2011 RACING’S NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS

In a spectacular night of glitz and glamour and before a large crowd, More Joyous (NZ) was named the Luxbet.com NSW Champion Horse of the Year at the New South Wales Racehorse Owners Association’s (NSWROA) 2011 Racing’s Night of Champions.

This prestigious event, held at The Randwick Pavilion at Royal Randwick Racecourse which was in aid of the Vincentian House KEEP Program, a special work of the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW, saw the “best of the best” in the racing world in contention for all the awards.

Above: Our RNOC hosts Greg Radley & Jo McKinnon with David Campbell

The award winners for the 2010/11 season were:

Luxbet.com NSW Champion Horse of the Year
More Joyous (NZ)

NSW 2 Year Old of the Year
Sepoy

NSW 3 Year Old of the Year
Retrieve

NSW Sprinter/Miler of the Year
More Joyous (NZ)

NSW Middle Distance Horse of the Year
So You Think (NZ)

NSW Stayer of the Year
Stand To Gain (IRE)

Queen of the Autumn
More Joyous (NZ)

NSW Country Champion Horse of the Year
Voice Commander

NSW Provincial Champion Horse of the Year
Hay List

The Bart Cummings Medal was taken out by Chris Waller making it a double celebration for him on the night as he also picked up the T J Smith Award for the Sydney Premiership Trainer.

Other awards to be presented included the George Moore Award (Nash Rawiller), the Theo Green Award (Josh Adams) and the Sydney Strapper of the Year (Michael Doolan).

David Campbell, Australia’s favourite cabaret and Broadway performer was the feature artist for the evening and in no time at all, had the large crowd in the palm of his hand with his unique and masterful style. His wonderful repertoire enticed guests to their feet to dance the night away.

NSWROA President, Mr Ray McDowell said “on behalf of Vincentian House and NSWROA, I would like to thank everyone for attending this incredible event which showcases the very best of the NSW thoroughbred industry. My thanks also to our sponsors – we greatly appreciate your support. Congratulations to all winners and I look forward to seeing you all again in 2012 at Racing’s Night of Champions.”

For further information regarding 2011 Racing’s Night of Champions, visit the NSWROA website www.nswroa.com.au.

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK

Just when I thought Racing’s Night of Champions couldn’t possibly get any better, it does!!

What an exceptional event and truly THE event when it comes to racing awards nights. I admit I am biased on this issue but who could blame me?

To see this event televised live to the world via our exclusive media partner Sky Racing on Sky Racing World makes me as the Dinner Chairman of the event a very proud man.

David Campbell was, as always, simply superb. This gentleman certainly knows how to communicate to his audience. The rapport he has with them is something to behold. If you haven’t seen him perform live I suggest you do so as soon as you get a chance – you will love it.

So why is Racing’s Night of Champions so good? A few reasons come to mind. Firstly the participation of the award nominees with their passion for the horses they love igniting when their names are announced certainly adds to the wonderful atmosphere. And then, of course, there are the people behind the scenes that go that “extra yard” to ensure that guests will never forget the experience of attending Racing’s Night of Champions.

I extend my sincere gratitude to Kylie Biggs and her team at Vinnies, Leahna Harvey and her team at Arinex (our event managers), the incredible teams from SKY Racing and Infinity Media and Communications and Sharon Hunt our Executive Officer who I cannot thank enough for her dedication to the success of this event.

I would also like to thank again all of our sponsors and prize donors for their support of this wonderful function and look forward to their participation again in 2012.

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NSWROA SPONSORED RACE AT COFFS HARBOUR CUP CARNIVAL

The Association has continued it’s commitment to support our country colleagues, by again sponsoring the NSW Racehorse Owners Association Maiden Handicap over 1000 metres at beautiful Coffs Harbour on Sunday 24 July 2011.

The event was taken out by For Kings I Dance (Murphy’s Blu Boy-Delirious Dancer) who is owned by R J Wood, G K Wood, B Wood and B J Roddy and trained by Brett Bellamy at Coffs Harbour, from Zedrowe with Shades of Sequalo in third position.

For Kings I Dance salutes in the NSW Racehorse Owners Association Maiden Handicap
(Photo courtesy of Trackside Photography)

The Race Presentation to the very happy owners of For Kings I Dance
(Photo courtesy of Trackside Photography)

Sunday 24th July was NBN Community Cups Day and was the first day of 2011 Carlton MID Coffs Harbour Cup Carnival. Held over a three day period the Carnival continued on Wednesday 3rd August with the Sportsmans Race Day and concluded on Thursday 4th August with the 2011 Carlton MID Coffs Harbour Gold Cup Day.

The winner of the feature race of the Carnival, the Carlton MID Coffs Harbour Gold Cup, which had $70,000 in prizemoney on offer, was Brave The Way (Falbrav(IRE)-La Belle Diamante(NZ)) who is trained by Alan Bailey on the Gold Coast. Southern Shimmer and Gazza Guru took out the minor prizes.

For further details on racing in Coffs Harbour, visit the Coffs Harbour Racing Club website at www.coffsracingclub.com.au.

RACING NSW COUNTRY 2011-12 FIXTURE CARD

An electronic copy of the Racing NSW Country 2011-2012 Fixture Card is now available to members. Click here to access.

If you would like a print out of the card, simply contact the office and same will be sent to you by mail.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN RACING

As you may have read in last months newsletter, Young Professionals in Racing (YPR) is a networking group aimed at building a strong foundation for the future of Sydney’s thoroughbred industry, through increasing community involvement and enriching the already vibrant profile of racing.

The group intends to develop the next generation of racing enthusiasts by introducing fresh faces to the industry and facilitating new business connections. YPR is currently developing unique membership benefits and specifically tailored networking events for future participants, with an exciting launch planned for late September, during Sydney’s Spring Carnival period. More details on this event will be released in the coming weeks!

If you have an interest in thoroughbred racing and are keen to become involved with YPR, please direct enquiries to ypr.sydney@gmail.com or call Kathryn Thomson 0402 062 358.

BOBS & BOBS EXTRA CLOSE 1 SEPTEMBER

That’s the most important date right now if you own a 2-year-old that’s been sired by a BOBS nominated stallion standing in NSW. The nomination form and payment of $660 for the Breeder Owner Bonus scheme has to reach Racing NSW by 1 September.

If you think your horse will run on as a 4-year-old and is capable of getting 1600 metres or longer, then you should also enter BOBS Extra. That closes the same day – 1 September – and you nominate on the same form as for BOBS.

Together the BOBS and BOBS Extra fees will cost $1500 but that’s a tiny amount in the overall cost of racing a horse and in light of the bonus prize money you could win.

Rain Affair (sired by Commands) topped the list of BOBS winning racehorses in 2010-11 with $90,000 in bonuses from 6 victories. Scarf (Lonhro) had amassed $75,000 in bonuses from 5 wins, and then came two runners by Not a Single Doubt, Unanimously ($65,000) and Karuta Queen ($60,000).

For the full 2010-11 season 1088 bonuses were won, worth $7,361,250. This is 63 bonuses fewer than for 2009-10 and that fall is attributable to the dreadfully wet conditions that prevailed for much of the season, resulting in so many meetings being abandoned.

177 BOBS bonuses were won by 2YOs and 911 by 3YOs.

In the first season of paying BOBS Extra bonuses there were 96 winners, collecting $690,000. Of those 96 bonuses, 8 were won at Saturday metropolitan meetings, 21 at midweek metro fixtures, 28 at provincial tracks, 35 at country TAB meetings and 4 at non-TAB meetings. 21 of the BOBS Extra bonuses were won by maiden gallopers.

When you look at those figures there shouldn’t be any doubt in any owner’s mind that BOBS adds real value to racing a horse in NSW, and contributes enormously to making it financially viable.

If you don’t have a BOBS nomination form for a horse which has just turned 2YO, you can download one from the Racing NSW website (www.racingnsw.com.au) or we can send you one by email, fax or mail.

When you fill it out, be aware that it’s cheaper to post it to us with a cheque, because when you use a credit card, Racing NSW adds the merchant fee charged by credit card operators.

The bigger metropolitan stables sometimes enter all their 2YOs together and then bill the owners later, but not all trainers do this, so check with your trainer to make sure one of you is definitely putting in the nomination.

If you miss the deadline it will cost you $5500 as a late nomination fee, with no chance of entering BOBS Extra. There’s now no late entry for BOBS once a horse turns 3YO – so don’t miss the 1 September deadline!

If you have any questions about BOBS or BOBS Extra, give me a call on (02) 9551 7574 or email me: jgatfield@racingnsw.com.au

Good luck for season 2011-12 and let’s see if we can make it another with a record payout for BOBS!

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS

A WINNER – there are no better words for an owner to hear!

As members are aware, as part of our membership renewal process, NSWROA requested members to forward the names of their racehorses in order for us to acknowledge their racing triumphs in our publications.

The listing under comprises wins recorded in New South Wales as well as Australian black type successes which are recorded in bold type.

Accordingly, hereunder are the lucky NSWROA members who had winners in July 2011:

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP – QANTAS CLUB

A reminder to members that NSWROA has a corporate membership scheme for The Qantas Club.

This means that as an NSWROA member you are eligible to obtain a substantial discount when joining the Qantas Club.

Please note that you must be a Frequent Flyer member, and quote the NSWROA membership number which can be obtained from our office.

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GENERAL

If you have you recently moved, changed your postal address or obtained an email address, it would be greatly appreciated if you could contact the office in order for our records to be updated.

Yours in Racing
Ray McDowell, President
19 August 2011