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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are
3 pleased to congratulate racehorse Mini Me and owners Robert and
4 Linda Grider and Roger and Dawn Samson on Mini Me being named
5 Illinois Horse of the Year by the U.S. Trotting Association for
6 2003; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Mini Me is the gelded son of 1986 Illinois Horse
8 of the Year Incredible Finale and is the first two-time winner
9 in 35 years, having had the same honor in 2001; Mini Me is four
10 years old and his victories last year came in either open or
11 invitational company at the Meadowlands, racing against the
12 best older horses in the business; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mini Me is trained by William Popfinger, and was a
14 very fast and consistent horse in 2003; he finished first,
15 second, or third in 16 of his 25 races; his fastest race was
16 timed at 1 minute and 49 seconds, when he won a $75,000
17 invitational pace on one of the biggest days in the sport,
18 Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands; he was driven by USHWA
19 Driver of the Year, David Miller; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Mini Me was a world champion at age two; his 2003
21 campaign saw him earn $464,661 and push his career earnings to
22 $1,078,922, becoming the ninth Illinois-bred horse to win more
23 than $1,000,000; therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
26 congratulate racehorse Mini Me and owners Robert and Linda
27 Grider and Roger and Dawn Samson on Mini Me being named
28 Illinois Horse of the Year by the U.S. Trotting Association for
29 2003; and be it further
 
30     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

HR1002 - 2 - LRB093 22305 HSS 51654 r

1 presented to Robert and Linda Grider and Roger and Dawn Samson
2 as an expression of our respect and esteem and with best wishes
3 for Mini Me's future success.