ALBERTA’S BEST HONOURED

The Champions of Alberta Harness racing were celebrated and honoured at the Alberta Standardbred Horse Associations (ASHA) Awards banquet earlier this evening which took place at the Northlands Park Paddock Theatre.

It comes as no surprise that Travis Cullen was the biggest winner of the evening. Cullen 22, was named Alberta’s Horseperson of the Year, Trainer and Driver of the Year. His stable star Who Doesnt was named Horse of the Year, Champion Aged Horse and Fastest Boy. Also among Cullens stable stars Feelin Flush took home armour for Champion Aged Mare, Raging Fingers for Claimer over 10,000 Colts and Geldings, Overnight Success for Claimer Under 10,000 Fillies and Mares, and both Emmasphere and Feelin Flush tied for Fastest Girl.

The Kelly Hoerdt Stable also had a big night with stable star Cool Cowboy taking home both Champion Two Year Old AB Sired Stakes Colt and Champion Two Year Old Colt. True Rock won Champion Two Year Old Filly and Outlaw Gunpowder won Champion Three Year Old Colt while Hilldrop Shady took home Claimer Under 10,000 Colts and Geldings. Hoerdt and long time owner Blair Corbeil were also named Owners of the Year.

We were very pleased and honoured to have once again the Royal Canadian Mountain Police on hand wearing their Red Serge Uniforms helping with the presentations says ASHA Project Coordinator Orianna Scheck. The evening was wonderful and a great way to start 2015 for Alberta horseman.

Here is a list of the 2014 ASHA Award winners:

CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD AB STAKES FILLY
MY VILLAS ON FIRE
OWNERS: DIANE BERTRAND -ROBERT GILHESPY

CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD FILLY
TRUE ROCK
OWNERS: BLAIR & ERNA CORBEIL –KELLY HOERT

CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD AB STAKES COLT/GELDING
COOL COWBOY
OWNERS: KELLY HOERDT-BLAIR CORBEIL-WITEND CONSULTING

CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD COLT/GELDING
COOL COWBOY
OWNERS: KELLY HOERDT-BLAIR CORBEIL-WITEND CONSULTING

CHAMPION THREE YEAR OLD AB STAKES FILLY
NIGHTTRAINTOVEGAS
OWNERS: DICK SCHNEIDER-DAVID HALMOSI

CHAMPION THREE YEAR OLD FILLY
RUMMYS COMMAND
OWNERS: KEITH CLARK-ROBERT JONES

CHAMPION THREE YEAR OLD AB STAKES COLT/GELDING
BLUE EYED COWBOY
OWNER: RODNEY STARKEWSKI

CHAMPION THREE YEAR OLD COLT/GELDING
OUTLAW GUNPOWDER
OWNERS: KELLY HOERDT-BLAIR CORBEIL

CHAMPION AGED MARE
FEELIN FLUSH
OWNERS: TRAVIS CULLEN-KEN HANSON

CHAMPION AGED HORSE
WHO DOESNT
OWNERS: TRAVIS CULLEN-JEANNE CULLEN-KENNETH CULLEN-JODIE CULLEN

CLAIMER 10,000 AND OVER COTLS/GELDINGS
RAGING FINGERS
OWNERS: TRAVIS CULLEN-KEITH HANNAH

CLAIMER UNDER 10,000 FILLIES/MARES
OVERNIGHT SUCCESS
OWNER: DWAYNE TAYLOR

CLAIMER UNDER 10,000 COLTS/GELDING
HILLDROP SHADY
OWNERS: KELLY HOERDT-BLAIR CORBEIL-DALE FELLOWS

FASTEST GIRL
EMMASPHERE - 1:52.4
OWNER: TREVOR WILLIAMS
FEELIN FLUSH – 1:52.4
ONWERS: TRAVIS CULLEN-KEN HANSON

FASTEST BOY
WHO DOESNT – 1:50.4
OWNERS: TRAVIS CULLEN-JEANNE CULLEN-KENNETH CULLEN-JODIE CULLEN

GROOM OF THE YEAR
AMY HENRY

TRAINER UNDER 200 STARTS
MARJORIE DUMONT

TRAINER OF THE YEAR
TRAVIS CULLEN

DRIVER OF THE YEAR
TRAVIS CULLEN

OWNER OF THE YEAR
KELLY HOERDT-BLAIR CORBEIL

BREEDER OF THE YEAR
MERIDIAN FARMS-BILL ANDREW

HORSEPERSON OF THE YEAR
TRAVIS CULLEN

BREEDERS RECOGNITION AWARD
ALLAN NEURAUTER

RON MCLEOD AWARD
COLLEEN HAINING

HORSE OF THE YEAR
WHO DOESNT
OWNERS: TRAVIS CULLEN-JEANNE CULLEN-KENNETH CULLEN-JODIE CULLEN