AND THE WINNERS ARE . . . .

29Oct

BHRC ANNUAL AWARDS 2018

Thanks to all Licence Holders who got involved in the vote to determine this years winners. A second vote will be opened shortly to decide on the PEOPLE’S CHOICE for 2018 (see below).

Winners of the voted categories are:

Pacer of the Year
EVENWOOD SONOFAGUN – with 57% of the votes, ‘Gunner’ retains his 2017 title

Mare of the Year
RHYDS PASSION – 56% of votes went the way of the Famous Musselburgh Pace winner which means Passion also retains her 2017 crown

Trotter of the Year
DIAMANT DE GODREL – Only 2% of votes split the top two in this category with Diamant just topping the polls with 38% over Valseur Du Cygne on 36%

3YO Colt of the Year
MATTICULOUS – former 2YO of the Year, ‘Matty’ scooped 49% of votes to add another accolade to his CV

3YO Filly of the Year
RHYDS SAPPHIRE – Just over half of all votes (51%) went the way of this Haugh Field champ

2YO Colt of the Year
OAKWOODINITTOWINIT – closely run throughout the voting contest, the Foreclosure colt just pipped his rival Northern Pride with 53% of votes to 47%

2YO Filly of the Year
THE MOCKING JAY – the Breeders Crown Gold winner raised 42% of votes to land the spoils

Overseas Horse of the Year
ROBYN CAMDEN – a runaway winner with 61% of votes giving a third nominee a retained title

CONGRATULATIONS to all winners, connections and nominees

**New for 2018**
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
The above winners will now go forward to a second vote which is again open to all Licence Holders – VOTE HERE
The winner of this second casting will be kept under wraps until the BHRC & STAGBI Awards Evening (Friday 30th November) and announced as the PEOPLE’S CHOICE (this replaces the previous ‘Horse of the Year’)
VOTING CLOSES 3pm FRIDAY 9th NOVEMBER 2018