The son of a metro-winning pacing mare and a million-dollar winning pacing stallion has taken out one of the state’s leading trotting titles.
Super Zeck was named the Victorian Square Trotters Association’s Trotter of the Year at last night’s awards night at Maryborough, which honours outstanding Victorian-trained trotters performances throughout Australia.
Points are awarded five for a first placing, two for second and one for a third, with Darren Cole’s Terang trotter Super Zeck awarded for an outstandingly consistent season in which he peeled off 10 wins, six seconds and three thirds, including the Group 2 Woodlands Stud Breeders Crown Free For All.
The winners are:
2YO MALE TROTTER OF THE YEAR (donated by Victorian Harness Racing Sports Club):
Won By: Illawong Bryon (Muscle Mass – Illawong Blush)
Owned By: Martin & Kaye Hartnett
Trained By: Jodi Quinlan
2YO FEMALE TROTTER OF THE YEAR (donated by Stawell Harness Racing Club):
Won By: Illawong Shimmer (Muscle Mass – Shinning Sun)
Owned By: Martin & Kaye Hartnett
Trained By: Ross Sugars
3YO FEMALE TROTTER OF THE YEAR (donated by Ballarat Harness Racing Club):
Won By: High Gait (Muscles Yankee – Regal Volo)
Raced By: Breckon Farms Ltd, Super Seven Syndicate
Trained By: Nicole Molander
3YO MALE TROTTER OF THE YEAR (donated by Cranbourne Harness Racing Club)
Won By: Sundons Courage (Sundon – Truscott Photo)
Owned By: Brad Angove
Trained By: Chris Angove
CHRIS E HOWE – COUNTRY TROTTER OF THE YEAR (donated by Loddon Valley Stud):
Won By: Gidah (Noopy Kiosk – Disco Dance)
Raced By: Chris & Glenn Sharp
Trained By: Glenn Sharp
TROTTER OF THE YEAR (donated by Darren and Katrina Fitzpatrick, and Mark and Sue Hayes):
Won By: Super Zeck (Modern Art – Me Dolli Kit)
Owned By: Darren, J & A Cole & D Saunders
Trained By: Darren Cole
YANKEE SPIDER TROTTING RACEMARE OF THE YEAR (donated by Brenda Rice):
Won By: Sky Petite (Sky Valley – Thepowerofhealing)
Owned By: Noel Pattison
Trained By: Dean Pattison
TROTTING SIRE OF THE YEAR (donated by Alabar Farms):
Won By: Bacardi Lindy and Skyvalley
• Based on Individual winners of Victorian-based sire.
• Bacardi Lindy & Skyvalley are both first time winners of the Award
• Barcardi Lindy is owned by Ross Simpson
• Skyvalley is owned by Aldebaran Park
TROTTING BROODMARE OF THE YEAR (donated by Mildura Harness Racing Club)
Won By: Disco Dance (Keystone Salute – Cool Disco)
Owned By: K J Bell
• In the breeding barn she has had five live foals with three of those were winners of 35 races.
• This seasons winners were Gidah, Tella Tall Tale & Tenno Dance
TROTTING DRIVER OF THE YEAR (donated by Electrical Asset Services):
Won By: Chris Alford
• Chris Alford has taken out this award six times, winning in 2009 and then the last five years in a row.
TROTTING TRAINER OF THE YEAR (donated by PJ and BJ Rothacker Stock Feeds):
Won By: Brent Lilley
BREEDER OF THE YEAR (donated by Aldebaran Park):
Won By: Duncan McPherson
Approved By Dean Baring www.harnessbred.com
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