Forestreno named NRRA Horse of the Year

Forestreno has won the coveted Westlawn Finance 2008/09 Northern Rivers Racing Association Horse of the Year.

The award was announced at the awards luncheon held at the Ballina Jockey Club.

Forestreno, who is trained in Grafton by Phil Mcleod, beat four other horses that are trained on the Northern Rivers including turf legend Takeover Target, promising youngster One Lickety Split, and Ballina-trained Multire Music and Shuffle the Cash.

He boasted a record for the 2008 09 racing season that included a win at Eagle Farm in a $100,000 Quality race, second in the $200,000 Doomben Stakes and an outstanding 0.8 length second behind Battlefield in the Ramornie Handicap.

Bradley de Martino Rosaroll, secretary of the NRRA, said  that voting for the award is made up of one vote from each of the eight Northern Rivers Racing Association member clubs.

“The award is not decided on most prizemoney or wins, but rather given to the horse that has been a great ambassador for NRRA racing during the season. Forestrino received five of the possible eight votes, so in the eyes of the NRRA he is a very deserving winner,” he said.

“He was also a very popular choice amongst the 100-odd guests who attended the luncheon.

“It was great to see such a good attendance as it is an important day for racing in the Northern Rivers.

“It’s important to note that the luncheon is made possible by the sponsorship of Westlawn Finance, their support of racing throughout the Northern Rivers is very important to the industry.”

Other Westlawn Finance NRRA awards were given to Brett Bellamy for Leading Trainer, Marlon Dolendo for Leading Jockey and Josh Jones for Leading Apprentice.

The Dale Thompson Award for service to the industry was given to Barry and Margaret Walker of Beam Video, and the Gary Kliese award was given to Kevin Tonks and Alan Watkins.
Life Membership was awarded to Ballina trainer Bill Pholi and past Ballina Jockey Club chairman Bill Lofts.

Related posts:

1. Winston wins the Iris Neilsen Invitation Cup
2. Cudgen’s Kaitlin Smith named Junior Lifesaver of the Year
3. Lennox Head’s Kayla Laverty named NSW Lifeguard of the Year
4. Luke Mackney named top soccer referee
5. Alex Gibbon named NSW rugby Junior Player of the Year

Related Articles:

Related posts:

1. Winston wins the Iris Neilsen Invitation Cup
2. Cudgen’s Kaitlin Smith named Junior Lifesaver of the Year
3. Lennox Head’s Kayla Laverty named NSW Lifeguard of the Year
4. Luke Mackney named top soccer referee
5. Alex Gibbon named NSW rugby Junior Player of the Year