The Claire Melville Award for Outstanding Service to the Race Industry went to Edward Walcott Senior, for his perseverance to see horse racing move forward in Barbados.Īlso, Anne Deane, was presented with the Golden Horseshoe of Merit, which is an exceptional accolade for exceptional circumstances. Not only were people honoured for current accomplishments at the prestigious event at the Island Inn, but those who had made contributions over the years were also remembered. Sir Charles Williams walked away with the Sir John Chandler Award for Champion Breeder, while brothers Steve and Allan Modoo won the M.E.R. My goal this year is to win some more big races, especially the Triple Crown,” Hughes revealed. “I have dreamed about it, and it is something that every jockey wants to win, and from having a broken leg at the beginning of the season and still win by 9 or so wins. Hughes said that it was a dream come true for him as a rider. He was injured to start the 2016 horse racing season, and missed the first 5 race days, but was able to catch and pass the other jockeys. The Chally Jones Award for Champion Jockey for 2016 was won by Rasheed Hughes, with his first nomination in the category, having won 31 wins for the season. Northern Star, I raised him up and won the Derby with him, and that is all my heart.” “Horse of the Year is very special to me. Melvin Rollins, who was also a fellow breeder, was not present.Ĭheeseman was happy about his night, and said that the Horse of the Year award was very special to him. Cheeseman was joined by fellow breeder, Tristan Forde, to collect the Horse of the Year Award for the winning horse, ‘Northern Star’. Following that up, he collected the Spa Ferry Award for Champion Broodmare for connections of Aquarius Star, and finally the big award of the night, the Horse of the Year. He also stepped up to receive the Mentone Award for the Champion Imported Horse, ‘Just a Fashion’, which beat out the 2016 Gold Cup winner, ‘Dorsett’, and ‘Infrared’. His only individual award of the night was the Val Gale Award for Champion Trainer, which was his third straight and fourth overall. IT was the night of cocktails and dresses, where the Horse Racing who’s who gathered to acknowledge the exceptional performances and stellar contributions of their own, and Victor Cheeseman had the most memorable night by a good furlong.Ĭheeseman proudly received four of the awards presented at the Barbados Thoroughbred Breeders Association Garrison Turf Awards, in association with the Barbados Turf Club.
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