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2010~Saccharum Saccharum was bred by Jan Wulf and William Walters and she is certainly one of the toughest pacing females ever to hail from Ohio. First she displayed her talents in her native state, but then sought a bigger stage to flash her speed. She won in 1:53.3 as a 4-year-old in 1993 and retired with earnings of $805,295. The daughter of Sugar Tree was a stalwart in the Hanover Shoe Farms broodmare band for many years.	2009~Crysta's Best	2009~Majestic Osborne Majestic Osborne was the kind of horse every owner dreams about and certainly he made dreams come true for owner-breeder Jerry Osborne. The gelded son of Nobleland Sam started 98 times in his career and took 47 trips to the winner’s circle along with 28 other times in the top three. His victories included several Ohio Sires Stakes championship and his career earnings came to $554,782. The brown gelding snagged a mark of 1:52.3h at Northfield Park in 1992.

2008~Dream Of Glory Dream Of Glory was bred by Leo Soehnlen of Navarre and trained and raced early in his career by his son Pius. He was dominant in his native Ohio and also flashed brilliance on the national scene, although he was not extenstively staked. After being sold to the Armstrong Bros. of Canda, Dream Of Glory became a top free-for-aller for trainer-driver Joe O’Brien. At stud he sired such good trotters as Armbro Luxury, Shipps Dream, Oaklea Count, and Armbro Hinter. Mares by Dream Of Glory produced Wesgate Crown, Goodtimes, and Glorys Comet, all of them a winner of more than $2 million.	2007~Courageous Lady Courageous Lady was owned by Barbara Cohen of Gates Mills, Ohio and dominated the Ohio Sires Stakes as a filly and became a reliable older mare. In 113 starts, she finished first or second in half of them (28 wins and 28 places) and earned $418,256. She took a 1:54.4 mark as a 3-year-old. Although she died at age 14, Courageous Lady produced Uptown Swell ($728,135) and Courageous Legacy p, 3, 1:52.2. A race at Northfield Park honors the legacy of this great pacing mare.	2006~Melvin's Woe Melvin’s Woe was bred by Ohioan Thurman Downing, whose father had campaigned Melvin’s sire Bret Hanover. Melvin’s Woe had great speed, but was sound enough only to make 22 starts as a sophomore. He won 16 times, including the two heats of the ’73 Jug. Standing at Bonnie Brae Farm in Wellington, Melvin’s Woe sired many Ohio Sires Stakes winners, including Mostly Melvin and the filly Terry’s Woe. The latter produced the Jug winner BJ Scoot. Other daughters of Melvin’s Woe produced Samfrancisco Ben and C’mon Ashley.

2005~Stienam Bred by the ACA Stable of Wilmington, Stienam was a model of consistency and class in her two seasons at the races. Ohioan Kelly O’Donnell trained her to earnings of more than $1.3 million. She was first or second in 34 of 40 lifetime starts and got a mark of 1:53.4 as a sophomore. The Breeders Crown winner was owned by Gil Short, John Powell, and Jim Leadbetter. The Falcon Almahurst mare produced three $100,000 winners and her daughter Stienam’s Girl is the dam of Stienam’s Place p, 3, 1:50.4 ($1.4 million) and the granddam of Put On A Show and Showherthemoney.	2004~Bret Hanover Richard Downing of Shaker Heights purchased Bret Hanover for $50,000 as a yearling in 1963. It was the highest price paid for a yearling that fall, but Bret repaid his owner many times. The Adios colt won the first 35 races of his career, including the Little Brown Jug in record time. He was Horse of the Year each season he raced (1964-65-66) and retired with a time trial mark of 1:53.3 and earnings of $922,616. He won 62 times in 68 starts. As a stallion, Bret sired Jug winners Strike Out and Melvin’s Woe, plus Storm Damage, Seahawk Hanover Even Odds, and Farmstead’s Fame. Bret’s daughters produced such headliners as Cam Fella, Nihilator, Jaguar Spur, Miss Easy, Barberry Spur, Sonsam, Three Diamonds, and Fan Hanover.	2003~Shady Daisy Bred by Ronald Jackson of Powell, Ohio, Shady Daisy was a star pacing female in the early 1990s and tangled with male rivals such as Artsplace and Camluck in many starts. Still, she compiled a 53-28-20 slate in 142 career starts. She took a 1:51 mark as a sophomore in 1991 and banked more than $1.8 million. Shady Daisy had only three foals, including Daisy’s Boy, a sub-1:50 pacer with earnings of more than $500,000. She was trained by Louis Bauslaugh.

2002~Big Towner Big Towner was bred by Florence Startsman and Paul Gardner of Ohio and he became one of the top pacers in the mid-1970s. He was first a New York Sire Stakes star and matured into one of the best half-mile track heroes in history, winning repeatedly at Yonkers and Roosevelt. He won 31 of 48 career starts, earned $547,126 and took a 1:54.4 mark as a 4-year-old. At Hanover Shoe Farms, he sired such top pacers as Walton Hanover, Broadway Express, Tune Town, Sandman Hanover, Town Pro, Sweet Reflection, Keystone Raider and the winners of more than $118 million. His daughters produced the $2.9 million winner Darlin’s Delight and such stars as Allamerican Native, Always A Virgin, and Pacific Fella.	2001~Adios Butler Adios Butler ushered in a new era in Standardbred speed when he paced in 1:54.3 in a 1960 time trial at Lexington. That was the first sub-1:55 mile. A year later, he paced in 1:55.3 at Delaware, the fastest ever on a half-mile track. In 1959 Adios Butler dazzled racing fans when he won the Little Brown Jug. He the top pacer in North America in 1960-61, then retired to Fair Chance Farm in Ohio. He sired such outstanding pacers as Honest Story, Adios Waverly, Van Kirk, El Patron, and Escondido.	2000~Nobleland Sam In his two seasons at the races, Nobleland Sam was spectacular, winning 23 times in 35 starts. He won in 1:55 in 1985 as a freshman and dropped that mark to 1:53 as a sophomore. The son of Sonsam earned $417,451 for breeder-owner-trainer-driver Sam “Chip” Noble. In the stud at Midland Acres, Nobleland Sam sired the winners of more than $75 million, including Noble Falcon, KF Pro Sam, Cinder Lane Sam, and Psilvuheartbreaker. His daughters produced the millionaire mare Go On BB.

1999~Rambling Willie Rambling Willie was a popular horse throughout his career that began in 1973 and concluded in 1983. He barnstormed around the country, winning 111 in 258 starts and more than $2 million. His owners agreed to pledge a percentage of his winnings to fund a small church, thus prompting a book titled “Rambling Willie: The Horse That God Loved.” The gelding lived out his life as a representative of the Standardbred horse at the Kentucky Horse Park.	1998~BJ Scoot B J Scoot was a true Ohio product as he was bred by Jack Howell of Lancaster. His dam was the Ohio champion Terry’s Woe and his sire was the famed Falcon Almahurst. He won 10 of his 13 starts as a 2-year-old and took his mark at Scioto Downs. The following year he shook up the pacing ranks when he sped to a 1:52.3 win in taking the Little Brown Jug. He stood at Pickwick Farm briefly.	1998~BF Coaltown B F Coaltown was bred by Ben Falter of Columbus and became a star in Ohio and on the Grand Circuit. The son of Galophone competed against Speedy Scot in the ’63 Hambletonian. In the stud at Hill Farms, he put other trotting stallions in the shadows in the late 1960s and throughout the 70s. His best performers included Sonata Hill, Cami Almahurst, Soda Hill, Tammie Hill, and Speedrise Coaltown. His daughters yielded such good trotters as Keyser Lobell, Bolla, Doin The Town, Spotlite Lobell, and Overcomer.

1998~Speed In Action Speed In Action was an outstanding Grand Circuit stakes performer in the mid-1970s for the Delvin Miller Stable. He won in 1:57.2 as a 3-year-old reduced that to 1:57 in a time trial the following year. His earnings came to $334,519. During his long stallion career at Midland Acres, Speed In Action sired such standouts as Overcomer, Quick In Action, Editor In Chief, Mac Action, Trot For Joy, Op’Art, and Sand Cassin. He sired the dams of the outstanding trotting females Buck I St Pat and Housethatruthbuilt.	1998~Falcon Almahurst Falcon Almahurst was the highest-priced yearling in 1976 when Charles Hill of Columbus purchased him for $150,000. He won the first Meadowlands Pace and set a Little Brown Jug record in winning a heat. He later paced to a 1:52.2 time trial. Standing at Hill Farms in Hilliard, he was a dominant factor in the Ohio Sires Stakes with such star pacers as Stienam, Jug winner BJ Scoot, Raque Bogart and others. Daughters of Falcon Almahurst produced Yes Its True, KF Pro Sam, and Crisp Sahbra among others.	1998~Gene Abbe Gene Abbe was bred by Clint Lighthill of Ottawa, Ohio, and campaigned with distinction across the nation in the post-World War II years. He was a mainstay at Pickwick Farm in Bucyrus for many years, siring such stalwart pacers as Irvin Paul, Stephan Smith, Culver Pick, Blaze Pick, Leader Pick, Late in life he moved to Blue Chip Farms where he sired the sub-1:55 pacers Big Towner and Sly Attorney. Gene Abbe also sired the dams of Nero, Quite A Sensation, and Meadow Blue Chip.

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