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Aiken Trained Horse of the Year Induction Ceremony
March 16 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism is excited to announce that Post Time is the 2024 Aiken Trained Horse of the Year.
Post Time won the 2024 Carter Handicap and General George Stakes. The 4-year-old horse raced nine times in 2024 with four wins, three seconds and two thirds. He has $975,000 in earnings for the year and $1,227,910 career earnings. He also finished second in the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. Post Time is owned by Ellen Charles of Hillwood Stable, who named the horse Post Time because of a connection to her grandmother, the former owner of General Foods Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887-1973).
The Aiken Trained Horse of the Year award, created in 2002, honors local Thoroughbreds who have had an excellent racing season. Nominees must have trained in Aiken County AND must have won at least one graded stakes race during the year OR exceeded $500,000 in career earnings. The Hall of Fame Advisory Board approves the winner.
An induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 1:30 pm at the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. An exhibit about Post Time will be on display. The public is invited to attend the ceremony. The Hall of Fame is located inside historic Hopelands Gardens.