Bill Pambrun has been re-elected as President of the BC Standardbred Breeders' Society.
Pambrun will lead the Board this year with Brett Currie elected as his vice-president. Rick Mowles has been elected as the Secretary/Treasurer of the BCSBS.
BC Standardbred Breeders Elected:
PRESIDENT
• Bill Pambrun
VICE PRESIDENT
• Brett Currie
SECRETARY/TREASURER
• Rick Mowles
DIRECTORS
• Mary Austin
• Gar Campbell
• Bob Chadwick
• Sue Currie
• Jim Marino
• Rick Turner
BC Standardbred Awards Banquet
This year's Breeders Awards are fast approaching with a gala banquet and ceremony planned at Newlands Golf & Country Club on March 14.
As always these events give horsemen a chance to relax, unwind and collect a bit of hardware for the den. So, as they say in Hollywood, the nominees are:
BCSBS Award Nominees
Two-year-old filly
Sugar Mountain
Celtic Chloe
Oral Fixation
Two-year-old Colt
Primary Purpose
Cam Blazer
Three-year-old filly
Alexaastrodinaire
Red Star Hottie
Nazko Shelly
Three-year-old colt
Happy Larry
Royal Morn
Garden Gate Fantasy
Aged mare
Judgesacenthehole
Furious Five
Rodeo Princess
Aged colt or gelding
Hi Time Ascot
Silk Puddles
Red Star Best
Broodmare Nominee 2008
Dal Reo
Damsel Sing
Mitzi For Me
Stallion winner 2008
Usher Hanover
Driver of the Year (20 - 100 starts)
Keith Clark
Paul Harrison
Kelly Hoerdt
Driver of the Year (101 – 250 starts)
Brent Beelby
William Tainsh
Barry Treen
Driver of the Year (over 250 starts)
Bill Davis
Serge Masse
Tim Brown
Rookie Trainer of the Year
Justin Currie
Amber Lancaster
Groom of the Year
Christie Auzins
Morgan Devlin
Derek Lester
Trainer of the Year (20 – 100 starts)
Tim Brown
Brent Beelby
Jason Smith
Trainer of the Year (101 – 250 starts)
Ray Gemmil
David McKellar
Serge Masse
Trainer of the Year (over 250 starts)
Bill H Davis
David Hudon
Walter Slopianka
BCSA Awards Outstanding Claimer of the Year $7,000 & under (BC stats only)
Beggars Opera
Out Of Snorts
Shes Rarin
Outstanding Claimer of the Year$8,000 & over (BC stats only)
Hi Time Ascot
Silk Puddles
Witty Scholar
Aged Mare (BC stats only)
B Bar Marilyn
Furious Five
Follow Your Rosa
Aged Horse of the Year (BC stats only)
Duca
Silk Puddles
Stonebridge Camelot
Outstanding performance (BC stats only)
Classy Character
Furious Five
Royal Morn
Fastest Mile of the Year (1:51.4 4 horses)
Trust the Artist
Areyouinorout
Duca
Rodeo King
(BCSA/BCSBS)