Stickney, IL — The 2024 top performers in Illinois racing along with the 2024 IHHA Hall of Fame Inductees will be recognized on March 1 at the Illinois Standardbred Banquet. The banquet is being held at 6 p.m. in the Artisan Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Tickets must be purchased in advance by February 20 and can be ordered by contacting Tina Schrock at 217-416-0006.
Award Winners:
Illinois Horse of the Year:
Cash Money Twenty
Illinois Divisional Champions:
2-year-old filly pace: The Beautiful Things
2-year-old colt/gelding pace: Cash Money Twenty
3-year-old filly pace: Fox Valley Tessa
3-year-old colt/gelding pace: Gorgeous Big Guy
4-year-old & up mare pace: Scorecard Dandy
4-year-old & up horse/gelding pace: He’zzz A Wise Sky
2-year-old filly trot: Lou’s My Number
2-year-old colt/gelding trot: Louise’s Legacy
3-year-old filly trot: Whiskey Lou
3-year-old colt/gelding trot: Lous Private Eye
4-year-old & up mare trot: Marvelous Mystery
4-year-old & up horse/gelding trot: Niko Man
Pacing Broodmare: Gimmeazzzmooch
Trotting Broodmare: Bands One Eye Love
Pacing Sire: Somestarsomewhere
Trotting Sire: Lou’s Legacy
Based on their performance at the Illinois county fairs, the following horses will receive a colt association award.
County Fair Winners
Pacers:
Big Flicka
Bing Bing Bing
Bold Victor
Fort Perry
Frontier Fantasy
Fox Valley Lava
Great Seats
Heavy Pressure
I Understand
Jimmy D Shark
Matt’s Session
Paradise Tomorrow
Rk’smack
RKs Captain
Rushville
Super Shark
Through The Storm
Til You Can’t
Truly A Winner
U-C-Dee-U-C-Annie
Valley Sage
Vel Cinderella
Vertical Speed
Trotters:
Bettingonyou
Dashing Durango
De Storm Warrior
Deacon David
Exhibition
Fireball’s Pride
Fox Valley Brady
Fox Valley Harley
Fox Valley Jessie
Fox Valley Nautica
GJlindagrit
Hocuspocusnfocus
Hopes De Vie
Illini Diva
Justa Nother Bag
Lous Esmeralda
Lous Magnum
Lous Quacker
Miss Peaches
Mississippi Model
Modern Luxury
Ohwhasheeeename
Send It Emmett
Shady Maple Becky
Trixies Sugar Baby
Tru Fortune
Tus Tiaton
YF Rocket
IHHA Hall of Fame Inductees:
Terry Leonard
Freddie Patton Jr.
Bill Wright
Tom Tetrick-posthumous
Mucho Sleazy
Fox Valley Tribal
King Johnny
Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom Shinn & LeAnn Shinn