Michael Rodd wins major award

Sunday 1 September 2013, 9:31pm

Popular jockey Michael Rodd has capped a big weekend by winning the Scobie Breasley Medal a day after riding star mare Atlantic Jewel to a comeback win in the Group One Memsie Stakes.

The medal is awarded to Victoria's most outstanding metropolitan rider judged by Racing Victoria stewards on a 3-2-1 points basis per meeting.

Rodd came out on top of a hot field including premiership winner Glen Boss.

The Victorian horse of the year was another triumph for the now retired Black Caviar who beat her younger half brother All Too Hard to claim the title for the third consecutive time.

The award is decided by racing media.

South Australian trainer Daniel Clarken claimed the Fred Hoysted Medal for the most outstanding training performance on a Victorian track for his feat in preparing Miracles of Life to win the Blue Diamond Stakes.

A selection committee headed by the Australian Trainers Association (ATA) nominates a finalist each month before voting on the overall winner.

Premier jumps jockey Steve Patemen laid claim to being the greatest of his generation with his sixth Tommy Corrigan medal in seven years as the outstanding rider over obstacles.

Chad Schofield was recognised as the Metropolitan apprentice after winning the Melbourne title to go with his Sydney premiership a season earlier.

With Boss leading the Scobie Breasley count after the first 10 months of the season, Rodd came with a late surge to win with 42 votes to Dwayne Dunn's 40 and Brad Rawiller's 39.

Boss and Schofield were equal fourth on 35.

Black Caviar raced just twice in Victoria during the 2012-13 season, for a record-breaking win the Lightning and another Group One victory in the William Reid Stakes.

She received 115 votes with All Too Hard on 87 and Cox Plate winner Ocean Park on 55.

– AAP

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