Lonhro highlighted his season with five Group 1 victories which included the George Main Stakes, Yalumba Stakes, CF Orr Stakes, Australian Cup and George Ryder Stakes.

Lonhro started ten times during the season for eight wins, one second and one third and earned more than $2 million in prizemoney.

The outstanding performers on Australian racetracks over the past 12 months were acknowledged by an audience of more than 850 people at Crown`s Palladium Ballroom that included many of racing`s biggest names such as Gai Waterhouse, Glen Boss, John Hawkes, Fred Kersley, Danny Nikolic, Darren Gauci and Lee Freedman.

Lonhro was also named TGM Engineers & Surveyors Champion Middle Distance Racehorse, while Melbourne and Sydney Cup heroine Makybe Diva (GB) comfortably took home the award for Radio Sport 927 Champion Stayer.

Sydney racing greats John Hawkes and Glen Boss accepted awards for the New Zealand Bloodstock Champion Group One Trainer and Henry Buck`s Champion Group One Jockey respectively. Boss also walked away as the Emirates Airlines Racing Personality of the Year.

Queensland colt Starcraft (NZ) took New Zealand Thoroughbred Marketing Champion Three-Year-Old honours, while the record-breaking Gai Waterhouse-trained Dance Hero collected the award for Yallambee Stud Champion Two-Year-Old.

Private Steer grabbed her share of the spotlight winning the most hotly contested category, Crown Champion Filly/Mare.

2004 Award Winners

Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year sponsored by Sky Channel

LONHRO

Seppelt Wines Champion Jumper

TOPZOFF


Yallambee Stud Champion Two-Year-Old

DANCE HERO

New Zealand Thoroughbred Marketing Champion Three-Year-Old

STARCRAFT (NZ)


William Inglis & Son Champion Sprinter (-1399m)

EXCEED and EXCEL


TGM Engineers & Surveyors Champion Middle Distance Racehorse (1400m � 2199m)

LONHRO


Radio Sport 927 Champion Stayer (2200m+)

MAKYBE DIVA (GB)


Crown Champion Filly/Mare

PRIVATE STEER


Emirates Airlines Racing Personality of the Year

GLEN BOSS


Breeding & Racing Magazine Champion Sire

DANEHILL (USA)


Henry Buck`s Champion Group One Jockey

GLEN BOSS

New Zealand Bloodstock Champion Group One Trainer

JOHN HAWKES


Crazy John`s Most Popular Racehorse

ALINGHI