2023 Victorian Breeders Awards

Every year Harness Breeders Victoria recognises excellence in the Standardbred racehorse breeding industry through the Victorian Breeders Awards. As always, we give thanks to our generous sponsors, particularly Gold Award sponsors, Woodlands Stud, Benstud Standardbreds, Aldebaran Park & Metro Print.

HBV Gold Awards

The winners of our gold awards are decided by a blind committee vote from five options. Breeder and broodmare awards are considered on the results of ONLY their Vicbred-eligible horses who raced in Australia in 2023. The Ian Daff Memorial Award recognises tenured service to the Victorian breeding industry.

SPONSOR

      

CATEGORY

      

WINNER

      

BREEDER

Woodlands Stud

      

Victorian Breeder of the Year

      

Paul Kahlefeldt

      

 Redbank Lodge

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Benstud Standardbreds

      

Victorian Pacing Broodmare of the Year

      

Coppagoodone

      

Benstud Standardbreds

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Aldebaran Park

      

Victorian Trotting Broodmare of the Year

      

Justa Phoenix

      

Ash Haynes

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Metro Printing

      

Ian Daff Memorial Award

      

Pat Driscoll

      

Yabby Dam Farms

HBV Silver Awards

To avoid confusion and duplication and make the awards more meaningful, HBV has chosen to reflect the Victorian Horse of the Year results and award the breeder of any Vicbred-eligible winner of a Victorian Horse of the Year category with a trophy, where they were a financial member in 2023.

SPONSOR

      

CATEGORY

      

WINNER

      

BREEDER

      

SIRE

      

DAM

Renown Silverware

      

Victorian 4YO Pacing Entire of the Year

      

Catch A Wave

      

Benstud Standardbreds

      

Captaintreacherous

      

Coppagoodone

Renown Silverware

      

Victorian 3YO Trotting Colt of the Year

      

The Locomotive 

      

Yabby Dam Farms

      

Muscle Mass

      

La Coocaracha

Australian Pacing Gold

      

Victorian 2YO Pacing Filly of the Year

      

Very Pretty

      

Peter Gleeson

      

American Ideal

      

The Good Times

Australian Pacing Gold

      

Victorian 3YO Pacing Colt of the Year

      

Petracca 

      

Bruce & Craig Cameron

      

Captaintreacherous

      

Lovelist

Northern Rivers Equine

      

Victorian Aged Pacing Entire of the Year

      

Honolua Bay

      

Lauriston Bloodstock

      

Somebeachsomewhere

      

National Gallery

Northern Rivers Equine

      

Victorian Aged Pacing Mare of the Year

      

Ladies In Red 

      

Lauriston Bloodstock

      

Mach Three

      

Kabbalah Karen B

Minitube Australia

      

Victorian 4YO Trotting Mare of the Year

      

Gardena Ronda 

      

Yabby Dam Farms

      

Used To Me

      

Val Gardena

Minitube Australia

      

Victorian Aged Trotting Entire of the Year

      

Just Believe

      

Yabby Dam Farms

      

Orlando Vici

      

Heavens Above

Nutrien Equine Time Excellence Awards

Top three new fastest sub-1:56 & sub-TR1:59 times for member-bred Vicbred-eligible horses:

Major Major   Bruce + Vicki Edward, Durham Park   1:49.8
         
Princess Leia NZ   Ken Breckon, Breckon Bloodstock   1:51.8
         
Sure Thing Captain            Anne + Bill Anderson, Lauriston Bloodstock       1:52.1 

 

 
Arcee Phoenix   Ash Haynes + Christopher Shaw   TR1:55.1
         
Gaelic Lad   Terry Cahill   TR1:56.4
         
Aldebaran Vera          Duncan McPherson OAM, Aldebaran Lodge     TR1:56.5   

 

Haras des Trotteurs Group One Performers

BREEDER

HORSE

GROUP 1 RACE

Alabar Bloodstock

Sweet Bella

Victoria Oaks

Aldebaran Lodge

Aldebaran Zeus

Maori Mile

Ash Haynes & Chris Shaw

Arcee Phoenix

Vicbred Super Series 4YO Trotting E&G Final

Benstud

Catch A Wave

Chariots of Fire



Miracle Mile

Bruce Paul & Peter Watkinson

Sahra Breeze

Vicbred Super Series 3YO Pacing Fillies Final

Craig & Bruce Cameron

Petracca

Vicbred Super Series 3YO Pacing C&G Final



Victoria Derby

Durham Park

Act Now

Victoria Cup

 

Draw A Dream

Vicbred Super Series 2YO Pacing Fillies Final

 

Stormryder

Vicbred Super Series 3YO Pacing C&G Final

Jess Tubbs

Not As Promised

Victoria Trotters Derby



Breeders Crown 3YO Trotting C&G Final

Justin Baker

The Lost Storm

QLD Derby

Lauriston Bloodstock

Chart Topper

Bathurst Gold Crown Final


Honolua Bay

AG Hunter Cup


Ladies In Red

Queen of the Pacific

Peter Gleeson

Perfect Class

Breeders Crown 3YO Pacing C&G Final

 

Very Pretty

Breeders Crown 2YO Pacing Fillies Final

Redbank Lodge

Swayzee

The Blacks A Fake

Yabby Dam Farms

Gardena Ronda

Vicbred Super Series 4YO Trotting Mares Final

 

Just Believe

Great Southern Star

 


ID23 Trotting Inder Dominion

 


Australian Trotting Grand Prix

 

The Locomotive

Vicbred Super Series 3YO Trotting C&G Final

 

Val Thorens

Breeders Crown 2YO Trotting C&G Final

 

Valtino

Vicbred Super Series 2YO Trotting C&G Final

Nutrien Equine Time Excellence

(ALL - see above for top three)

Time Pins are only issued once in a horse’s lifetime, and only to Vicbred-eligible horses bred by members who were financial in the 2023 season.

EBONYS AVENGER


MIKIS BEACH


TIZZY LIZZIE


HANGING FIRE

GAELIC LAD


ORLANDO BLUE


YAPPAS COURAGE


TITIWHA

TIPSY TURVY


OUR REBEL YELL


DRAGON TATTOO NZ


GOODTIME HALO

AROHA KOE


PAUL EDWARD


OUR COSMIC MAJOR NZ


BANDIT EYES

GARDENA RONDA


ROCKET CITY


PRINCESS LEIA NZ


KENNY SAID

IRON LOVE


TRICKY MIKI


DEBONAIRE


DIAMOND SHOOZ

KEAYANG CHUCKY


AMERICAN SPIRIT


DIEGO DELGADO


FASHION ICON

QUEEN OF QUEBEC


ELYSIAN JAY


SUNDIATA


MY ULTIMATE CARTER

COPACABANA


SHIREEN


CRIMES OF A LADY


ROCKNROLL TALLARA

ARCEE PHOENIX


WAR DAN BUDDY


SWEETPASSION


COCORA

HIDE AND SEEK


CHAP DADDY


KEAYANG DOMINO


EYETHINK

ALDEBARAN DEMI


KING TINTIN


ROLLING FIRE


DELE ROW

ALDEBARAN JENSEN


KINGOFGLITTER


AURORA JOY


CATALPA RESCUE

ALDEBARAN MILEY


THE CODE BREAKER


WONDERWOMAN JUJON


SOHO MOONRAKER

ALDEBARAN VERA


READY TO ROCK


HOT DEAL


SOHO SPECTRE

ALDEBARAN YAHTZEE


VEE EM GEE MACRAY


ALL STAR MAGICIAN


TINO TERE MAORI

PATCHED


ROADMASTER


DRAW A DREAM


SHARK DANCER

PRINCE OF ROCK


LUVBITE


HEAVENLY SIGN


KEAYANG BLUE JEANS

SHESAWISH


LUVERBOY


MAJOR MAJOR


ALFREDJOHNCRUSADER

MONARCH STRIDE


WHATABOYJACK


PARADISE VALLEY


ALWAYS BE BLAKEY

KIMORA SAFFI


COCO MIA


STORMRYDER


JACKSON TOWN

ROARFORROSCOE


ROYAL SPEECH


THE WAR WOLF


DUN ME UP FRANCY

ISNTTHATRIGHT


TINGE OF FEAR


WHATADELIGHT


SULTAN FELLA

HONOLUA BAY


TRUE BLUE ROSE


YARECKON IM SWEET


WHATABRO

SURE THING CAPTAIN


HERE COMES BOBBY


ORBIE


BLISSFULL DONNA

OPERATIVE LINE


HEAVENLY CHARM


ARTISTIC SAINT


TERRYRAMA

ELUSIVE


SAHARA BREEZE


HALF PRICE BRIDE


HIGH ABOVE

FANCY FREE


SAHARA TIGER


NONPARREIL


VERY PRETTY

SHAZZAM


GIPSY PRINCESS


ROCKSIE ROCK


NICHEL BLUE

SONIC EXPRESS


LAST CALL


CHEERSTOLOU


MAYWYN A JUG ORTWO

CELEBRITY ROYAL


ANDAMAN BAY


OUR SUNSET DELIGHT


COMPETE

Harness Breeders Victoria would like to thank our sponsors for their significant support.