Slew's Tiz Whiz Named Washington Thoroughbred Horse of the Year for Third Time

Slew's Tiz Whiz was honored as Washington's Horse of the Year for the third time at the Washington Thoroughbred awards ceremony held at Emerald Downs on Feb. 28/Mar. 1, 2026, with award notices and press releases appearing March 1, and is described in recent materials as the now 8-year-old gelding. The recognition also continued a string of sprint honors: the top sprinter award for the third year in a row was awarded to Slew's Tiz Whiz, and he was noted as having earned his fourth older-horse title in aggregated award summaries.

The gelding races for Slew's Crew Racing, whose members are listed as Roy and Tammy Brewer, Terry and Mary Lou Griffin, Jodee Snyder, and Tom and Melissa Wenzel. Trainer Tom Wenzel, who has conditioned the horse since he was 2 years old, remains the public face of the campaign; Wenzel called the Longacres Mile "the biggest money race at Emerald every year and there's a lot of prestige and tradition to it." Slew's Tiz Whiz was bred by the late Karl Krieg of K D Thoroughbreds and is by California stallion Slew's Tiznow out of Ros's Girl by Rosberg.

Slew's Tiz Whiz's regional stakes résumé includes a signature victory in the 2022 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs, a win that made him the first Washington-bred to capture the Longacres Mile since Stryker Phd in 2015. He also is credited with wins in the Governor's Stakes — with listings citing July 23, 2023, and another Governor's Stakes victory noted in 2025 — and the Muckleshoot Tribal Classic Stakes on September 17, 2023. The Longacres Mile carries a stated purse of $150,000 and fields only 12 starters by invitation, underscoring the race's regional importance.

Awards coverage across seasons shows repeated recognition: earlier ceremonies named Slew's Tiz Whiz Washington's top racehorse for a second straight year at a Feb. 24, 2023 awards dinner, and award lists from state ceremonies have variously credited him as Horse of the Year, champion older horse or gelding, and champion sprinter. Archival entries list his pedigree and connections in the format Slew's Tiz Whiz (5, g., Slew's Tiznow—Ros's Girl, by Rosberg) and enumerate trainers and owners as above, while more recent summaries describe him as 8 years old at the 2026 ceremony; archival materials also show earlier age references that differ by source.

The 2026 awards night happened amid a pattern of repeat honorees in Washington racing: Blue Ribbon Farm's Conveyance was named Sire of the Year for the third consecutive season, Moscow Symphony was named Broodmare of the Year, and Ron and Nina Hagen were recognized as Breeders of the Year for a seventh time. John Parker was honored as Owner of the Year, and Hall of Fame inductees announced for an Emerald Downs ceremony include Flag de Lune, Basil Frazier, Jon White, and Junior Coffey, with an induction scheduled in August at Emerald Downs.

Slew's Tiz Whiz's third Horse of the Year crown and multi-season stakes résumé spotlight both the longevity of a regional stakes performer and the concentration of honors among established breeders and stallions in Washington. As award notices circulated March 1, attention will now turn to official race charts and registry records to confirm foal dates, jockey assignments for each stakes victory, and the precise years of his prior state titles. Only a handful of stories gain traction beyond views — with roughly 1.4% of pieces shared — and a three-time state Horse of the Year with a Longacres Mile win provides a rare, name-driven narrative likely to travel beyond the stat sheets.