by Regina Mayhugh, for the OHHA

Grove City, OH — The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association is dedicated to recognizing Ohio’s grooms who do an outstanding job for their trainers, owners and their horses. The OHHA Outstanding Groom Award is meant to highlight a groom that really goes above and beyond for their horses and the sport of harness racing in Ohio.

Each month trainers have been able to nominate their grooms to be entered in a drawing to win a $200 Visa Gift Card by filling out a nomination form. Hollywood Dayton, Miami Valley Gaming and Eldorado Scioto Downs will continue to award two at each track while Northfield Park will award six throughout the year, however the process of choosing a groom has changed.

Each month a groom will be chosen based on the merits of the application. In addition, this application will also be used to determine the Outstanding Groom Award that will be presented at the 2019 OHHA annual banquet. If your groom is a fair groom, they will be included with the track they are closest to.

You may include up to one more sheet of additional information to the application if needed. Please be thorough, the more comprehensive the nomination is, the better chance your nominee has of being chosen.

Forms can be picked up from your OHHA track representative or can be printed from the OHHA website (www.ohha.com/groom-appreciation-award). Please use one form for each groom and turn forms into your OHHA track representative, mail, email or fax to the OHHA office.

Thank you for recognizing your grooms and good luck to the grooms!