Once again, the season has changed over and all horses in Equination have become a year older and get a fresh start on a brand new season! Breeding season has also begun and will continue until the end of August. Congratulations goes out to everyone on a fantastic season, along with all of our annual award winners! There have been a couple of new awards added to the list this season, as well, which will be awarded based on earnings just like all of the other awards. Best of luck to everyone in the July to September 2009 season!

Taking top stable honours with the Stable of the Year award for the fifth time and also taking the Europe Stable of the Year award for the seventh time is Dropla! The top horse honours for this past season was Told Me Tales, the now five-year-old mare that recently captured the World Cup (GI)! Told Me Tales also won the Four & Five-Year-Old Female and Dirt Long-Distance Runner awards for owner Blooming Stables.

The Breeder of the Year award went to CONDA, whose horses are well known throughout Equination. AAA HORSE STABLE won the Australia Stable of the Year title for the fifth time. In the Canada conference, Magnum Racing took the Canada Stable of the Year award. The Japan Stable of the Year award went to DreamStar Farm and the USA Stable of the Year award went to Decoy Racing.

Winning the Two-Year-Old awards were Leviathan's Burnt Ember and Leviathan's Centaur. Burnt Ember captured the Jumpstart Juvenile Marathon (GIII) and the Cherry Blossom Stakes (GII) last season and remained undefeated in eight starts. Centaur won the Breeders Cup (GI) and earned over $850,000.

The Three-Year-Old awards went to Starlight's Izar and Whisperingdeelites. Izar won both the Endurance Stakes (GII) and the Equination.net Classic (GI) last season. Whisperingdeelites captured the Express Stakes (GII) last season and finished third in the Sprint Classic (GI) against open company.

The Four & Five-Year-Old awards went to Calculating Executioner and Told Me Tales. Calculating Executioner, also the winner of the Turf Route Runner award, won both The Holiday Classic (GI) and the Equination.net Futurity (GI) last season.

The Six-Year-Old & Up awards went to Ninety One Eskimos and In Style. Ninety One Eskimos finished a solid second in the World Cup (GI) at the end of last season. In Style, who only began racing at the age of five, went undefeated last season in 12 starts. Her lifetime race record is 23-22-1-0, which is quite impressive.

The Sprinter awards went to Salvadore Conda (dirt) and Indecent Manner (turf). Salvadore Conda had a fourth place finish in the Express Stakes (which is his only loss in 14 starts) and later won the Sprint Classic (GI) at the end of the season. Indecent Manner won the Turf Dash (GI) last season and later finished fourth in the Palio de Inuie (GII).

Kenova, winner of five graded races in his career, finally captured the Dirt Route Runner award for last season. This stallion won the Equination.net Mile (GI) two seasons in a row and has never finished worse than third in six graded race starts. He has since been retired from racing. Taking the Turf Long-Distance Runner award was Winner's Atomic ltfs, who recently won the Equination.net International (GI).

Two new awards have been added into the mix - the Overall Sire of the Year and Juvenile Sire of the Year. Tahrune Lombo, who is now fully retired, was awarded the Overall Sire of the Year for having the most earnings from progeny of all ages. Nightmarish Design, who had previously won the Two-Year-Old Male, Three-Year-Old Male and Dirt Sprinter awards in his racing career, was awarded the Juvenile Sire of the Year award for last season.

Congratulations to everyone on a fantastic season and best of luck to everyone in this brand new one! Invitations to the top 20 stables in each conference and overall have been sent out for the Annual Championship Races. If you did not receive yours, please e-mail jackie@equination.net and it can be re-sent to you.

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