1/16/10 West Coast: A Gem at Emerald

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Recognition in the Thoroughbred industry comes slowly, if at all, for a horseman who plies his trade in the great Northwest. But for Howard Belvoir—a trainer,
owner, and breeder who got his start in the business as a kid in Vancouver, B.C., more than 50 years ago—2009 was a very good year, and the accolades have followed.

Belvoir received a “Special Achievement Award” from the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association after winning Washington’s most prestigious race, the grade III
Longacres Mile, for the first time in 2008 with Wasserman, a horse he bred, owns, and trains.

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders’ Association followed suit, naming him its national Small Breeder of the Year.