Manalapan, NJ — The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey is proud to announce Play Trix On Me as the 2020 Horse of the Year.

Play Trix On Me, by Trixton out of the Credit Winner mare Lima Playmate, won the New Jersey Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old colt trotters at The Meadowlands. Lisa photo.

Play Trix On Me, by Trixton out of the Credit Winner mare Lima Playmate, won the New Jersey Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old colt trotters at The Meadowlands. A winner of $433,843 in 2020, the 3-year-old colt trotter won four of his 15 starts this year. With a lifetime mark of 1:53 which he took winning the Carl Erskine at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, he was also second in the Breeders Crown final at Hoosier.

Play Trix On Me is owned by Renee Spahr, trained by Linda Toscano and was bred by Steve Jones of Montgomery, N.Y.

Play Trix On Me’s connections will be honored at the 64th annual Breeder Awards ceremony.

The Breeders Committee of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey has selected Fair Winds Farm as the 2020 New Jersey Standardbred Breeder of the Year.

Fair Winds Farm is located in Cream Ridge and currently ranked in the top 20 breeders by earnings with more than $1.6 million in 2020.

Fair Winds Farm had more than a few standouts racing in 2020.

Zenith Stride, the 2-year-old Muscle Hill colt out of Open Access, trained by Mark Harder, won the an International Stallion Stake division in a lifetime record of 1:53.2 at Lexington, helping boost his lifetime earnings to $226,168.

A 2-year-old filly trotter, Mazzarati, trained by Lucas Wallin, ended her 2-year-old campaign with four wins in 11 starts and $250,552 in earnings. Mazzarati is by Cantab Hall out of Falls For You.

Pub Crawl, the 2-year-old Bar Hopping filly trotter out of Myth, also made a name for herself on the Grand Circuit, winning a Bluegrass division in a lifetime mark of 1:53.4 at Lexington. The Julie Miller trainee exceeded the $200,000 mark in lifetime earnings for her connections.

Fair Winds also had a 2-year-old pacing filly on the scene, Podium Girl, a Somebeachsomewhere out of Cinamony, who won five of 11 starts. Trained by Chris Ryder, Podium Girl won the New Jersey Standardbred Development Fund final and the Renaissance final, both at Freehold Raceway.

These are just a few highlights from the Fair Winds Farm award-winning year.

Fair Winds Farm will be among the honorees at the 64th annual Breeders Awards ceremony; details to follow.