Top mares scheduled for court of Horse of the Year Always B Miki
December 22, 2016,by Diamond Creek Farm
Even before Always B Miki was voted the 2016 Horse of the Year and Pacer of the Year by the United States Harness Writers Association, his book was full and closed for his first season at stud. The names of the mares that will be bred to him are some of the top female pacing stars in the breed.
Driven by David Miller, Always B Miki won 12 of 18 races this year and finished worse than second only once. After winning the TVG Series championship in Nov., he was retired from racing with $2.7 million in career earnings. He will stand at stud at Diamond Creek Farm in Pennsylvania.
Always B Miki’s book was announced full and closed last week, at about the same time he was revealed as the Dan Patch Older Pacer of the Year.
The following notables are already booked to the stallion: 2014 Horse of the Year JK She’salady; Western Montana (dam of dual Dan Patch Award winner Pure Country); $1.5 million winner, two-time Dan Patch Award winner and world champion See You At Peelers; Loving Caroline (dam of 2015 3-Year-Old Filly Dan Patch honoree Divine Caroline); Dancewiththebest (dam of world champion Dancin Yankee); Katie Said p,3, 1:49.3f (from the prolific maternal family that includes Kikikatie); stakes winner Gallie Bythe Beach p,3 1:49; Lisjune (dam of I Luv The Nitelife); $1.6 million winner and O’Brien Award winner Western Silk; Kutekatie (also from the maternal family of Kikikatie), whose first three foals all sold for $100,000 or more; Trim Hanover, the dam of Breeders Crown winners American Jewel and Luck Be Withyou; the recently retired $3.5 million winner and three-time Dan Patch Award recipient Anndrovette; and Hunger Games, a full sister to Pure Country.
- Dan Patch Award winning pacers announced (Friday, December 16, 2016)
History’s fastest pacer, Always B Miki, and once-beaten Betting Line were among six pacers named Dan Patch Award winners Friday by the U.S. Harness Writers Association. Huntsville, Idyllic Beach, Lady Shadow, and Pure Country also were named divisional champs by the organization.
- Always B Miki named Horse of the Year (Monday, December 19, 2016)
Five-year-old stallion Always B Miki on Monday was named harness racing’s Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year by the U.S. Harness Writers Association while 3-year-old colt Marion Marauder was named Trotter of the Year in the closest vote in the 46-year history of the award.