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Blake Shinn has landed a 3rd win within the Scobie Breasley Medal in a nail-biting finale
Jockey Blake Shinn has been introduced the recipient of a second straight Scobie Breasley Medal for driving excellence in Victoria.
The Scobie Breasley Medal is awarded on a 3-2-1 voting foundation by Racing Victoria Stewards for one of the best journey at every of the metropolitan conferences all through the season.
Shinn, who completed second to Damian Lane on the Victorian Jockeys’ premiership, polled 72 votes to steer house Lane by simply 4 votes and declare a 3rd victory within the Scobie Breasley Medal.
The Scobie Breasley Medal prime 5 was rounded out by Daniel Stackhouse (31 votes), Harry Coffey (27) with Victorian and Metropolitan Apprentices’ Premiership winner Celine Gaudray (24) who claimed fifth place on a countback from Billy Egan and Jye Mcneil.
It was an intriguing battle as Lane led Shinn 40 to 26 on the midway level of the depend earlier than Shinn powered house within the second half of the season.
It was a cluttered chief board regardless of the runaway pair with simply 5 votes separating fifth to 14th on the finish of the depend.
Whereas Lane could have missed out on the Scobie Breasley Medal, he did safe his maiden Roy Higgins Medal for profitable the Metropolitan Jockeys’ Premiership in addition to being the general Victorian Jockeys’ Premiership winner, the primary rider to say each titles since Luke Nolen within the 2009-10 season, together with the Damien Oliver Most Beneficial Jockey, voted on by his friends.
Father and son coaching duo Anthony and Sam Freedman landed the inaugural Most Excellent Coaching Efficiency for profitable the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup double with With out A Struggle whereas that horse was judged the Victorian Racehorse of the Yr.
Sam Freedman was additionally awarded the Colin Alderson Rising Star Award, given to the coach aged 40 or below whose profession is on an upwards trajectory.
Apprentice Jaylah Kennedy was judged the Victorian Jockeys’ Associations Rising Star by her fellow riders whereas Aaron Kuru received the Tommy Corrigan Medal, the jumps equal of the Scobie Breasley Medal, for the second straight 12 months.
Ciaron Maher obtained a fourth straight Fred Hoysted Medal after claiming the Metropolitan Trainers’ Premiership whereas he additionally gathering a fifth straight Victorian Trainers’ Premiership.
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