Jockey of the Year

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JOCKEY OF THE YEAR

Nominations and poll for Jockey of the Year.

NOMINATIONS

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Jockey Name: jockey name
Horses Ridden: 0 (# of horses ridden during Y14)
Why Jockey Should Win: Paragraph explaining why this jockey deserves award

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[Isabelle]

Jockey Name: Chloe Donahue
Horses Ridden: 4 (5 if prospect horse counts)
Why Jockey Should Win: This season Chloe Donahue rode Maliah to Grade One status, finishing up her career very respectably. She rode Impress the Moonlight through many TTT prep wins as well as all three wins in the TTT, the Rose Mile Cup, the Universal Cup, The World Filly Cup, The Wire's Green Mile, most recently the Breeder's Cup. She also took on Barely A Sound and rode to her to several victories including Evita Argentina Stakes. Chloe rode Crooked Intentions in five wins including the Ontario Lassie Stakes and the Stable Face Off. If prospects count, she showed Justa Little Cutie in her win for a total of 13 HOTY race wins this season.

[LK]

Jockey Name: Maverick Harris
Horses Ridden: 5
Why Jockey Should Win: 

Maverick rode Oceanic's two most successful racers this year, Handsome Tabby and Flaming Confidenza, and retired the former in his last race in the Breeder's Cup. Out of the five horses he has ridden this year three of them have been HOTY race winners. His wins on Handsome Tabby include the Something Original Cup G2 Turf* race, which allowed the four year old to accomplish his goal of G1 status. He later went on to campaign with the stallion in the Senior Superstar Turf Series and would win the World Turf Cup*. His run with Flaming Confidenza was also successful with her run on the Triple Tiara circuit and her win of the second leg race, the Mother Goose Stakes*.

Handsome Tabby:
1st Something Original Cup G2 Turf*
1st Black Tie Affair Handicap*
1st Autumn Cup G1 Turf*
1st Dream Cup*
1st World Turf Cup*

Everyday Smile:
1st Winter Cup G3 Dirt*

Flaming Confidenza:
1st Silverbulletday Stakes*
1st Mother Goose Stakes*
1st Autumn Cup G4 Dirt*

[S u N f r O s t ~]

Jockey Name: Amber Black
Horses Ridden: 4 [Demonic Desires, Ventura, Silent Snap, Altercation]
Why Jockey Should Win: Amber Black rode her horses to impressive victories this season. Demonic Desires and Ventura dominated the sprinting divisions over their respective surfaces throughout the entire season, each ending with emphatic wins in the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint and Sprint. Silent Snap rose to prominence in his division, his most significant accomplishment the win of the last two legs of the Triple Sprinter Crown. Altercation had a relatively quiet season but still managed to hit grade four status as a juvenile. All of her mounts are impressive and consistent; Amber's jockeying thus deserves consideration for this award.

[S u N f r O s t ~]

Jockey Name: Krystal Yhate
Horses Ridden: 4 (Wish Upon A Star, Battle Wings, Call of the Wild, Melusine)
Why Jockey Should Win: I am nearly certain that Kristen did not ride outside of HoTY company this season. Krystal continued to jockey impressively from start to finish. She brought Wish from a potential upstart to a supreme turf mare, finishing off the season win a powerful win in the Breeders Cup Turf Marathon and nine HoTY points. Battle Wings lurked in the background of the distaff division, stealing wins but still managing consistent and strong performances. Call of the Wild, similarly to Battle Wings, lurked in the background of a strong turf miler division, but remained consistent throughout. Melusine never stepped out of HoTY company, a rarity among this year's juveniles, and through selective campaigning showed her strength and skill. All of these horses were excellent and Krystal deserves notice for jockeying them so well this season.

[Cavallo]

Jockey Name: Jeff Saunders
Horses Ridden: 4 (Abastor, Anodyne, Lilith Wind & Doubloon Moon)
Why Jockey Should Win: Jeff has shown a talent for taking those precocious temperaments and channeling them. He rode Abastor since his juvenile season and rode him into victory for his final season - taking the black turf stallion to 10 HOTY wins. He's also shown versatility and great judgement calls, riding horses on any surface. Lilith Wind, Anodyne and Doubloon Moon were all ridden by him and rocked their respective dirt divisions. He rode Lilith Wind to her Grade One status 7 claimed 3 HOTY wins on her. With Anodyne, he rode another signature season for the CTC Winner to claim 8 HOTY wins on the ferocious CTC winner. With Doubloon Moon, he took to the dirt juvenile sprints taking another 3 HOTY wins and getting a juvenile to G3 in a highly competitive juvenile season. All in all, Jeff has laid claim to 24 HOTY wins and graded up two of his lower graded horses. It was a marked year of success for this British jockey and one that deserves some kind of recognition.

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