London, ON — The Raceway at the Western Fair District honored its top performers from 2018 during the annual awards night on Saturday (Feb. 23) at the Carousel Room at the London, Ont., raceway.

A capacity crowd was on-hand for the event which included a reception, dinner, dancing and the awards presentation.

Spicey Victor was the star of the show as the claiming trotter took home three awards, including Horse of the Year for regular trainer Len Lalonde. He was also crowned Older Trotter of the Year and Claiming Trotter of the Year. The veteran gelding scored 20 victories in 2018 with 12 of them coming at The Raceway.

Driver Scott Coulter captured his first driving title at Western Fair thanks to an outstanding season in 2018. Patrick Shepherd also notched his first training title with a one-victory score over Vic Puddy.

The annual Walltyme Stable Lifetime Achievement Award went to the husband and wife team of John and Linda Yake.

Jennifer Pinkerton was named Ruth Herbert Horsewoman of the Year.

Finally, Dillyn Jackson was crowned Caretaker of the Year.

A list of the 2018 Raceway Award winners appears below.

Horse Of The Year: Spicey Victor
Older Pacing Horse: Artistic Pick
Older Pacing Mare: Casino Classic
Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt: Maximus Power
Three-Year-Old Pacing Filly: Together We Run
Older Trotting Horse: Spicey Victor
Older Trotting Mare: Espoir Go
Three-Year-Old Trotting Colt: Cold Beer Here
Three-Year-Old Trotting Filly: Miller Time
Claiming Pacer: So Long Sugar
Claiming Trotter: Spicey Victor
Driver: Scott Coulter
Trainer: Patrick Shepherd
Owner: Rebecca Williamson