Votes Due by December 30

Attn: All Publications, Stations, Independent News Media Websites

Please select three horses from the list below, whom you feel are most deserving of the inaugural 2005 Farnam®/ Platform™ • USEF Horse of the Year title, one of the most prestigious awards the USEF offers.

The five finalists for Horse of the Year are: Authentic, owned by Abigail Wexner; Brentina, owned by Peggy Thomas; Cefnoakpark Bouncer, owned by Sybil Humphreys, WR Sonaskada+//, owned by John Kelly; and Winsome Adante, owned by Linda Wachtmeister’s Plain Dealing Farm.

Only ONE voting ballot per publication, station or news media Website will be permitted. Only independent news media Websites without a recognized publication affiliation will be permitted to vote. (e.g., while ABC Horse Magazine would be permitted to vote, its affiliated website would not.) If you are a freelance journalist wishing to vote, you must be designated to represent a publication, station or Website.

For more information, contact Assistant Director of Awards, Kristyn Kay, via e-mail at [email protected].

To see a list of each horse’s accomplishments, visit: http://www.usef.org/hoty/voting/index.php

* Please designate three nominees. First choice should me marked as “1st,” second as “2nd,” and third as “3rd.

The five nominees for 2005 Farnam®/ Platform™ • USEF Horse of the Year are:

_____ Authentic

_____ Brentina

_____ Cefnoakpark Bouncer

_____ WR Sonaskada+//

_____ Winsome Adante

Your Name _____________________________________

Title ___________________________________________

Publication, Station or Independent Website you Represent:

________________________________________________

(Only ONE media representative may vote per publication, station or news media Website.)

Please fax or e-mail your ballot no later than Friday, December 30, 2005, to the attention of Kristyn Kay, Awards:
Fax: (859) 231-6662
E-mail: [email protected].


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