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Akron, NY — The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) is proud to announce that Sonja Booth has been named the 2024 Fair Island Farm Caretaker of the Year. A native of Finland, Booth has shared her passion for harness racing in North America for more than two decades, spending many of those years working with veteran trainer Noel Daley, and her […]
Akron, NY — Harness racing caretaker Margaret Gillon, who is a longtime and greatly appreciated member of the Burke Brigade, has been named the 2023 Fair Island Farm Caretaker of the Year. The 41-year-old Gillon has been working with the Ron Burke Stable since 2012 and during that time has been the caretaker of some of the […]
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Caretaker of the Year. The award, sponsored by Art Zubrod and Leah Cheverie’s Fair Island Farm in conjunction with the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), recognizes the unsung heroes of the sport — the caretakers who maintain the health and welfare of the horses on a […]
Fair Island Farm’s Art Zubrod and Leah Cheverie, sponsors of the Caretaker of the Year Award in conjunction with the U.S. Harness Writers Association, are proud to announce that beginning immediately, the Fair Island Farm Caretaker of the Year recipient will be rewarded with a cash prize of $2,500. That means that when Henry Cano […]
