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The 2020 O’Brien Awards were announced by Standardbred Canada last weekend and there were a number of prominent local connections among the award winners which honour Canada’s best in harness racing
Most notably Bob McClure won his first O’Brien trophy as Canada’s Driver of the Year.
McClure who resides in Rockwood but started his driving days at Hanover Raceway, was the country’s leading money winning driver, eclipsing the $7 million mark in earnings, winning his first Breeders Crown Championship and capturing the Lampman Cup as the Ontario Sires Stakes’ leading driver.
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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Trot Insider has learned that Joyce Henry, of Arthur, Ont., passed on Sunday morning (Jan. 31) of natural causes at the age of 85.
The matriarch of one of Ontario s most prominent harness racing families, Joyce enjoyed 67 years of marriage to lifelong horseman Ross Henry, who recorded 533 wins as a trainer and established himself as one of the leading conditioners on the Ontario Sires Stakes circuit in a career that spanned five decades. The Henrys raised five sons, including three-time National Driving Championship participant Trevor Henry and trainer Wayne Henry.
Henry was predeceased by her husband, Ross. Dear mother of George and Sharon Henry of Arthur, Sharon Silver of Stratford, Brian and Helen Henry of Arthur, Wayne and Shelley Henry of Arthur, the late Paul Henry (2014) and his wife Linda Henry of Brantford and Trevor and Shannon Henry of Arthur. Grandmother of Nick Henry, Crystal and Adam Bolen; Di
Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season.
There are two finalists in each category which includes 12 divisional horse categories and five people awards. Horse of the Year will be one of the divisional champions.
The winners will be announced at the Virtual O’Brien Awards Gala on Sunday, January 31 on standardbredcanada.ca.
This will mark 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.
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