2021 O’Brien Award Finalists Announced
At 0h22, on December 23, 2021 • By NEWSROOM/Standardbred Canada
Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2021 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 categories. One of the divisional champions will be recognized as the Somebeachsomewhere Horse of the Year.
The winners will be announced at the Virtual O’Brien Awards Gala on Sunday, February 6, 2022, on standardbredcanada.ca.
FINALISTS
| Pacers | |
| Two-Year-Old Pacing Filly | |
| Prohibition Legal | Owner – Millar Farms, Stouffville, ON |
| Silver Label | Owner – Millar Farms, Stouffville, On |
| Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt | |
| Betterhavemymoney | Owner – Millar Farms, Stouffville, ON |
| Stonebridge Helios | Owners – John Fleischman, Ottawa, ON – Angie Stiller, Arva, ON – John Pentland, London, ON |
| Three-Year-Old Pacing Filly | |
| Scarlett Hanover | Owners – Burke Racing Stable LLC, Fredericktown, PA-Frank D Baldachino, Harvey Cedars, NJ- Jandt Silva- Purnel And Libby, Ocean Ridge, FL- Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Canonsburg, PA |
| Voelz Delight | Owner – Richard Berthiaume, Pointe-Aux-Trembles, QC |
| Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt | |
| Bulldog Hanover | Owners – Jack Darling Stables Ltd., Cambridge, ON – Brad Grant, Milton, ON |
| Desperate Man | Owners – Kathy & John Cecchin, Arthur, ON – Nicole & Paul Davies, Arthur, ON |
| Older Pacing Mare | |
| Lyons Sentinel | Owners – Threelyonsracing, Brantford, ON |
| So Much More | Owners – Don Beatson, Granton, ON – Kenn Beatson, Palgrave, ON – Cole England, Exeter, ON |
| Older Pacing Horse | |
| Warrawee Vital | Owners – Blair Corbeil, Beaumont, AB – Yolanda Fellows – M&S Racing Stable Inc., Rockwood, ON |
| Wheels On Fire | Owner – Brad Grant, Milton, ON |
| Trotters | |
| Two-Year-Old Trotting Filly | |
| Adare Castle | Owners – Mark Etsell, Rockwood, ON – Robert Newton, Walkerton, ON – Graham Hopkins, Chesley, ON -Peter Porter, Port Dover, ON |
| Venerable | Owners – David McDuffee, Delray Beach, FL – Melvin Hartman, Ottawa, ON – Paul Bordogna, Fair Lawn, NJ – Steven Arnold, Purchase, NY |
| Two-Year-Old Trotting Colt | |
| Duly Resolved | Owners – Bax Stable, Campbellville, ON – David Hudson, Dallas, TX, Don Allensen, Wyoming, ON – Gaelic Stable, Sharon, ON |
| Twin B Archie | Owners – Scott McEneny, Puslinch, ON – Domenic Chiaravalle, Hamilton, ON – Floyd Marshall, Jarvis, ON – Martwest Racing Stable, Mississauga, ON |
| Three-Year-Old Trotting Filly | |
| Donna Soprano | Owner – Determination, Montreal, QC |
| Up And Ready | Owners – Al Libfeld, Pickering, ON – Marvin & Lynn Katz, Toronto, ON – Sam Goldband, Toronto, ON |
| Three-Year-Old Trotting Colt | |
| Fashion Frenzie | Owners – Ecurie Francis Richard Inc., Becancour-Mario Bourgea, Stanbridge East, QC – Pierre Guillemette – Sylvain Richard, Becancour, QC |
| Logan Park | Owners – Outofthepark Stable, Rockwood, ON – Reg Higgs, Strathroy, ON – Arpad Szabo, Bradford, ON |
| Older Trotting Mare | |
| Grandma Heidi | Owner – Brad Grant, Milton, ON |
| Power And Grace | Owners – Hartel Maintenance Inc., Lormer McClure, Guelph, ON |
| Older Trotting Horse | |
| Oney Hall | Owner – Alan Leavitt, Lexington, KY |
| Perfetto | Owner – Gerald Haggerty, Camden East, ON |
| People Awards | |
| O’Brien Award of Horsemanship | |
| Luc Blais, Campbellville, ON | |
| Mark Etsell, Rockwood, ON | |
| Armstrong Breeder of the Year | |
| Millar Farms, Stouffville, ON | |
| Winbak Farm, Inglewood, ON | |
| Driver of the Year | |
| Sylvain Filion, Milton, ON | |
| James MacDonald, Guelph, ON | |
| Trainer of the Year | |
| Nick Gallucci, Stouffville, ON | |
| Richard Moreau, Puslinch, ON | |
| Future Star Award | |
| Kyle Bossence, Arthur, ON | |
| Samuel Fillion, Mont-Joli, QC |
