Country Stars Shine in Dubbo
- Tuesday, 20 August 2002 00:00
Before an audience of 200 people CDRA Chairman Max Walker announced 5 year old mare Minelli as CDRA Horse of the Year, and in doing so praised the efforts of the "Mudgee Maestro" Max Crockett.
Minelli amassed over $55,000 in prizemoney from 8 starts including 2 wins in town.
It was a popular win for Cobar-owned iron horse Bitcede in the WRA Horse of the Year.
Conditioned by the quiet achiever of Dubbo racing, Mike Williams, Bitcede amassed over $50,000 in prizemoney from 14 starts, including the Coonamble-Coonabarabran Cups double.
In other awards announced on Saturday, City of Dubbo Turf Club took out the Best Promotion by a Race Club Award for its inaugural "Zoo City Carnival"; prolific race caller Col Hodges was a popular winner of the Racing Personality Award; while broadcast cohort Bob Foran was honoured in the Special Achievement Award for his 50th consecutive call of the Gilgandra Cup.
Rising apprentice Brooke Timmis was honoured with the Apprentice Encouragement Award, while champion jockey Greg Ryan missed out on the Special Achievement Award, he clearly won both riding premierships in the WRA and CDRA.
Bathurst trainer Leanne Aspros took out the CDRA trainers title for the third year running, while Coonamble legend John Lundholm captured another in a long list of WRA trainers titles.
Former Bathurst-based apprentice Robyn Freeman captured the CDRA apprentice title, Chris Wearne again took home the WRA apprentice title and Alan Kehoe the approved rider title.
Full results:
AWARDS
CDRA Horse of the Year Winner
Minelli
Trainer: Max Crockett, Dubbo.
Mgr Owner: Gooree Pastoral Co.
WRA Horse of the Year Winner
Bitcede
Trainer: Mike Williams, Dubbo.
Mgr Owner: Mr K.J. Howell.
Best Promotion by a Race Club
Winner
City of Dubbo Turf Club
"Zoo City Racing Carnival"
Apprentice Encouragement Award
Brooke Timmis
WRA Owners Award
Wales Family
Central West Personality
Col Hodges (50yrs a racecaller; called 50th consecutive Gilgandra Cup)
PREMIERSHIPS
CDRA Premier Trainer
Leanne Aspros (32)
WRA Premier Trainer
John Lundholm (20)
CDRA Premier Jockey
Greg Ryan (70)
WRA Premier Jockey
Greg Ryan (64)
CDRA Premier Apprentice
Ms Robyn Freeman (31)
WRA Premier Apprentice
Chris Wearne (15)
Central West Premier Approved
Rider
Alan Kehoe (8)
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