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Illinois Breds Honored
January 21, 2007
My Boy David was honored as 2006 Illinois Horse of the Year & Three -Year-Old Colt Pacer Saturday at the USTA District 5 banquet in Springfield, Illinois. The altered son of Cole Muffler earned over $600,000 in 24 starts last year as a sophomore for Shirley LeVin. He was trained by Homer Hochstetler to a 1:47.4 world record at Springfield with Andy Miller driving.
Other winners include: Cole Muffler, 2006 Pacing Stallion of the Year, owned byTerry and Bonny Hunt of Cottonwood Farm. His get earned nearly $4.5 million in 2006. Valley Victor, 2006 Trotting Stallion of the Year. Horses sired by the Valley Victory stallion earned nearly $2.4 million in 2006.
Vapor Maker, Two-Year-Old Colt Trotter, a winner of $109,000 with a 5-2-1 record from 14 starts and a mark of 1:57.2. Owned by Bruce & Dean Alexander, Connie & Homer Hochstetler (trainer).
Mogo On The Gogogo, Two-Year-Old Filly Trotter, a winner of $100,000 with a 5-2-3 record from 12 starts and a 1:57.1 mark. Owned by Blackfoot Farms and trained by John Butenschoen.
Home Bed Advantage, Two-Year-Old Colt pacer, a winenr of $250,000 with a record of 1:50.2. Owned by MJGB Racing Stables, Inc. & Dave McCaffrey.
Orgami Rose, Two-Year-Old Filly Pacer, a winner of 10 of 13 starts and $170,000+. Owned and trained by Stanley Miller of Etna Green, Indiana.
Litigator, Two-Year-Old Colt Trotter, a winner of $180,000 from 13 of 19 starts for owner Philip Rietveld, with a 1:54.4 mark. Trained by Roger Welch.
Victor's Finesse, Three-Year-Old Filly Trotter, a winner of 15 of 18 starts and $145,000 for Vandalay Racing, with a 1:55.3 record for trainer Erv Miller.
Street Dancer, Three-Year-Old Filly Pacer, a winner of over $300,000 with a 17-5-1 reocrd from 25 starts and a 1:50.3 mark for owners Jim Edgar, Terry Rathgeber, Ted Lock, and Jim Reynolds. Nelson Willis trains.
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