On Jan. 28, Standardbred Canada announced harness racing’s national champions at the 2016 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season.
This was the 28th edition of the O’Brien Awards, named in honour of the late Joe O’Brien, an outstanding horseman and member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
Fourth consecutive win
It was a big night for several winners who took home more than one O’Brien trophy. Richard Moreau, of Puslinch, took home his fourth consecutive O’Brien trophy. Moreau, who has been a regular on the WEG circuit for over 12 years, led all Canadian trainers in the wins column with 249 wins to his credit and trained the winners of nearly $4.0 million.
Driver of year
Bob McClure, of Elora, lost out on Canada’s Driver of the Year award to Sylvain Filion of Milton.
