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2009 Stanley F. Bergstein Messenger Award

Each year HTA honors an individual for outstanding and meritorious service to the sport. The award honors HTA's longtime executive vice president and is named for the English thoroughbred imported to the United States in 1788 that became the foundation sire of the breed of American harness horse. It is patterned after England's Gimcrack award, with the honoree delivering a "state of the sport" message at HTA's annual meeting.

*David Carr

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2009 HTA Distinguished Service Award

For significant and outstanding contributions to North American harness racing.

*Moira Fanning

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2009 Dan Patch Award

Established in 1991 to honor exceptional media, publicity and public relations contributions to the sport of harness racing.

*Dave Johnson, Bill Finley & Gary Seibel

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2009 Nova Awards

The 2009 Nova Awards honor the owners of the 2008 champion harness horses as selected by the racing secretaries at HTA member racetracks.

The 2009 Nova Awards for the owners of the 2008 champion harness horses are:

PACERS
2-Year-Old Colt: Major in Art — Chester Lebo, Jr., Jerry Silva, and Tina Martinez
2-Year-Old Filly: St. Lad's Popcorn — Jack Darling
3-Year-Old Colt: Somebeachsomewhere — Brent MacGrath, Garry Pye, Stuart Rath, James Bagnell, Pamela Dean, and Reginald Petitpas
3-Year-Old Filly:

Tug River Princess — Jerry Silva, Eric Cherry, and Robert Cooper
Older Horse:

Mister Big — Joseph V. Muscara
Older Mare: My Little Dragon — Adam Victor
TROTTERS
2-Year-Old Colt:

Muscle Hill — Jerry Silva, Thomas and Louis Pontone
2-Year-Old Filly: Honorable Daughter — Paolo Rosanelli and John C. Siena
3-Year-Old Colt: Deweycheatumnhowe — Ray Schnittker, Ted Gewertz, Charles Iannazzo, Frank Baldassare, Alan and Meg Leavitt, and Jerry Silva
3-Year-Old Filly:

Lantern Kronos — Goram C. Falk
Older Horse:

Enough Talk — Peter Kleinhans and Jerry Silva
Older Mare:   Buck I St. Pat — Howard Taylor, Edwin Gold, Abraham Basen, and R.R. Fuller

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2008 HTA/Hanover Shoe Farms Groom of the Year Award

This award honors the outstanding groom of the year. Owners, trainers, track personnel and the general public nominate grooms who deserve special recognition for outstanding work. The deadline for a letter of nomination is December 31. All grooms nominated receive a certificate of recognition of excellence. The winner receives an original oil painting of himself or herself with his or her horse. For more information on nominating a groom, click here.

*William Harmon

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2009 HTA Driver of the Year

The award is based on a formula awarding points from 25 down to 1 for money won, races won and Universal Driver Rating Standings in the top 25 nationally, and a 25-point bonus for finishing in the top 25 in all three categories. It is one of the most difficult and prestigious awards to win in harness racing.

*Dave Palone & Tim Tetrick (tie)

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