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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Caretaker of the Year. The award, sponsored by Art Zubrod and Leah Cheverie’s Fair Island Farm in conjunction with the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), recognizes the unsung heroes of the sport — the caretakers who maintain the health and welfare of the horses on a daily basis.
Fresh off a win in last week’s Open at Woodbine Mohawk Park, seven-year-old mare Atlanta returns to the Ontario oval Saturday for her fourth lifetime appearance in the Maple Leaf Trot. Atlanta won the prestigious event for older trotters in 2020 and was second in 2019.
Forbidden Trade has won the Hambletonian, a Horse of the Year Award, and divisional honors every year except at age four when he was injured. Yet, for all his accomplishments, the six-year-old male trotter remains somewhat under the radar.
Does American History love racing at The Meadowlands? Just take a look at the past.
The 2021 Horse of the Year will be announced Sunday night (Feb. 20) at the annual U.S. Harness Writers Association’s Dan Patch Awards dinner.