Shoot Out Crowned Qld Horse of the Year
- Sunday, 04 September 2011 02:38
The 2010/11 racing season was capped off with the announcement of Shoot Out as the Queensland Horse of the Year tonight.
The John Wallace-trained four-year-old won this award last year and had another successful season racing amongst the country’s best kicking off the season with a win in the Group 2 J.J. Liston Stakes.
He went on to place in Group features behind So You Think, Whobegotyou, Typhoon Tracy and Descarado as well as a third in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes behind Zipping and Shocking and a fourth in the Cox Plate, the weight-for-age championship of Australasia.
The gelding beat out other Horse of the Year nominees Buffering and Captain Sonador. The Horse of the Year award was accepted at the 2011 RQs Thoroughbred Awards Night on Saturday, September 3 at the Sofitel Brisbane with a host of industry stakeholders.
Hosted by Racing Queensland Limited, the RQs recognise the season’s achievements in the thoroughbred racing industry.
Robert Heathcote was the recipient of the Queensland Trainer of the Year, nominated alongside Norm Hilton and Roger Milne. Robert also took home the Metropolitan Premiership Trainer of the Year award with 62.5 wins.
Group 1 Caulfield Cup winner Chris Munce earned the title of Queensland Jockey of the Year ahead of fellow nominees Shane Sciven and Jason Taylor. Chris also claimed the Metropolitan Premiership Jockey of the Year award with 79.5 wins.
The Ken Russell Queensland Apprentice of the Year award went to Justin Wood who also picked up the Metropolitan Apprentice Jockey Premiership. He beat fellow Apprentice of the Year nominee and brother Mitchell Wood.
The 2011 RQs Thoroughbred Awards winners include:
- Queensland Horse of the Year – Shoot Out
- Queensland Trainer of the Year – Robert Heathcote
- Queensland Jockey of the Year – Chris Munce
- Ken Russell Apprentice of the Year – Justin Wood
- Stallion of the Year – Show A Heart
- Community Racing Award – Stan Johnston
- SEQ Metropolitan Premiership Trainer of the Year – Robert Heathcote
- SEQ Metropolitan Premiership Jockey of the Year – Chris Munce
- SEQ Metropolitan Premiership Apprentice of the Year – Justin Wood
- SEQ Provincial Premiership Trainer of the Year – Michael Nolan
- SEQ Provincial Premiership Jockey of the Year – Daniel Griffin
- SEQ Provincial Premiership Apprentice of the Year – Bradley Wallace
- Non-SEQ Provincial & Country Horse of the Year – Playtime
- Non-SEQ Provincial & Country Premiership Trainer of the Year – Todd Austin
- Non-SEQ Provincial & Country Premiership Jockey of the Year – Adrian Coome
- Non-SEQ Provincial & Country Apprentice of the Year – Carly-Mae Pye
- Champion QTIS 3YO of the Year – Buffering
- Champion QTIS 2YO of the Year – Playtime
- Best 4YO & Up – Shoot Out
- Champion Broodmare – Live It Up
- Champion First Season Stallion – Red Dazzler
- Champion 2YO Stallion – Jet Spur
- Women in Racing Award – Del Fitton OAM
- Bookmakers’ Award for Longest Priced – Jedi Starfighter
- Media Award – The Queensland Times
Picture: Fiona Tomlin
