| The Racing
        Champion in each category for the 2001/02 season were announced at a glittering awards
        night at Crown Palladium in Melbourne last night. The
        winners of each award have been well documented and below are the final votes for each
        category with the percentages in brackets. 
        CHAMPION RACEHORSE OF THE YEAR 
        SUNLINE (NZ) 62.5 votes (39.31%) 
        Ethereal (NZ) 53 (33.33) 
        Northerly 42.5 (26.73) 
        Lonhro 1 (0.63) 
        CHAMPION STAYER 
        ETHEREAL (NZ) 157 (98.74) 
        Informal 2 (1.26) 
        CHAMPION MIDDLE DISTANCE 
        NORTHERLY 117.5 (73.9) 
        Sunline (NZ) 38.5 (24.21) 
        Old Comrade 1 (0.63) 
        Lonhro 1 (0.63) 
        Ethereal (NZ) 1 (0.63) 
        CHAMPION FILLY/MARE 
        SUNLINE (NZ) 110 (69.18) 
        Ethereal (NZ) 47 (29.56) 
        Ha Ha 1 (0.63) 
        Victory Vein 1 (0.63) 
        CHAMPION SPRINTER 
        FALVELON 82.5 (51.88) 
        Mistegic 59.5 (37.42) 
        Lonhro 6 (3.77) 
        Sudurka 6 (3.77) 
        Show a Heart 2 (1.26) 
        Sunline (NZ) 1 (0.63) 
        Victory Vein 1 (0.63) 
        North Boy 1 (0.63) 
        CHAMPION 3YO 
        LONHRO 112 (70.44) 
        Don Eduardo (NZ) 19 (11.95) 
        Carnegie Express 16 (10.06) 
        Viscount 6 (3.77) 
        Mistegic 4 (2.52) 
        Dash for Cash 2 (1.26) 
        CHAMPION 2YO 
        VICTORY VEIN 123 (77.36) 
        Bel Esprit 18 (11.32) 
        Lovely Jubly 9 (5.66) 
        Calaway Gal 9 (5.66) 
        CHAMPION JUMPER 
        ST. STEVEN (NZ) 40 (78.43) 
        Zabenz (NZ) 6 (11.76) 
        Crafty Dancer (NZ) 5 (9.8) 
        MOST POPULAR RACEHORSE 
        BADGER'S WOOD 1331 (36.42) 
        Dash for Cash 812 (22.22) 
        Sunline (NZ) 785 (21.48) 
        Ethereal (NZ) 209 (5.72) 
        Northerly 195 (5.34) 
        Mistegic 162 (4.43) 
        Lonhro 161 (4.4)  |