DURSTON
2023 NSW STAYER OF THE YEAR
The Night of Champion was held on 31st August 2023. Durston was lucky enough to be among the finalists for the NSW Stayer of the Year. He was up against Two other great stayers, Arapaho who is trained by Bjorn Baker and winner of the Group 1 Tancred and the Listed Canberra Cup and Surefire trained by Chris Waller and winner of the Group 2 Chairman's.
Director Tony Fleiter was at the awards night as this particular award was sponsored by Highclere Racing Australia and Sire Custodians. It gave Tony great pleasure to be able to present the award to Highclere's very own DURSTON!
Owner Luke Borthwick was able to attend the night to accept the trophy on behalf of his owners. You can watch the award and Luke's speech below.
[05/09/2023]