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While harness racing headlines are typically dominated by three-year-old Standardbreds, four-year-old Century Farroh has more than earned his share of the spotlight, most recently being named Canada s Somebeachsomewhere Horse of the Year at Sunday s (Jan. 31) virtual O Brien Awards. We expected that there was a good possibility that he would win the Aged Pacer of the Year, but we didn’t know about the Somebeachsomewhere award, Dave Ratchford, who owns Century Farroh with his wife, Marguerite, told the
Now a two-time O Brien Award winner after taking top honours among three-year-old pacers in 2019, Century Farroh turned it up a notch in 2020, winning four of 16 races, including two editions of the Preferred at Woodbine Mohawk Park, as well as the Dan Patch Stakes and the Breeders Crown Open Pace at Harrah s Hoosier Park.
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Standardbred Canada announced the winners of 2020 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, during a Virtual Gala videostreamed on standardbredcanada.ca on Sunday, January 31.
Held virtually due to the provincial lockdown in Ontario, this year marked the 32nd edition of the O’Brien Awards, named in honour of the late Joe O’Brien, an outstanding horseman and member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
Richard Moreau added a record eighth O’Brien trophy to his mantle in the Trainer of the Year Category after a season which saw him top the earnings and win charts for Canadian trainers. Based in Puslinch, Ont., Moreau is one of the country’s busiest trainers, sending postward 1,604 starters that made 237 trips to the winner’s circle and earned more than $3.6 million in purses.
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Standardbred Canada announced the winners of 2020 O Brien Awards, which honor Canada s best in harness racing over the past season, during a Virtual Gala videostreamed on standardbredcanada.ca on Sunday, Jan. 31.
Richard Moreau added a record eighth O Brien trophy to his mantle in the Trainer of the Year Category after a season which saw him top the earnings and win charts for Canadian trainers. Based in Puslinch, Ont., Moreau is one of the country s busiest trainers sending postward 1,604 starters that made 237 trips to the winner s circle and earned more than $3.6 million in purses.
Bob McClure of Rockwood, Ont., won his first O Brien trophy as Canada s Driver of the Year following a career-best season for earnings. McClure was the country s leading money winning driver and he also reached several major milestones last year eclipsing the $7 million mark in earnings, winning his first Breeders Crown Championship and capturing the La
Not many people can head into this weekend s O’Brien Awards knowing they have an award secured, but trainer Luc Blais is in that rare position.
The Quebec native, who has become the man in charge training Serge Godin’s Determination Stable, conditions both nominees for Two-Year-Old Trotting Male of the Year Macho Martini and On A Streak. Blais also trains nominee for Two-Year-Old Trotting Filly of the Year Donna Soprano, but can sit on the edge of his seat as that filly competes for the title against Paul Walker trainee Imextraspecial.
“It was an amazing year,” Blais said. “You know, when you win an O’Brien, for me, it’s the best [award] you can win. Because it touches a lot of people that are around that horse. The owner can be part of that, the groom, the blacksmith.lots of people are involved and they re very happy. That’s why it’s very special when a horse wins an O’Brien Award. We had a lot of thrills this year with the two-year-olds.”
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