2004 Champions
Jack Fisher
Champion trainer of 2004 with 28 wins and $585,051 in
earnings.
Trained timber champion Bubble Economy and novice champion Paradise's
Boss.
Also won title in 2003.
Zohar Ben-Dov
The man behind Kinross Farm, champion owner of 2004 with
a dozen wins and $383,590 in earnings. Campaigned leading earner Sur La
Tete and filly/mare champion Gold Mitten.
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Matt McCarron
Champion jockey dominated standings with 24 victories
and
$592,743 in earnings. Rode Grade I winners Hirapour, Sur La Tete and
Racey Dreamer. Nephew of Hall of Fame flat jockey Chris McCarron shared
title in 2003.
Hirapour
Eclipse Award winner as champion steeplechaser won Grade I
Royal Chase and Grade I Colonial Cup for Eldon Farm and trainer Doug
Fout. Bred in Ireland and campaigned in England until 2003. Son of
Kahyasi.
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Sur La Tete
Leading NSA earner of 2004 with $207,060 in earnings on
the
strength of three wins (all stakes) and three thirds for Kinross Farm
and trainer Neil Morrsis. Won two legs of Steeplechase Triple Crown in
spring.
Son of Sky Classic.
Paradise's Boss
Leading NSA novice (first year) hurdler of 2004 with
$116,400 earned thanks to four wins for owners Ann and Henry Stern and
trainer Jack Fisher. Florida-bred 4-year-old closed season with three
straight wins - a Saratoga allowance, a novice stakes at Shawan Downs
and a Grade I novice stakes at Far Hills. Son of Thats Our Buck.
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Bubble Economy
Timber champion of 2004 with $48,800 earned for Arcadia
Stable and trainer Jack Fisher. Won $50,000 Mason Houghland Memorial at
Nashville in May. Pennsylvania-bred is a son of Maryland sire Rakeen.
Gold Mitten
Filly/mare champion of 2004 with two wins and $45,300
earned for Kinross Farm and trainer Neil Morris. Won $50,000 Harry
Harris Stakes at Far Hills. Daughter of Waquoit.
Underbidder
Three-year-old champion of 2004 with $31,300 earned for
Timber Bay Farm and trainer Jonathan Sheppard. Won $50,000 Peapack
Stakes at Far Hills. Son of Awad.
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