UNBIASED, the newly crowned Hunter and North West Racing Association Horse of the Year, is about to return for another tilt at a Tamworth Cup.
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The seven-year-old gelding, prepared by Cody Morgan at Tamworth, was named the HNWRA Horse of the Year before Monday's Tamworth TAB meeting in a ceremony in the John Clift Stand.
A son of Medaglia D'Oro he won this year's Tamworth Cup as well as the HNWRA heat of the of the Country Championships at Tamworth before running sixth in the Country Championship Final at Randwick and has won six of his 28 starts for $375,160.
"Great to win such a prestigious award," Morgan said.
"I thought he'd be in contention but if Brett Cavanough's horse (Star Boy) wins the Ramornie (at Grafton) he probably wins the award."
Unbiased has been a wonderful find for him winning the Gunnedah Cup and then the Country Championship heat and Cup at Tamworth before heading north and winning at Townsville before finishing second in the Townsville Cup.
His parents, Mary and Glenn Morgan, race Unbiased with good friends Donna and Mark Thomas from Molong.
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"He's just about to come back into work," Cody advised.
"A similar preparation to last time. Go into the Tamworth Cup first up and then the Scone Cup. I'd like to go back north and try and win the Townsville Cup."
"But if he doesn't go back he might look at the Dubbo Cup."
"He had a tremendous preparation last time and winning this very prestigious award is great."
He said training for wonderful people like the Thomas' makes it even more worthwhile.
Making it even better was the fact their share of the Unbiased winnings helped fund their share in Ligulate, a recent Rosehill winner for Morgan, who has been set for next year's Country Championships.
While Unbiased won the HNWRA Horse of the Year Newcastle trainer Kris Lees (63 wins) won the trainers premiership, Greg Ryan (73 wins) won the jockeys premiership and Wendy Peel (25 wins) won the apprentices premiership.
Longserving Quirindi committeeman Gordon Forsyth received the Bede Thomas Memorial Award for Services to Racing.
