2020 Woodlands Stud Victorian Breeder of the Year

Harness Breeders Victoria are proud to announce the first winner of our 2020 IRT Victorian Breeder Awards program!

Thanks to Woodlands Stud, our 2020 Victorian Breeder of the Year is Pat Driscoll of Yabby Dam Farms. The 2019-20 season saw winners produced from Yabby Dam Farms including the star trotting performers Don’t Care, Im Ready Jet, Always Ready and Dance Craze who have all been nominated for Victorian Breeding Championship awards.

The farm was recognised with the inaugural Maori Miss Award when La Coocaracha was named Australian Trotting Broodmare of the Year by Harness Racing Australia while three of Pat’s mares are nominees in our own Niota Victorian Trotting Broodmare of the Year - La Coocaracha, Im Ready Set and Class of Her Own.

Additionally, Quaker Jet, Love You and Used To Me have all finished the season in the top three 2YO & 3YO Trotting Sires (sponsored by Haras des Trotteurs) and Im Ready Jet recorded one of the top four Aldebaran Time Excellence trotting mile rates, coming in under TR1:57 for the first time this season (1:55.6).

Pat was presented with his trophy at the opening Nutrien Equine Yearling Sale at Oaklands Junction by Mark Hughes, representing sponsor Woodlands Stud, and HBV President, Nick Hooper.