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Sunday, February 25, 2007
Atlantic City, NJ --- A sweep of the Trotting Triple Crown led Glidemaster to a sweep of harness racing’s top honors.
Glidemaster was named 2006 Horse of the Year by the U.S. Harness Writers Association at the annual Dan Patch Awards dinner Sunday at the Borgata Hotel Casino. The winner of a trotting single-season record $1.9 million, Glidemaster got 119 votes to defeat 3-Year-Old Filly Trotter of the Year Passionate Glide, who received 39.
Ten horses received at least one vote for the award.
Blair Burgess, Karin Olsson-Burgess and John Campbell are all smiles after Glidemaster was named Horse of the Year.
Glidemaster won the Hambletonian in stakes-record time and added the Kentucky Futurity and Yonkers Trot to sweep the Triple Crown. In addition to Horse of the Year, he was named 3-Year-Old Colt Trotter of the Year and Trotter of the Year.
He was trained by Blair Burgess, whose pacer Real Desire was 2002 Horse of the Year. Burgess joins Stanley Dancer, Billy Haughton and Clint Hodgins as trainers to earn the honor with a horse on each gait. John Campbell drove Glidemaster for most of the year until being sidelined by a broken leg in October. George Brennan took over in the sulky for the colt’s final two starts, including the Yonkers Trot.
Glidemaster is owned by Robert Burgess, Karin Olsson-Burgess, Marsha Cohen and Brittany Farms.
Passionate Glide, trained by Jimmy Takter and driven by Ron Pierce, won 13 of 15 races and earned nearly $1.1 million to claim her second consecutive Dan Patch Award; she was the 2-year-old champ in 2005. Her victories included the Hambletonian Oaks, Delvin Miller Memorial and Kentucky Filly Futurity.
Total Truth's connections accept the Pacer of the Year trophy.
Other honorees were Total Truth, who defeated older male pacer honoree Lis Mara by nine votes for Pacer of the Year in addition to winning 3-Year-Old Colt Pacer of the Year; Donato Hanover, as 2-year-old colt trotter; Pampered Princess, the 2-year-old filly trotter; Sand Vic, as older male trotter; Peaceful Way, the older female trotter; Artzina, as 2-year-old colt pacer; Isabella Blue Chip, the 2-year-old filly pacer; Darlin’s Delight, 3-year-old filly pacer; and Burning Point, as older female pacer.
The awards for Peaceful Way and Burning Point were the second of their careers. Peaceful Way was the top older female trotter in 2005 while Burning Point was voted best 3-year-old filly pacer in 2003.
Below is a look at the 2006 Dan Patch Award winners:
Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt
Artzina (Artiscape-Koutzina)
Record: 13-7-1-3 – $486,229 – 1:51.1s
Top purse win: $221,176 Matron.
Trainer: Dylan Davis. Drivers: Jack Moiseyev, John Campbell.
Owners: Kalman Liebowitz, Marc Rubach.
Two-Year-Old Pacing Filly
Isabella Blue Chip (Bettor’s Delight-Iminthemoodforlove)
Record: 15-8-3-2 – $658,583 – 1:51.2m
Top purse win: $439,000 Three Diamonds.
Trainer: George Teague Jr. Driver: David Miller
Owners: Only Money Inc., Teague Inc.
Two-Year-Old Trotting Colt
Donato Hanover (Andover Hall-D Train)
Record: 9-8-0-1 – $662,587 – 1:55.0m
Top purse win: $600,000 Breeders Crown.
Trainer: Steve Elliott. Driver: Ron Pierce.
Owners: David Scharf, Golden Touch Stable, Steven Arnold.
Two-Year-Old Trotting Filly
Pampered Princess (Andover Hall-Bold Dreamer)
Record: 12-10-1-0 – $626,244 – 1:54.4m
Top purse win: $487,097 Oakville.
Trainer: Jimmy Takter. Drivers: Takter, John Campbell.
Owners: Bob Anderson, David Anderson.
Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt (plus Pacer of Year)
Total Truth (Jenna’s Beach Boy-Babe Ruthless)
Record: 19-8-3-4 – $1.49 million – 1:49.1s
Top purse win: $1.35 million North America Cup.
Trainer: George Teague Jr. Driver: Ron Pierce.
Owners: Only Money Inc., Teague Inc.
Three-Year-Old Pacing Filly
Darlin’s Delight (Bettor’s Delight-Town Pro)
Record: 15-10-3-1 – $940,352 – 1:50.1f
Top purse win: $638,190 Fan Hanover.
Trainer: Jeff Stafford. Driver: Yannick Gingras.
Owner: White Birch Farm.
Three-Year-Old Trotting Colt (plus Trotter of Year, Horse of Year)
Glidemaster (Yankee Glide-Cressida Hanover)
Record: 15-8-7-0 – $1.91 million – 1:51.1m
Top purse win: $1.5 million Hambletonian.
Trainer: Blair Burgess. Drivers: John Campbell, George Brennan.
Owners: Robert Burgess, Karin Olsson-Burgess, Marsha Cohen, Brittany Farms.
Three-Year-Old Trotting Filly
Passionate Glide (Yankee Glide-Miss Marita)
Record: 15-13-1-1 – $1.08 million – 1:52.2m
Top purse win: $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks.
Trainer: Jimmy Takter. Driver: Ron Pierce.
Owner: Brittany Farms.
Older Pacing Horse
Lis Mara (Cambest-Lisheen)
Record: 17-10-5-1 – $967,485 – 1:47.3m
Top purse win: $830,370 Canadian Pacing Derby.
Trainer: Ervin Miller. Driver: Brian Sears.
Owners: MJG Racing Stables, Louis Willinger.
Older Pacing Mare
Burning Point (Camluck-Tour De France)
Record: 28-5-10-10 – $782,415 – 1:49.2m
Top purse win: $348,525 Roses Are Red.
Trainer: Steve Elliott. Driver: Ron Pierce.
Owner: Cuzzins Stable.
Older Trotting Horse
Sand Vic (Mr Vic-Cindy Q)
Record: 18-10-3-1 – $1.13 million – 1:51.2m
Top purse win: $800,000 Breeders Crown.
Trainer: Trond Smedshammer. Driver: Brian Sears.
Owner: August Miedel.
Older Trotting Mare
Peaceful Way (Angus Hall-Royal Bait)
Record: 11-5-1-1 – $709,763 – 1:52.1m
Top purse win: $789,750 Maple Leaf Trot.
Trainer: Dave Tingley. Driver: Trevor Ritchie.
Owners: Goin My Way Stable, Dave Tingley, Angie Stiller, Sam Goldband, Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld.
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