FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 ©2018 HORSEMAN PUBLISHING CO., LEXINGTON, KY USA • FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL (859) 276-4026 Dan Patch Divisional Awards Announced McWicked and Shartin N, ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respec- tively, in the sport’s year-end poll, were landslide winners ACCEPTING ENTRIES for division honors among pacers in Dan Patch Award vot- for the hottest sale this winter ing by the U.S. Harness Writers Association. Shartin N, a 5- year-old mare, was named best older mare pacer on all but one ballot while McWicked, a 7-year-old stallion, was named best older male pacer on all but three. Also named division winners were 2-year-old colt Captain Crunch, 2-year-old filly Warrawee Ubeaut, 3-year-old gelding Dorsoduro Hanover, and 3-year-old filly Kissin In The Sand. Trained by Casie Coleman, McWicked led the sport in earnings this year, with $1.57 million. He became the first February 12 & 13, 2019 horse older than the age of 5 to top the money standings since 7-year-old trotter Savoir in 1975. McWicked also be- came the oldest male pacer to ever win a Dan Patch Award ENTER ONLINE NOW at age 2 or 3 and capture another trophy as an older horse. Trained by Jim King Jr., Shartin N became the first pacing www.bloodedhorse.com mare to earn $1 million in a season, finishing the year with $1.05 million thanks to 19 wins in 24 races. The New Zealand- bred mare joins Hall of Famer Cardigan Bay as a “Down Under” import to receive a Dan Patch Award. Cardigan Bay, also from New Zealand, was a two-time honoree (1965 and 1968). Dorsoduro Hanover, trained by Ron Burke, got the nod among 3-year-old male pacers after leading the division with “There’s No Substitute for Experience” $1.28 million in purses, the second-highest total in the sport. JERRY HAWS • P.O. Box 187 • Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 The 2-year-old filly Warrawee Ubeaut also is part of the Burke Phone: (859) 858-4415 • Fax: (859) 858-8498 Continues on page 2 ›››› DAN PATCH AWARDS DIVISIONAL VOTING (130 ballots cast) 2YO Colt Trotter 2YO Filly Pacer 3YO Colt Pacer Older Male Trotter Gimpanzee 117 Warrawee Ubeaut 124 Dorsoduro Hanover 65 Homicide Hunter 96 Green Manalishi S 6 Zero Tolerance 2 Courtly Choice 53 Marion Marauder 33 Don’t Let’em 1 Quebec Blue Chip 1 Lather Up 5 Older Mare Trotter It’s A Herbie 1 Queen Of The Pride 1 Jimmy Freight 3 Super Schissel 1 Tall Drink Hanover 1 Always A Prince 2 Ariana G 83 Swandre The Giant 1 Stay Hungry 1 Emoticon Hanover 33 3YO Colt Trotter Thinkbig Dreambig 1 Hannelore Hanover 8 2YO Filly Trotter Six Pack 71 NF Happenstance 4 Woodside Charm 122 Tactical Landing 46 3YO Filly Pacer Barn Girl 1 The Ice Dutchess 3 Crystal Fashion 8 Kissin In The Sand 117 Older Male Pacer Sonnet Grace 2 Met’s Hall 2 Youaremycandygirl 6 Evident Beauty 1 Fiftydallarbill 1 Alexa’s Power 3 McWicked 127 When Dovescry 1 Alexis Faith 1 Filibuster Hanover 2 3YO Filly Trotter Baron Remy 1 Bit Of A Legend N 1 2YO Colt Pacer Atlanta 125 Wisdom Tree 1 Older Mare Pacer Captain Crunch 126 Manchego 3 Stag Party 4 Impinktoo 1 Shartin N 129 Caviart Ally 1 HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 19 December 21, 2018 www.harnessracing.com FREE Weekend Preview Holiday Schedule Program THIS WEEKEND’S With the holidays upon us and the offices of Horseman Pages FEATURED RACES Publishing closed until Thursday, Dec. 27, next week’s All times listed are local. HarnessRacing Weekend Preview will be available on Friday, December 21 Friday, Dec. 28, and include a look at Foiled Again’s final 9:20p M7 Preferred Trot Trackmaster PPs career start on New Year’s Eve at The Meadows. Click here to download all Friday PPs Weekend Preview will then resume its regular sched- ule and be available Thursday afternoon, Jan. 3. Saturday, December 22 8:50p Wbsb6 Foiled Again Pace Trackmaster PPs 9:20p M7 Preferred Pace Trackmaster PPs Brigade. She won seven of 12 races, including a 1:48.3 victory 9:30p Wbsb8 Preferred Pace Trackmaster PPs in a $61,250 division of the International Stallion Stakes at the 10:05p M9 Cond. Pace Trackmaster PPs Red Mile that made her the fastest 2-year-old pacer in history. Click here to download all Saturday PPs Three-year-old filly Kissin In The Sand and 2-year-old colt Captain Crunch both are from the stable of trainer Nancy Visit www.trackmaster.com Johansson. Kissin In The Sand won 10 of 15 races and never and subscribe to download finished worse than second on her way to a division-best full cards from your favorite tracks! $845,495 in purses. Captain Crunch won six of 10 races and earned a division-leading $616,113. Hambletonian-winning filly Atlanta led a distinguished HarnessRacing Weekend Preview group of trotters named division champions. Atlanta re- Kathy Parker Heather Kemper ceived 96.1 percent of the votes for best 3-year-old filly trot- [email protected] [email protected] ter, the highest total among the six trotting honorees. Editor/ General Manager Production Manager Also named division winners were 2-year-old colt Gimpanzee, Lynne Myers Hannah Reynolds 2-year-old filly Woodside Charm, 3-year-old colt Six Pack, 6-year- [email protected] [email protected] Advertising Manager Editorial Production old gelding Homicide Hunter, and 4-year-old mare Ariana G. Gordon Waterstone Vanessa Flannery Ariana G, who received the nod for best older mare trotter, [email protected] [email protected] was the only repeat winner. She collected her third trophy Associate Editor Accounting & Circulation and joined CR Kay Suzie (1994-96) and Peace Corps (1988- For mail sent via U.S. Postal Service, either P.O. Box 8480, Lexington, KY 40533, 90) as the only female trotters to receive a Dan Patch Award or 1910 Harrodsburg Rd., Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40503. (859) 276-4026 at ages 2, 3 and 4. © Copyright Horseman Publishing Company. Atlanta became the first filly to win the Hambletonian A product of Horseman Publishing Company, publishers of the website since 1996 when she captured the $1 million final Aug. 4 www.harnessracing.com and The Horseman And Fair World magazine. at the Meadowlands. Trained by Rick Zeron, she won This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission. eight of 14 races this year and earned a division-leading $1.01 million. The Ake Svanstedt-trained and driven Six Pack, a son of To sign up for the Weekend Preview please visit www.harnessracing.com/members_sign_up.php Muscle Mass out of Pleasing Lady, won 11 of 15 races this year and earned a division-best $1.15 million. His winning time of 1:49.1 in the Kentucky Futurity final is the fastest became the first undefeated 2-year-old male trotter to re- mile ever by a 3-year-old trotter. ceive a Dan Patch Award since Wheeling N Dealin in 2012. Ariana G was trained by Hall of Famer Jimmy Takter, who Woodside Charm won all seven of her starts for owner- retired at the end of the season. She won five of 14 races trainer-driver Verlin Yoder. She won a division of the New and earned a division-leading $597,802. York Sires Stakes at Saratoga in 1:53.4, the fastest mile ever The Chris Oakes-trained Homicide Hunter is the fastest by a 2-year-old trotter on a half-mile track. She became only trotter in history thanks to his 1:48.4 winning mile in the the second unbeaten 2-year-old filly trotter to win a Dan Allerage Farms Open on Oct. 6 at Red Mile. Patch Award, following 2017 honoree Manchego. Gimpanzee and Woodside Charm were undefeated, mark- A total of 130 Dan Patch Award ballots were returned by ing the first time both 2-year-old trotting champions com- eligible members of the U.S. Harness Writers Association pleted unblemished campaigns. They also were the two and American Harness Racing Secretaries. Dan Patch Award richest 2-year-old trotters this season. winners will be honored at the organization’s banquet Feb. The Marcus Melander-trained Gimpanzee’s nine-for-nine 24 at Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, Fla., at which performance resulted in earnings of $591,358. Gimpanzee time Trotter, Pacer, and Horse of the Year will be announced. Mark your calendar for these 2019 events: Saturday, July 13 Hambletonian Maturity & Meadowlands Pace at The Meadowlands Saturday, July 27 Hambletonian Oaks Eliminations at The Meadowlands Saturday, August 3 $1.2 Million Hambletonian & $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks at The Meadowlands Friday, October 25 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Events at Woodbine Mohawk Park Saturday, October 26 Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old & Open Events at Woodbine Mohawk Park THE HAMBLETONIAN SOCIETY & BREEDERS CROWN 109 South Main Street, Suite 18, Cranbury, NJ 08512-3174 • 609-371-2211 • www.hambletonian.com HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 4 of 19 December 21, 2018 www.harnessracing.com Geez Joe A Namesake That Going into Saturday night’s Preferred, Geez Joe has eight Pays Off For Thomsons wins this season and $62,775 in earnings, giving him a ca- reer bankroll of $213,558. Erv Miller has been training Geez Geez Joe will be shooting for his fourth win in five starts Joe since his 3-year-old season, which included one stakes when he lines up behind the starting gate for the $20,000 highlight, a fifth-place finish in the Progress Pace final won Preferred Handicap Pace (Race 7) at the Meadowlands Sat- by Downbytheseaside.