2007 Year End Honors

At the end of the year, we take all the choices for Hot Hands, Hot Hooves and Hot Barns and let our viewers vote to find out who has the Hot Hands, Hooves and Barn of the year.
 
 

HOT HANDS OF THE YEAR


(Photo by ME Harness.com)
 

Jason Bartlett

Jason let the state of Maine with 336 wins, with driving titles at Bangor's Spring/Summer Meet, Topsham Fair, Skowhegan Fair, and the Windsor Fair.

(1) Jason Bartlett - 36% (7) Gary Mosher/
Kevin Switzer- 3%
(13) Wilbur Brown - 1%
(2) Joey Mosher - 15% (14) Greg Bowden/
Linwood Gray/
Cain MacKenzie - 1%
(3) W. Drew Campbell - 9% (9) Wallace Watson - 3%
(4) Heath Campbell - 7% (10) Michael Graffam - 2%
(5) Kenneth Watson - 6% (11) Charlene Cushing/
Valerie Grondin - 2%
(17) Douglas Gray/
Timothy Nehila - 1%
(6) Shawn Gray - 4%

 

HOT HOOVES OF THE YEAR


(Photo by Shelley Gilpatrick)
 

TREBUCHET

A winner of 10 races in Maine this year, TREBUCHET won nine races in a row while sweeping two claiming series on the fair circuit.

(1) TREBUCHET - 12% (11) CAPPUCCINO BLAZE - 4% (21) MY FOOLISH DREAM/
PEMBROKE BLITZ/
PEMBROKE PRIMO - 1%
(2) KEROGEN - 9% (12) ASHLEE'S BIG GUY - 4%
(3) SNAP DANCER - 9% (13) - LUCKY'S REPORT - 4%
(4) YANKEE ANTHEM - 6% (14) ABBY C - 3% (24) BALLYJAMESDUFF N /
CIRCLES DRAGONLADY - 1%
(26) JUST ABOUT TIME /
SUPER SIDNEY C - 1%
(5) B N NAUGHTY/
 RUPERT RUPERT - 6%
(15) JOE'S THE BEST - 3%
(16) FAIRYTIME PRINCESS/
KEYSTONE DALLAS - 2%
(7) SHADY SABRINA - 5%
(8) CHEWY GROSS/
FISHER KING - 5%
(18) OFF KEEL - 2%
(19) LLYR/
MORTY - 1%
(28) HOOPCHI /
SKITSOFRANTIC - 1%
(10) I'M SINFULL - 4%  
 

 

HOT BARN OF THE YEAR


(Photo by Derek Davis Courtesy Scarborough Downs)
 

Heidi Rohr

With 75 wins from the barn in Maine this year, Heidi had a .475 UTRS, the highest among the top 10 trainers this year. Heidi claimed the training title at Scarborough's fall meet and the Fryeburg Fair.

(1) Heidi Rohr - 17%
(2) Shawn Nye - 17%
(3) Richard Bartlett - 12%
(4) Valerie Grondin /
Kevin Switzer - 10%
(6) Michael Graffam - 8%
(7) Randy Bickmore - 5%
(8) Gary Mosher - 3%
(9) Jamie Gerard /
Craig Hall - 3%
(11) Lisa Saindon - 2%
(12) Priscilla Smith - 1%
(13) Shawn Gray /
Lonnie Lefebvre /
Michael Marston - 1%
(16) W. Drew Campbell /
James Dunn /
David Miller - 1%
(19) Dana Childs /
Richard Flanders /
Allie Hiscock /
Michael Morris - 1%
(23) Richard Belisle, Sr. /
Michael Hitchcock /
Richard Mathurin, Jr. /
Patrick Shibley - 1%
   
   
 

 

2007 Race of the Year


 

SNAP DANCER winning the Joe Ricci Invitational trot at Scarborough Downs.

When Maine bred and raised SNAP DANCER got by 3/2 favorite KEROGEN on the backside, the crowd was roaring the mare to the finish line!

 

(1) SNAP DANCER... - 30% (3) RAIN TRAIN winning the Hight Invitational at Skowhegan in 1:54.4... - 17% (5) MAINIAC MATT MSBS championship victory.... - 9%
(2) CHEWY GROSS winning the Paul Bunyan in 1:52.4...- 26% (4) (tie) B N NAUGHTY MSBS championship victory / JOES THE BEST MSBS championsiop victory... - 9%

 

"MID-LEVEL" DRIVER OF THE YEAR
(Drivers with 75 - 250 starts)


(Photo by Shelley Gilpatrick)
 

Charlene Urquidez

The newlywed had 27 wins in 2007 with a .273 UDRS, and captured this award for the second year in a row.

(1) Charlene Cushing - 13%
(2) Wallace Watson - 9%
(3) Brent Thayer - 8%
(4) Daniel Dickison - 8%
(5) Michael Cushing - 7%
(6) Kim Ireland - 6%
(7) Donald Richards - 6%
(8) Michael Graffam - 5%
(9) Wilbur Brown - 5%
(10 Shawn Thayer - 4%
(11) Michael McGee - 4%
(12) Douglas Gray - 4%
(13) Mark Athearn - 4%
(14) Scott MacKenzie - 3%
(15) Jerry Watson - 3%
(16) Dirk Duncan - 2%
(17) Timothy Hudson - 2%
(18) James Apperti Jr./
Louis Gasbarro, III - 2%
(20) Gary Hall /
Carl Smith - 1%
(22) Cliff Keene /
Alex MacDonald /
Eugene Pratt - 1%

 

"MID-LEVEL" TRAINER OF THE YEAR
(Trainers with 100 - 150 starts)


(Photo by Shelley Gilpatrick)
 

Kyle Gibbs

A winner of 30 races this year with a .438 UTRS, Kyle captures this award for the second year in a row.

(1) Kyle Gibbs - 10%
(2) Charlene Cushing - 9%
(3) Michael Graffam - 9%
(4) Donald Richards - 9%
(5) Robert Dinning - 8%
(6) David Crochere - 7%
(7) Joseph Nelson - 7%
(8) Wendy Ireland - 5%
(9) Jon Chenard - 5%
(10) Donald Dickison - 5%
(11) Patricia Switzer - 4%
(12) Philip Sowers - 4%
(13) Elmer Ballard - 3%
(14) Craig Hall - 3%
(15) Dana Childs - 3%
(16) Linton Quirrion - 2%
(17) - Louis Gasbarro, III - 1%
(18) Douglas Gray - 1%
(19) Andrew Bailey - 1%
(20) George Wentworth - 1%
(21) Barry Soule - 1%
(22) Clayton Merrill, Jr - 1%
(23) Linda Nelson - 1%
(24) Clifford Keene - 1%
(25) Eugene Pratt - 1%

 

FAVORITE TRACK OF THE YEAR

Scarborough Downs

Scarborough takes this award by 2 votes over Bangor Raceway

 

(1) Scarborough Downs - 20% (6) Cumberland Fair - 5% (11) Cornish Fair - 2%
(2) Bangor Raceway- 20% (7) Oxford Fair - 5% (12) Blue Hill Fair - 1%
(3) Windsor Fair - 17% (8) Farmington Fair - 4% (13) Topsham Fair - 1%
(4) Fryeburg Fair - 15% (9) Northern Maine Fair - 3%  
(5) Union Fair - 7% (10) Skowhegan State Fair - 2%  

 

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