Grove City, Ohio – For the first time in nearly 30 years, Ohio’s reigning Horse of the Year has won the honor in back-to-back years. Bythemissal (Downbytheseaside), Ohio’s 3-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year, has been named the 2023 Ohio Horse of the Year. Bythemissal who was named the 2023 Dan Patch Older Male Pacer
Ohio’s 2022 Horse of the Year, Bythemissal turned in another dominating season, winning the Breeders Crown on his way to being named Ohio’s 2023 Aged Pacer of the Year.