Career
Coleman was honored as Canada’s Trainer of the Year for the second consecutive season in 2010 and for the fourth time in her career (she also earned the honor in 2005 and 2006)…She trained two O’Brien Award-winning horses last season in 2-year-old filly pacer Idyllic, who won the She’s A Great Lady and Three Diamonds, and 3-year-old filly pacer Western Silk, who won the Fan Hanover and Jugette…Sportswriter won the North America Cup before seeing his season ended by injury…In 2009, Sportswriter won the Metro Pace in world-record time and was named the best 2-year-old colt pacer in both the U.S. and Canada…Her stable won a personal best $6.51 million in 2010…Coleman has been around harness racing all her life as her parents Linda and Phil trained horses, racing mainly at Fraser Downs in Surrey, B.C. and Sandown Raceway on Victoria Island…The 2005 campaign was Coleman’s coming-out party, thanks to 3-year-old pacing colt American Ideal, a winner of $747,579 who won a Bluegrass division in 1:47.4, at the time the fastest race mile ever by a 3-year-old…At season’s end, she became the first female to receive the O’Brien Award as Canada’s top trainer…Other horses over the years to find success for Coleman include Moving Pictures, Chancey Lady, A And G’sconfusion and Art Colony.
Personal
favorite food is steak and lobster…favorite pet is Jack Russell terrier named Chubby…favorite movie is Secretariat…enjoys playing poker and going out to dinner and a movie…she loves to cook and turned down a scholarship in favor of racing…she’s motivated by seeing so much potential in the babies in the barn every morning…one of her greatest moments was winning the North America Cup and the Fan Hanover Stakes in the same day…among her greatest honors was being invited to be a guest speaker at Truro Raceway Awards banquet… first job was as a groom for her dad
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| Year |
Starts |
1sts |
Rank |
2nds |
3rds |
UTR |
Money Won |
Rank |
| 2022 |
20 |
1 |
|
2 |
4 |
.172 |
24,311 |
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| 2021 |
28 |
6 |
|
9 |
5 |
.452 |
162,888 |
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| 2020 |
97 |
23 |
|
17 |
12 |
.376 |
443,186 |
|
| 2019 |
115 |
18 |
|
19 |
21 |
.309 |
1,586,123 |
|
| 2018 |
150 |
43 |
|
25 |
15 |
.413 |
2,778,655 |
(18) |
| 2017 |
152 |
30 |
|
24 |
24 |
.338 |
1,422,065 |
|
| 2016 |
197 |
53 |
|
39 |
23 |
.418 |
2,390,893 |
(16) |
| 2015 |
330 |
53 |
|
59 |
46 |
.306 |
1,866,148 |
(23) |
| 2014 |
443 |
108 |
|
76 |
64 |
.387 |
4,503,668 |
(4) |
| 2013 |
348 |
99 |
|
56 |
31 |
.404 |
3,475,679 |
(11) |
| 2012 |
783 |
223 |
(6) |
146 |
100 |
.431 |
6,858,518 |
(3) |
| 2011 |
980 |
253 |
(6) |
164 |
117 |
.391 |
5,853,800 |
(4) |
| 2010 |
837 |
187 |
(14) |
146 |
112 |
.365 |
6,512,044 |
(4) |
| 2009 |
1172 |
276 |
(5) |
204 |
150 |
.375 |
6,132,407 |
(4) |
| 2008 |
910 |
193 |
(10) |
155 |
111 |
.347 |
4,875,129 |
(4) |
| 2007 |
738 |
185 |
(13) |
113 |
101 |
.381 |
3,518,954 |
(12) |
| 2006 |
805 |
219 |
(9) |
140 |
106 |
.413 |
3,495,858 |
(5) |
| 2005 |
806 |
201 |
(13) |
145 |
119 |
.399 |
2,567,823 |
(15) |
| 2004 |
565 |
114 |
|
111 |
77 |
.356 |
856,847 |
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| 2003 |
179 |
48 |
|
26 |
23 |
.392 |
216,738 |
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| 2002 |
19 |
3 |
|
2 |
4 |
.287 |
19,542 |
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| 2001 |
26 |
3 |
|
2 |
1 |
.171 |
18,101 |
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| 2000 |
49 |
5 |
|
8 |
3 |
.213 |
44,807 |
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| 1999 |
171 |
27 |
|
26 |
16 |
.274 |
92,640 |
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| 1998 |
87 |
8 |
|
6 |
13 |
.180 |
21,903 |
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| 1997 |
18 |
0 |
|
1 |
3 |
.086 |
2,748 |
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|
10025 |
2379 |
|
1721 |
1301 |
.000 |
59,741,475 |
(12) |
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DAN PATCH AWARD WINNERS
PACING MARE
(07) Moving Pictures
2-YEAR-OLD COLT PACE
(09) Sportswriter
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