The interest generated by the recent article Horse Of The Year – Shartin N or McWicked is astounding with over 130,000 people reached, 4268 engagements, 295 likes and 51 shares to date shows that the interest in this harness racing contest is way above normal.
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When looking at the two horses involved there is no doubt that they both have a case to win, the season that Shartin N and McWicked had were extra ordinary to say the least.
As a result of the interest shown we have taken a deeper look into the two horses to try to sway thoughts one way or the other.
If you look at just the Stake Races (not eliminations) that each horse raced in, here is the result;
McWicked
1 – $150,000 The Commodore Barry Invitational at Harrahs Philadelphia -1st Filibuster Hanover – McWicked 4th
2 – $100,000 The Mohawk Gold Cup at Mohawk Raceway – 1st Sintra – McWicked 2nd
3 – $500,000 The Ben Franklin at Pocono Downs – 1st McWicked
4 – $471,000 William Haughton Memorial at The Meadowlands – 1st McWicked
5 – $260,100 Sam McKee Memorial TVG at The Meadowlands – 1st Western Joe – McWicked 2nd
6 – $325,000 The Dan Patch at Hoosier Park – 1st Lazarus – McWicked 3rd
7 – $600,000 Canadian Pacing Derby at Mohawk Raceway – 1st McWicked
8 – $250,000 The Jim Ewart Memorial – 1st Split The House – McWicked 4th
9 – $177,000 Hoosier Park Pacing Derby – 1st Lazarus – MicWicked 2nd
10 – $150,000 The Dayton Pacing Derby – 1st Donttellmeagain – McWicked 3rd
11 – $179,000 The Allerage at Lexington – 1st McWicked
12 – $250,000 The Dan Rooney at Yonkers Raceway – 1st McWicked
13 – $430,000 The Breeders Crown at Pocono Downs – 1st McWicked
14 – $350,000 TVG Final at The Meadowlands – 1st McWicked
McWicked started in 14 stake races (Eliminations not included) for 7 wins.
For the season McWicked had 19 starts for 12 wins 3 seconds, 2 thirds and 2 fourths with $1,662,094 in earnings.
McWicked raced from the 19th of May through to the 24th of November.
Shartin N
1 – $373,000 Bluechip Matchmaker Final at Yonkers Raceway – 1st Shartin N
2 – $102,200 Sam "Chip" Noble Memorial at Miami Valley – 1st Shartin N
3 – $150,000 Betsy Ross Invitational at Harrahs Philadelphia – 1st Shartin N
4 – $370,000 Roses Are Red Final at Mohawk Raceway – 1st Shartin N
5 – $189,750 The Golden Girls at The Meadowlands – 1st Divas Image – 4th Shartin N
6 – $197,400 The Lady Liberty at The Meadowlands – 1st Shartin N
7 – $161,000 The Artiscape aat Tioga Downs – 1st Shartin N
8 – $100,000 The Great North Eastern Open Series at Pocono Downs – 1st Bettorhaveanother – Shartin N 8th
9 – $98,500 The Allerage at Lexington Raceway – 1st Shartin N
10 – $270,000 The Breeders Crown at Pocono Downs – 1st Shartin N
11 – $175,000 TVG Final at The Meadowlands – 1st Shartin N
Shartin N started in 11 stake races (Eliminations not included) for 9 wins.
Shartin N had 24 starts for 19 wins and 1 fourth with $1,098,038 in earnings.
Shartin raced from the 10th of January through to the 24th of November.
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