WALES & WEST HARNESS RACING ASSOCIATION AWARDS FOR 2003 SEASON

Wales & West Harness Racing Association enjoyed a successful 2003 season, with 29 meetings staged throughout the summer. The 292 races amounted to a staggering £125,475.00 prize money on offer, all raised by the hard-working organisers of the fixtures. The Leading Horse awards were breathtakingly close, with the Merthyr-based Tucker family's I'm Still The Man, trained by David Bevan just snatching the Stanley Dancer trophy from Emma Frieze's Briwyn's Sixty Seven. The points championship was a fitting win for Jason Podmore's courageous mare, Quality Time, just pipping Kim Alman's equally brave I Am The Man and Dilys Phillip's tough roan, Blue Rajah. Sennybridge-based breeder Brian Davies scored a sensational double, sprinting away with both the owner's and trainer's championships, while Cardiff man Terry Laventure took his first Area 5 Driver's title. The awards will be presented at the annual WWHRA Dinner at the Hotel Commodore, Llandrindod Wells, on Friday, December 5th. STANLEY DANCER TROPHY FOR THE LEADING HORSE OF THE SEASON   Tucker family's I'm Still The Man  RUNNER UP   Briwyn's Sixty Seven  ROLAND PUGH TROPHY FOR THE LEADING POINTS WINNER   Quality Time  RUNNERS UP   Kim Alman's I Am The Man & Blue Rajah  CHAIRMANS CUP FOR THE LEADING DRIVER   Steve Lees 20  RUNNER UP   Terry Laventure 18  T & J TIMBER AREA 5 LEADING DRIVER TROPHY   Terry Laventure 18  RUNNER UP  Sarah Mould 17  STEWARDS CUP FOR THE LEADING TRAINER   Brian Davies 23  RUNNER UP   Jason Podmore 14  BAILEY TRAILERS SHIELD FOR THE LEADING OWNER   Brian Davies 23  RUNNER UP   Roy Sheedy 10   STONERIGGS HERBIE TROPHY FOR LEADING LADY DRIVER   Sarah Mould 17  RUNNER UP   Megan Taff 13  SANTANA LAD TROPHY FOR THE LEADING LADY TRAINER   Julie Price 10  RUNNERS UP  Debbie Wakefield & Emma Frieze 6  STEVE FLOOK TROPHY FOR LEADING MALE NEWCOMER   Barry Satterthwaite  STELLA HAVARD TROPHY FOR THE LEADING LADY NEWCOMER   Sara Morgans  DELVIN MILLER PLATE FOR THE HORSE THAT HAS MOST SUPPORTED RACING IN 2003.   Kim Alman's I Am The Man 26 runs  RUNNER UP  Quality Time 23  NORTHSIDE SERVICE STATION 'NO WHIP' SERIES LEADING DRIVER   Terry Laventure  EMMADALE TROPHY FOR LEADING SADDLE RACE RIDER   Sara Price  W & W STEWARDS 'RISING STAR' TROPHY FOR HORSE QUALIFIED 2003   Briwyn's Sixty Seven  WWHRA MOST POPULAR WINNERS OF 2003   Derek Turton & Outlaw's Madam  WWHRA SPORTSMEN OF 2003   Bret Strickland & Peter O Davies  WWHRA 'CARETAKER' OF 2003   Cheryl Bossom (Jason Podmore stable)  WWHRA FUND RAISERS OF THE YEAR   Elaine Thomas & Lyn Turton, Cheryl Bossom & Jess Podmore   DISCO DAZZLER TROPHY FOR THE FASTEST MEMBER'S TIME OF THE SEASON   Nite'n'Gale (Amman Valley 2:2.7)   RED BOLT TROPHY FOR THE FASTEST MAIDEN TIME OF 2003   Cardis DC (Tregaron 2:8.5)  ROCKET ROSETTES TROPHY FOR THE FASTEST NOVICE TIME OF 2003   Briwyn's Tomi (Amman Valley 2:7.6)   BILL'S BALLERINA TROPHY FOR THE FASTEST IMPROVER TIME OF 2003   Major Current (Hanley Swan 2:7.5)  POLYROCK TROPHY FOR THE FASTEST INTERMEDIATE TIME OF 2003   John Albert (Hanley Swan 2:5.8)  'BRECON & RADNOR EXPRESS' TROPHY FOR THE LEADING POWYS-BASED DRIVER   1=Gareth Price & Mark Pritchard 15  'HEREFORD TIMES' TROPHY FOR THE LEADING HEREFORDSHIRE-BASED DRIVER   Libby Lloyd 5   RUNNER UP  Richard Owens 4  'CAMBRIAN NEWS' TROPHY FOR THE LEADING CEREDIGION-BASED DRIVER   Huw Evans  BENTO HOLLANDIA TROPHY FOR THE LEADING GWENT-BASED DRIVER   Terry Laventure 17  BIOTAL FREE FOR ALL SERIES WINNER   Nite'n'Gale & Julian Price  Statistics courtesy of Roland Pugh.