USTA District 5 Banquet

JANUARY 16, 2010

CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS

The connections of Southern Rocketop accept the award from Illinois Director of Agriculture Tom Jennings for 2009 Illinois Horse of the Year.

Left to right:  Kevin Dixon, Robert Taylor, Director Jennings, Claude Powers, Karen Powers and Donald Kent Powers.

2009 ILLINOIS HORSE OF THE YEAR

2009 ILLINOIS DIVISION CHAMPIONS

2-YEAR-OLD COLT TROT- RUN AND TELL PAP

OWNER:  PATRICK GRAHAM

BREEDER:  MARY LEA JEFFERS

TRAINER:  LEO GRUMMEL

DRIVER:  MIKE COX

2-YEAR-OLD FILLY TROT- SOUTHERN MAEBELLE

OWNER:  POWERS FARMS

BREEDER:  CLAUDE D. POWERS

TRAINER:  ROBERT TAYLOR

DRIVER:  TYLER BUTER

2-YEAR-OLD COLT PACE -

POWER OF A MOMENT

OWNER(S):  ERVIN MILLER STABLE, LELAND MATHIAS &

BERT HOCHSPRUNG

BREEDER:  COTTONWOOD FARM

TRAINER:  ERVIN MILLER

DRIVER:  MARCUS MILLER

2-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACE - FOX VALLEY ORACLE

OWNER:  STRETCH IT AGAIN STABLE

BREEDER:  FOX VALLEY STANDARDBREDS

TRAINER:  JOHN BUTENSCHOEN

DRIVER:  TYLER BUTER

 

Pat Walker of breeder Fox Valley Standardbreds accepts the award for the

connections of Fox Valley Oracle.

3-YEAR-OLD COLT TROT -

SOUTHERN ROCKETOP

OWNER:  CLAUDE POWERS

BREEDER:  PAUL FONTAINE

TRAINER:  ROBERT TAYLOR

DRIVER:  DAVE MAGEE

 

3-YEAR-OLD FILLY TROT - FOX VALLEY LOVER

OWNER(S):  PAULA SMITH & JAMES RUNYON

BREEDER:  FOX VALLEY STANDARDBREDS

TRAINER:  JOEL SMITH

DRIVER:  DALE HITEMAN

 

Pat Walker of breeder Fox Valley Standardbreds accepts the award for the

connections of Fox Valley Lover.

3-YEAR-OLD COLT PACE -

PARK LANE DEPUTY

OWNER:  SHIRLEY LE VIN

BREEDER:  GAIL BEAM

TRAINER:  HOMER HOCHSTETLER

DRIVER:  DALE HITEMAN

 

Trainer Homer Hochstetler accepts the award for owner

Shirley Le Vin.

3-YEAR-OLD FILLY PACE - MY HEART WAS TRUE

OWNER:  L & L DEVISSER

BREEDER:  COTTONWOOD FARM

TRAINER:  NICK GIBERSON

DRIVER:  BRANDON SIMPSON

 

Trainer Nick Giberson & family accepts the award for owner

L & L Devisser.

All photos courtesy of Stephanie Pennington