The Washington Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association has named Ron Crockett’s The Great Face 2007 horse of the year, handicap male, and sprinter.

Bred by Patricia Murphy’s Time-Wise Farm, the son of Cahill Road finished the year with earnings of $292,875. Trained by Tom Wenzel, The Great Face scored his major wins in the Longacres Mile (gr. III) and the Mt. Rainier Breeders’ Cup Handicap at Emerald Downs.

Other Washington divisional award winners are as follows:

Gemstone Rush, older female
Owners: Jerry Hollendorfer, George Todaro & John F. Turner
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Breeder: Landis Penry

Mulcahy, 3-year-old male
Owners: Harley Hoppe & Howard Belvoir
Trainer: Howard Belvoir Starts
Breeders: Mr. & Mrs. William Griffin’s Griffin Place

Firetrail, 3-year-old female
Owner and Breeder: Charlie & Marquita Dunn’s Dunn Bar Ranch
Trainer: Junior Coffey

Margo’s Gift, 2-year-old male
Owner: Ken & Marleen Alhadeff’s Elttaes Stable
Trainer: Doris Harwood Starts
Breeder: Barbara Nelson’s Gunshy Manor

No Constraints, 2-year-old female
Owner and Breeder: Charles & Marquita Dunn’s Dunn Bar Ranch
Trainer: Tim McCanna

Matty G, sire

Polish Gift, freshman sire

Nightatmisskittys, broodmare
Owner: Charlie and Marquita Dunn’s Dunn Bar Ranch

Mr. & Mrs. William Nelson, breeders by earnings

Landis Penry, special breeder

Wayne Lynch andn Al Smallman, Mark Kaufman Media Awards

Doris Harwood and Tom Wenzel, special training acheivement awards