Grove City, OH – Repeat divisional award-winner Lt Loverboy won five of 11 starts on his way to being named Ohio’s 3-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year for 2025.
Bred by Midland Acres, Lt Loverboy is owned by Wayne Mast Jr. and Callam Racing. The Daren Harvey trainee added one second-place finish and two thirds to his five victories this season, earning $314,879. He recorded six wins and earned $304,855 in 10 starts as the Ohio 2-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year in 2024.
“Midland Acres would like to congratulate all of the connections to Lt Loverboy for the second year in a row being the 2-Year-Old and 3-Year-Old Colt Trotter of the Year in Ohio,” said Midland Acres corresponding officer Dr. John Mossbarger. “Lt Loverboy has a great trait that all champion horses have — it’s one who refuses to lose.”
Lt Loverboy’s first win of his 2025 campaign came in the $75,000 James K. Hackett Memorial at Miami Valley Raceway. The Long Tom gelding out of Fortheloveoflindy added wins in three legs of the 2025 Ohio Sires Stakes, recording a lifetime mark of 1:52.1 in the third leg at Eldorado Scioto Downs on July 5, and was victorious in the $300,000 Ohio Sires Stakes Scarlet Championship.
“He was definitely a pleasure to work with all year,” Mast Jr. said. “Daren Harvey did a phenomenal job of having him ready for big races. He’s really been a blessing to us, and it’s always amazing to have a Horse of the Year. It’s a very nice compliment to get at the end of the year.”
In two seasons, Lt Loverboy has a record of 11-4-3 with $619,734 in earnings in 21 lifetime starts.
Lt Loverboy will be honored at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday (Jan. 10) at the Renaissance Columbus-Westerville in Westerville, Ohio.
The 2025 Ohio Horse of the Year will be announced at the awards banquet.