WHAT have Borderlescott, Sirvino and Jukebox Jury got in common? Answer: All of them are in with a chance of scooping one of the Yorkshire racing industry’s most prestigious gongs.

The trio of super horses, who have all won top races during the Flat season, are among a host of nominations for the special prize at the annual Go Racing In Yorkshire Awards Lunch.

Held this year at Doncaster Racecourse on Thursday, November 19, the ceremony celebrates the highlights of the Flat and National Hunt seasons at the county’s nine tracks.

The special award goes to the connections of the horse which produced the most noteworthy performance – either in the county or on a national, or international, basis.

The winner can be trained in Yorkshire or outside, so even Sea The Stars, the wonder horse who won the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and the Arc de Triomphe, is in with a shout thanks to his victory in the Juddmonte International at York in August.

Last year’s winner was Borderlescott, the star of Cowthorpe trainer Robin Bastiman’s small string, who swept to victory in the rearranged Nunthorpe Stakes at Newmarket following the abandonment at York.

The seven-year-old could well be in with a great chance again after retaining his Nunthorpe crown in stunning style on Knavesmire – becoming the first horse for 27 years to defend the Group 1 sprint.

Middleham’s Mark Johnston had high hopes for Jukebox Jury at the start of the campaign, as his talented horse recovered well from a stress fracture. He may not have won on the Yorkshire tracks, but a Group 1 victory fell his way in Germany along with further Group honours in Deauville.

No one who was there will forget Thrisk trainer David Barron’s joy when outsider Sirvino claimed a massive prize in the £150,000 John Smith’s Cup at York in July.

But these three performances were just three parts of what was a fantastic year on the Yorkshire tracks.

Johnston’s Awzaan marked his Classic potential next year when taking the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes and Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes, while Malton’s Richard Fahey watched Utmost Respect take the Duke of York Stakes on Knavesmire before landing a Group 3 sprint at the Curragh.

And let’s not forget the jumps.

Character Building was made ante-post favourite for the Grand National after a sumptuous victory at the Cheltenham Festival for Norton’s John Quinn and Sitting Tennant sprang a bigger shock – 66-1 no less – to land the Champion Bumper at Aintree on National day.

The winners of the Go Racing In Yorkshire Awards will be revealed on November 19.

But what were your highlights of 2009 and who should be in the winner’s circle at the awards?

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