B.C. Thoroughbred Racing Awards · 17.11.08
The 2008 Thoroughbred Industry Awards Gala was this past weekend. The following awards were handed out:
- Thoroughbred Times Freshman sire: Recreation
- Champion 2 y/o sire: Vying Victor
- Champion sire: Vying Victor
- Champion Broodmare: Sky West
- Leading Breeder: R.J. and Lois Bennett
- Best claimer under $15000: Sheisrough
- Best claimer over $15000: Badgett’s Star
- Backstretch Award: Dave Milburn
- Diamond Award of Excellence: Cindy Krasner
- Hall of Fame inductee: Bryant Mcafee (for his year’s of helping through alcohol and drug addiction programs for backstretch people and work with the HBPA)
- Hall of Fame inductees: Mr. and Mrs. Nick Felicella (owners of Spaghetti Mouse)
- Leading jock: Mario Gutierrez
- Leading apprentice: Stephanie Fedora
- Leading Trainer: Troy Taylor
- Leading Owners: Glen Todd and Patrick Kinsella
- Champion 2 y/o filly (B.C.-bred division): PS Good N Ready
- Champion 2 y/o filly (open division): What R the Odds
- Champion 2 y/o male (B.C. and Open): El Sinaloense (told you so)
- Champion 3 y/o filly (B.C.): Remarkable Miss
- Champion 3 y/o filly (open): Blue Sky Holiday
- Champion 3 y/o male (B.C. and Open): Krazy Koffee (told you so)
- Chmapion Older filly/mare (open and B.C.): Against the Sky (told you so)
- Champion Older Male (B.C. and open): Spaghetti Mouse (told you so)
- Champion Sprinter: B R Remark
- HORSE OF THE YEAR (B.C. and Open): Krazy Koffee
Mmm, love that Koffee....
This is the first year for the claimers’ awards — nice to see the blue collar horses get a bit of love from the sport….
No award for champion stayer — of course, considering what counts as a “marathon” at Hastings, the minimum distance standard that I advocate probably would have to be lowered from 1 1/2 miles to 1 3/8 miles for such an award to have any meaning — that being said, if there was a stayers’ award, her two wins in the local Marathon Series and her BC Cup Endurance victory would likely have earned Against the Sky another well-deserved title….
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What do you think?
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The LOUDEST applause at the awards was for Krazy Koffee and Against the Sky….the latter was a great story.
I think the owner of the Against the Sky is living a dream season. He and his family seemed to be walking on air.
— Dr. Timothy Yatcak · Nov 20, 11:08 AM · #
If both Krazy Koffee and Spaghetti Mouse stay healthy, we might see a great rivalry next year.
— E-man · Nov 20, 11:15 PM · #