The Dan Patch Rising Star Award is an annual award created in 1986 by members of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA). The award recognizes the exceptional early accomplishments of a young harness horse
trainer and/or
driver. The Association's website states that their members' determination is aided by input from the American Harness Racing Secretaries plus logistic expertise provided by the United States Trotting Association.
The Dan Patch Rising Star Award is one of several categories in the
Dan Patch Award
The Dan Patch Award is an annual award created in 1985 by members of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA). The Association's website states that their members' determination is aided by input from the American Harness Racing Secre ...
program named for the legendary
pacer Dan Patch
Dan Patch (April 29, 1896 – July 11, 1916) was a noted American Standardbred Pace (horse gait), pacer. At a time when harness racing was one of the largest sports in the nation, Dan Patch was a major celebrity. He was undefeated in open compet ...
(1896-1916).
Past winners:
*2023 : Jay Hochstetler
*2022 : Lucas Wallin
*2021 : Todd McCarthy
*2020 : N/A
*2019 : Bob McClure
*2018 : Marcus Melander
*2017 : Trace Tetrick
*2016 : Marcus Miller
*2015 :
Montrell Teague
*2014 :
Nancy Johansson
*2013 : Corey Callahan
*2012 :
Scott Zeron
Scott Zeron (born May 23, 1989) is a Canadian born harness racing driver.
Early life and education
Scott Zeron was born on May 23, 1989, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. He comes from a family with roots in harness racing, as his father, Rick Zer ...
*2011 : Dan Noble
*2010 : Matt Kakaley
*2009 : Jordan Stratton
*2008 : Jason Bartlett
*2007 :
Tim Tetrick
Timothy A. Tetrick, born November 22, 1981, in Flora, Illinois, is an American Harness Racing driver. Tim started driving Standardbreds at a very young age and on November 27, 2007, broke the record of number of wins (1,077) in a single year. Ti ...
*2006 :
Jody Jamieson
*2005 :
Mark MacDonald
*2004 :
Pat Lachance
*2003 :
Yannick Gingras
Yannick Gingras (born August 4, 1979) is a Canadian harness racing driver. He is statistically one of the top drivers of all time with more than 8,000 wins and $230 million in earnings. He was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2022. ...
*2002 : Jeff Gregory
*2001 : Brett Miller
*2000 : Stéphane Bouchard
*1999 : Eric Ledford
*1998 : Robert Stewart
*1997 :
Daniel Dubé
*1996 :
George Brennan
*1995 : Liz Quesnel
*1994 : Jack Baggit, Jr.
*1993 :
David Miller
*1992 :
Luc Ouellette
*1991 :
Brian Sears
Brian J. Sears (born January 21, 1968, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a driver of harness racing horses who in 2016 was elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame. He has won more than 9,600 races with purses in excess of $170 million. He was in ...
*1990 : Jerry Riordan
*1989 : Kenneth Seeber
*1988 : Brian Allen
*1987 : Joseph Essig, Jr.
*1986 : Richard Silverman
References
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American horse racing awards
Harness racing in the United States