Action Uncle, the Ohio Three-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year, has been named the 2020 Ohio Horse of the Year.
Action Uncle, the son of Uncle Peter out of Action Broadway, won nine out of 10 races in 2020 earning $351,960 for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. and owners Carl Howard, Joyce McClelland, and Larry Wills.
In 2020, Action Uncle set a world record, winning the Ohio Breeders Championship at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in 1:52.4. The victory completed the Ohio Triple Crown for Action Uncle as he won the Ohio Sires Stakes and the Ohio Fair Stake earlier in the year.
Morgan said Action Uncle is a classy horse. “He just loves to do his work. I knew from an early point as a two-year-old that he had extreme talent. I knew he was something special, but I am a little biased because I trained his mother.”
Derek Cornell passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 in Key West, Florida. He was 63 years old, and a resident of Manchester Center, Vermont, and Key West, Florida. Derek is survived by his wife, Katherine Cornell, daughter Caroline Cornell, her partner Daniel Logan; his father, Stephen Wood Cornell; sister Erin Kaukas, her husband Martin; brother Gavin, his wife Meg Cornell; sister Greer Cornell, her husband Charlie Mench; nieces Perri and Ali Kaukas; nephews Adin and Cruz Cornell; as well as aunts, uncles and cousins. Derek is predeceased by his mother Joan Cornell and nephews Sean and Raef Cornell.
Derek was born May 27, 1957 in Mount Kisco, New York. He lived in Carmel, New York until age 6. His family moved to Manchester Village, Vermont to open the Reluctant Panther Inn. Derek grew up at the inn. After graduating Burr and Burton Seminary in 1975, Derek entered the building world working with his uncle, Peter Cornell.
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Action Uncle picked up in 2020 where he left off in 2019, winning nine races on the way to being named the Ohio Harness Horsemen s Association s Three-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year.
Action Uncle, the son of Uncle Peter out of Action Broadway, started 10 times in 2020, winning nine and finishing second once. He earned $351,960 for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. and owners Carl Howard, Joyce McClelland and Larry Wills.
In 16 career starts, Action Uncle has 12 wins, three second-place finishes and one third-place finish and has earned $577,535.
It is the second straight year that Action Uncle has won a Trotter of the Year award. Last year, he was named Ohio s Two-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year.