Grove City, OH – Charlie May started his freshman year with a bang by winning his first career start in the $150,000 Next Generation at Eldorado Scioto Downs, and capped the year being named the Ohio 2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year.

Owner Don Tiger wasn’t sure what he had with homebred Charlie May.

The Ohio Harness Horsmen’s Association named seven-time winner Charlie May their 2-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year. Conrad Photo.

“I sent the horse to Steve Carter, and the first day he called and told me he was pretty talented, but that was way early in the game,” said Tiger. “I was hoping and praying that we would just make the races.”

After winning the Next Generation, Charlie May, a son of McArdle out of Stipple Hanover by Western Hanover, won two legs of the Ohio Sires Stakes before capturing the final at Scioto Downs. He also won the Ohio Breeders Championship at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in September. In 2020, Charlie May won seven of nine races and earned $328,627.

Tiger, a Pennsylvania native, says Charlie May has that steelworker mentality:

“Every time he goes to the racetrack, he gives it 110 percent. He has a little bit of attitude. He’s gentle and playful, but knows that he’s good at what he does.”

Charlie May will be honored during the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association’s virtual award show on Jan. 16. The awards show is scheduled to air on the OHHA YouTube channel at 7 p.m.