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On Saturday (Dec. 2), the Standardbred Owners Association of New York held its Board of Trustees and Board of Directors meetings.

After a 25-length romp in first-round action, She Is Strong made easy work of her competition once again in the second leg of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Bally’s Dover, coasting to an easy 1:58 win in her $20,000 preliminary event on Monday (Dec. 4).

Finishing in 12th place in the New York Sire Stakes Excelsior series may not sound all that impressive to the casual observer. However, for small breeders Gary Messenger and Ken Weckstein, it’s the company they keep that sets them apart from the rest.

Shawn Wiles, the Executive Director of Racing and Facilities at Monticello Raceway, has been recognized for his efforts on behalf of the United States Harness Writers Association, the sport’s leading media organization, by being voted USHWA’s Member of the Year in a polling of past winners of the award.

Kevin Switzer Jr. won four and Walter Case Jr. three, including the feature, giving the veteran reinsmen over half of the victories on Sunday’s (Dec. 3) soggy 12-race card at Cumberland Raceway.

Casey Leonard completed a driving sweep of Hawthorne’s Pop-Up series for ICF freshman horses Sunday night (Dec. 3) when he guided Lous Amazon and Mazin Blazin to victories in their respective events.