Star filly Military Rose was recognised for her outstanding 2009/10 racing season when crowned the Gold Coast Horse of the Year on Thursday night.
The Gillian Heinrich prepared daughter of General Nediym was the popular winner of the city’s major racing award at a special function hosted by the Gold Coast Turf Club.
Prepared, when in her home stable, just over the road from the Turf Club in Ascot Court, Military Rose won all but one of her runs last season.
After a string of wins she was sent out the favourite in the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic in January and in one of the most dominant performances in the race’s history, she stormed home well clear of her rivals.
Bred in New South Wales by Reg Ryan and Brian Cruphy, Military Rose was sold by Middlebrook Valley Lodge for $155,000 at the 2009 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
She rounded out her juvenile season with five wins from six starts and earned the Heinrich Bloodstock Syndicate a stunning $1.527 million.
Military Rose is among the acceptors for Saturday’s Danehill Stakes at Flemington and connections will keep an eye on the weather before making a final decision as to whether she runs or not.
Her yearling half brother by Haradasun has been entered for January’s 2011 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
At the same function Gold Coast premiership winners John Morrisey (34 wins), Daniel Griffin (64 wins) and Mitchell Wood (35 wins) were presented with their respective trainer, jockey and apprentice awards.
