Antino, Knight’s Choice and Cool Archie have been nominated for Queensland Horse of the Year.
One of the trio will the award which will be presented at the Sportsbet Queensland Thoroughbred Awards on October 12.
Cool Archie also headlines the nominations for 2YO Horse of the Year, alongside Grafterburners and Sunrays, while Philia, Spicy Martini and Give Me Space will battle it out for the 3YO Horse of the Year honours.
Antino and Knight’s Choice feature in the 4YO and Older Horse of the Year nominations, alongside with Zarastro.
Nearly 30 awards will be presented on the night, including Trainer, Jockey and Apprentice of the Year.
There will also be four new inductees into the Queensland Hall of Fame.
“The star power on show in Queensland has well and truly come to the fore over the last 12 months,” Acting RQ CEO Lachlan Murray said.
“Knight’s Choice re-wrote the record books by becoming the first Queensland-trained horse to take out the race that stops a nation, whilst Antino’s demolition in the Doomben Cup still sits comfortably within the Longines World's Best Racehorse rankings.
“Cool Archie’s two-year-old season stacked up against the best the nation had to offer last season, with his five-race winning streak culminating in Group 1 glory in the JJ Atkins.”
Nominees:
Sportsbet Queensland Horse of the Year
Cool Archie
Antino
Knight’s Choice
George Moore Queensland Jockey of the Year
Angela Jones
Emily Lang
Robbie Dolan
Ken Russell Queensland Apprentice of the Year
Cody Collis
Emily Lang
Bailey Wheeler
Jim Atkins Queensland Trainer of the Year
Tony Gollan
Chris & Corey Munce
Sheila Laxon & John Symons
2YO Horse of the Year
Cool Archie
Grafterburners
Sunrays
3YO Horse of the Year
Philia
Spicy Martini
Give Me Space
4YO and Older Horse of the Year
Knight’s Choice
Zarastro
Antino
