by Ken Weingartner, Harness Racing Communications

Freehold, NJ — Winners of divisional honors, as voted upon by the U.S. Harness Writers Association, will be announced Tuesday, Dec. 28. Winners of Pacer, Trotter and Horse of the Year will be announced February 27 at USHWA’s annual awards dinner, which will be held at the Marriott in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Here is a look at the top pacers in earnings in each division. Trotters will be featured in the next HRC Newsletter on Dec. 22.

Three-year-old male pacer Rock N Roll Heaven finished the year as the No. 1-ranked horse in the Hambletonian/Breeders Crown Top 10 poll. Older male pacer Won The West was second while 3-year-old filly pacer Put On A Show was third, older male pacer Shark Gesture was sixth, 2-year-old filly pacer See You At Peelers was seventh, older female pacer Dreamfair Eternal was eighth and 3-year-old male pacer One More Laugh was 10th.

2-Year-Old Male Pacers

Top 5 in earnings: 1. Big Jim, $827,204; 2. Mystician, $780,312; 3. Feel Like A Fool, $568,786; 4. Shadyshark Hanover, $518,826; 5. Fashion Delight, $510,555.

Winners of major stakes (by purse): $960,000 Metro, Mystician; $709,000 Governor’s Cup, Big Jim; $600,000 Breeders Crown, Big Jim; $473,000 Woodrow Wilson, Fashion Delight; $203,950 Matron, Feel Like A Fool.

2-Year-Old Filly Pacers

Top 5 in earnings: 1. Idyllic, $786,749; 2. See You At Peelers, $581,649; 3. Strike An Attitude, $575,984; 4. Modern Connection, $446,352; 5. Pretty Katherine, $348,590.

Winners of major stakes (by purse): $660,480 She’s A Great Lady, Idyllic; $600,000 Breeders Crown, See You At Peelers; $501,000 Three Diamonds, Idyllic; $402,400 Sweetheart, Honky Tonk Woman.

3-Year-Old Male Pacers

Top 5 in earnings: 1. Rock N Roll Heaven, $2.15 million; 2. One More Laugh, $1.57 million; 3. We Will See, $803,408; 4. Sportswriter, $750,780; 5. Aracache Hanover, $731,317.

Winners of major stakes (by purse) and Triple Crown races: $1.45 million North America Cup, Sportswriter; $1 million Meadowlands Pace, One More Laugh; $621,120 Confederation Cup, Aracache Hanover; $604,100 Little Brown Jug*, Rock N Roll Heaven; $604,000 Tattersalls, Rock N Roll Heaven; $500,000 Breeders Crown, Rock N Roll Heaven; $437,100 Messenger*, Rock N Roll Heaven; $300,000 Cane Pace*, One More Laugh.

* Denotes Triple Crown race.

3-Year-Old Filly Pacers

Top 5 in earnings: 1. Put On A Show, $1.16 million; 2. Western Silk, $1.07 million; 3. Dancinwiththestarz, $668,895; 4. Anndrovette, $568,145; 5. Ticket To Rock, $435,489.

Winners of major stakes (by purse): $646,020 Fan Hanover, Western Silk; $500,000 Breeders Crown, Put On A Show; $353,400 Jugette, Western Silk; $350,000 Valley Forge, Put On A Show; $326,680 Lady Maud, Anndrovette; $275,000 Mistletoe Shalee, Dancinwiththestarz.

Older Male Pacers

Top 5 in earnings: 1. Won The West, $1.36 million; 2. Foiled Again, $922,535; 3. Shark Gesture, $918,875; 4. Hypnotic Blue Chip, $788,809; 5. Vintage Master, $385,185.

Winners of major stakes (by purse): $748,800 Canadian Pacing Derby, Won The West; $702,500 William Haughton, Shark Gesture; $500,000 Breeders Crown, Won The West; $500,000 Ben Franklin, Vintage Master; $354,000 Quillen Memorial, Foiled Again; $293,280 Molson, Won The West; $228,000 Bettor’s Delight, Shark Gesture.

Older Female Pacers

Top 5 in earnings: 1. Dreamfair Eternal, $906,575; 2. Tug River Princess, $484,950; 3. Ginger And Fred, $449,778; 4. On The Glass, $424,850; 5. Symphony In Motion, $323,235.

Winners of major stakes (by purse): $364,720 Roses Are Red, Tug River Princess; $364,560 Milton, Dreamfair Eternal; $300,000 Breeders Crown, Dreamfair Eternal; $257,000 Golden Girls, Tug River Princess; $248,000 Lady Liberty, On The Glass.