocklamation – 32
Shelliscape – 6
Barocky – 5
Voelz Hanover - 4
Greystone Ladylike – 3
Drop The Ball – 2
Legal Entity - 1
Older Pacing Horse
Foiled Again – 52
A Rocknroll Dance – 43
Warrawee Needy - 14
Camaes Fellow – 9
Aracache Hanover – 1
Casimir Jitterbug – 1
Modern Legend - 1
Rock On Moe – 1
Trotters
Two-Year-Old Filly Trotter
Riveting Rosie – 82
Miss Aultsville – 20
Danica Hall – 8
Luck Is All Ineed – 8
Chelseas Chance – 2
Game On Hanover - 1
Scream And Shout – 1
Two-Year-Old Colt Trotter
Father Patrick – 78
Muscle Matters -23
Harper Blue Chip – 17
Muscle Network – 2
Pasadena Star – 2
E L Titan - 1
Massive Muscles - 1
Three-Year-Old Filly Trotter
Bee A Magician – 84 (unanimous)
Motown Muscle – 28
Angies Lucky Star - 11
Three-Year-Old Colt Trotter
Flanagan Memory – 78
Your So Vain – 36
Thankyoukessel – 4
Wheeling N Dealin – 3
Master Of Law - 2
Buddy Hally – 1
Creampuff MacDaddy - 1
Older Trotting Mare
Maven – 80
Bax Of Life – 11
Cedar Dove – 8
Beatgoeson Hanover – 7
Out Of The Hat - 4
Daylon Miracle – 1
Designer Genes – 1
Older Trotting Horse
Mister Herbie – 67
Intimidate – 39
Burnin Money – 5
Hesgotlegs – 5
Take My Picture – 5
Knows Nothing - 3
People Awards
Future Star Award
Travis Cullen – 58
Patrick Shepherd – 24
Corey Johnson – 16
Travis Henry – 6
Dale Spence Jr., - 3
Jonah Moase - 3
Tyler Borth - 1
Mark McKinnon - 1
Tyler Moore - 1
Stephen Quinn - 1
O’Brien Award of Horsemanship
Kelly Hoerdt – 51
Paul MacKenzie – 38
Jim Marino – 30
Armstrong Breeder of the Year
Seelster Farms Inc. – 51
Robert McIntosh Stables – 42
William Andrew / Meridian Farms – 31
Driver of the Year
Sylvain Filion – 47
Doug McNair – 26
Trevor Henry – 24
Jody Jamieson – 9
Scott Zeron – 6
Yannick Gingras – 2
Randy Waples – 2
Marc Campbell – 1
John Campbell – 1
Paul MacDonell – 1
Trainer of the Year
Richard Moreau – 58
Gregg McNair – 39
Patrick Shepherd – 5
Casie Coleman - 4
Richard Norman - 4
Tony O’Sullivan – 4
Rene Allard - 1
Carmen Auciello – 1
Jamie Copley - 1
Travis Cullen - 1
Jeff Gillis - 1
Corey Johnson - 1
Horse of the Year
(42 votes)
Bee A Magician – 34 votes
Foiled Again – 6 votes
I Luv The Nitelife – 1 vote
Vegas Vacation – 1 vote
**Not all voters chose to vote for a second selection so point totals vary in some categories.
The event was covered live on the SC website and the official list of winners is available here with award presentation shots and post-awards interviews also available for viewing.