Dissident Crowned Australian Horse of the Year

Tara Madgwick - Friday October 9

Australia's finest were honoured last night at the Australian Horse of the Year awards in Melbourne with Newgate Farm's new recruit Dissident the big winner being crowned Champion Sprinter and Australian Horse of the Year.

The Peter Moody trained son of Sebring won four Group I events in the season passed - the Memsie Stakes (1400m), C F Orr Stakes (1400m) and All Aged Stakes (1400m) and Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m).

It is the fifth time in the past six years a Moody-trained horse has won the honour with Typhoon Tracy winning in 2010 and Black Caviar taking the title three times.

Bred and sold by Widden Stud, Dissident was a $210,000 Magic Millions purchase that retired as a five-time Group I winner of $2million and now stands at Newgate Farm at a fee of $38,500.

The full list of winners is below.

HORSE OF THE YEAR WINNERS

* Australian Racehorse of the Year: DISSIDENT (Sebring)
* Champion 2YO: VANCOUVER (Medaglia D'Oro (USA)
* 3YO Filly: DELICACY (Al Maher)
* 3YO colt or gelding: BRAZEN BEAU (I Am Invincible)
* Sprinter: DISSIDENT (Sebring)
* Middle Distance: CONTRIBUTER (High Chaparral)
* Stayer: PROTECTIONIST (Monsun)
* Jumper: BASHBOY (Perugino (USA)
* Sire: FASTNET ROCK
* Champion Group One jockey: HUGH BOWMAN
* Bart Cummings Award (Champion Group One Trainer): CHRIS WALLER

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