Grove City, OH — For the fifth straight year, driver Chris Page and trainer Ron Burke have captured the Kaltenbach titles. The Jerry Kaltenbach Memorial Trophies were established in 1988 and are awarded annually to the driver and trainer who have earned the most dollars competing in Ohio Sires Stakes events in a single season.

It was the eighth Kaltenbach title for Chris Page. Conrad photo.

It was the eighth Kaltenbach title for Page, who passes David Miller for the most titles won. Page started 98 OSS events, winning 27 races, finishing second 10 times, and adding 11 third-place finishes, earning $1,365,200. In 2022 Page started 74 OSS races and had a 23-15-8 record, earning $1,442,700.

Aaron Merriman finished second with 15 wins, 15 second-place finishes, and 10 third-place finishes in 73 starts and earnings of $1,015,800. Brett Miller finished third for the second straight year. Miller started 84 races and had a record of 12-11-9 and $913,150 in earnings.

A total of 58 drivers participated in the 2023 OSS events with 47 garnering at least one purse check. Sixteen had earnings over $100,000 or more, with eight amassing earnings over $250,000.

The Kaltenbach title was the sixth for Ron Burke. USTA photo.

The Kaltenbach title was the sixth for Burke who had 108 starts in the 2023 Ohio Sires Stakes legs, championships, and consolations. His total money earned from those OSS events was $1,555,000. Burke finished with 29 wins, 10 second-place finishes, and nine third-place finishes.

Chris Beaver finished second for the fifth straight year with $626,900 in earnings with a 7-9-8 record from 49 starts. Virgil Morgan Jr. finished third. He had earnings of $460,850 with a record of 8-4-2 in 27 starts.

A total of 113 trainers participated in 2023 OSS events with 17 earning over $100,000 and six with earnings over $250,000.

In the 36 years the Kaltenbach trophies have been awarded, Page leads all drivers with eight trophies followed by David Miller with seven. David Hawk and Brett Miller have three each. On the training side, Virgil Morgan Jr. and Ron Burke have captured the title six times, while Jim Dailey won the award four times.

Only two horsemen have won the Kaltenbach in both the training and driving categories — Sam “Chip” Noble III and Dave Rankin.