Once in a lifetime: Adare Castle wins O’Brien Award

February 8, 2023 @ 12:54 pmSports, Walkerton Herald-Times

Adare Castle, winner of the O’Brien Award, is shown in action. The three-year-old is owned by trainer Mark Etsell, Robert Newton, Graham Hopkins and Peter Porter. (Photo courtesy of Robert Newton)
WALKERTON – The O’Brien Award is something horsemen dream about. “To even be nominated… a lot of horsemen dream about it,” said Robert Newton of Walkerton. Saturday evening, Feb. 4, his dream came true, thanks to a three-year-old filly named Adare Castle. Newton and the other owners – Mark Etsell (trainer), Graham Hopkins and Peter…
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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.