Five prestigious awards were handed out at the National Breeding Awards Presentation held in conjunction with Darley's annual stallion parade on Saturday, August 20. The new-look event, hosted by Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA), was compered by popular industry personality Caroline Searcy.
Securing the Champion
Australian Sire award was Darley's ill-fated Street Cry (IRE) who sadly passed away
in 2014. In claiming the title, Street Cry established a new Australian record
for progeny earnings in a season, amassing over $12 million dollars in prize
money.Street Cry recorded 12 individual stakes winners for the season, highlighted by superstar mare Winx (AUS) and Group 1 Thousand Guineas winner Stay With Me (AUS). The award was presented by TBA President Basil Nolan to Darley's Barley Ward-Thomas who was delighted with the result.
Responsible for siring the outstanding juvenile galloper Capitalist, Woodside Park Stud's Written Tycoon (AUS) won the Champion Sire of 2YOs for the first time. TBA and Aushorse Chief Executive Tom Reilly presented the award to Woodside Park's Mark Rowsthorn.
Producing three individual two-year old stakes winners for the 2015-16 season and with two-year-old progeny earnings of over $4 million, this is the second championship title for Written Tycoon who was also crowned Champion First Season Sire back in 2010-2011.
Champion Australian First Season Sire was awarded to Arrowfield Stud's Smart Missile (AUS), with TBA Director Ken Barry presenting the award to Monica Barrera-Cummings and Gooree Park Stud Manager Andrew Baddock.
Smart Missile was bred by Monica's family on their famous property Gooree Park Stud, so it was only fitting that she accepted the award on behalf of Arrowfield.
Presented by Jacqueline Stewart, the Manager of Owner and Breeder Services
(Keeper of the Australian Stud Book), the Australian Broodmare of the Year went
to Vegas Showgirl (NZ).The dam of multiple Group 1 winner Winx (AUS), who was undefeated in all her seven starts for the season, and Group 3 winner El Divino (AUS), Vegas Showgirl is owned by Fairway Thoroughbreds, with Segenhoe Stud's Peter O'Brien accepting the award on behalf of John Camilleri and his wife Deborah.
The final award of the afternoon, the Aushorse Marketing Breeder of the Australian-bred Exported Racehorse, went to John and Margaret Thompson, breeders of multiple Group winner Rangipo (AUS).
Presented by TBA Vice President, Derek Field,to Peter Liston from Three
Bridges Thoroughbreds, award-winner Rangipo (AUS) recorded wins at Group level
on four separate occasions throughout the season, highlighted by his thrilling
victory in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby back in March. The win was his seventh
success of his three-year-old campaign, which also featured wins in the Group 2
Great Northern, Waikato and Avondale Guineas.Rangipo (AUS) is by Three Bridges' resident stallion Stryker (AUS), out of the New Zealand-bred mare Holloway Castle (NZ). Holloway Castle resides at Three Bridges and Peter Liston was delighted to accept the award on behalf of the Thompson's.
Award Winners:
Champion Australian Sire: Street Cry (IRE)
Champion Australian Sire of 2YOs: Written Tycoon (AUS)
Champion Australian First Season Sire: Smart Missile (AUS)
Australian Broodmare of the Year: Vegas Showgirl (NZ)
Breeder of the Australian-bred Exported Racehorse of the Year: John & Margaret Thompson
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